Vangunu

Introduction

Vangunu is a language of Solomon Islands. It is spoken in Western Province, North Vangunu island, Bareke; southwest Vangunu island, Vangunu.

Dialects

Bareke (Mbareke), Vangunu.

The Vangunu Verb

Verblist

• arare, ivaza, ivu, vovuzu -- to blow
• aze, tane -- to count
• ɔme, ome -- to see
• eli, heli -- to dig
• ɛko -- to lie down
• ɛne, hɔre, kɛli la, keli la, ore -- to walk
• ɛnesʔe, enes ie, hambu -- to hunt
• hina -- to sniff, smell
• hirama, ta lukutu, talukutu, tiŋge -- to cut, hack
• kalɔkete, talokete -- to fear
• kamisu -- to spit
• karikari, takatikati -- to scratch
• kepoto, sana -- to say
• kiu, ulo -- to cry
• lɛmɔno, lemono -- to hear
• lɛŋgu -- to die, be dead
• likɔso, likoso -- to turn
• lua, muta -- to vomit
• mai -- to come
• mbalambaʔa, mbalambala -- to think
• mbei -- to drink
• mbɛmbeo, vevei, ŋaŋau -- to eat
• mɔŋgo, moŋgo -- to swell
• musa -- to sleep
• ndɔndɔa, sarava -- to fly
• pilɔso, piloso -- to squeeze
• pirinai, pirini -- to tie up, fasten
• pitipiti -- to sew
• ponu, susue -- to swim
• rosu, tuɔlo -- to sit
• siko -- to steal
• soŋga, vithu -- to fall
• takɛzi, taŋgezi -- to split
• tasova -- to stab, pierce
• tatavete, tavetavete -- to work
• tɔna, tinɔ, tino, tona -- to live, be alive
• tɔtɔpo, totopo -- to suck
• tɔtɔtɔlo, tototolo -- to flow
• tɛku, tekʔ -- to hold
• tiva -- to stand
• uruŋu, vasusulu -- to burn
• uvazanai, uvazani -- to know, be knowledgeable
• uzu -- to bite
• valɛngu -- to kill
• viara -- to laugh
• zɛke -- to hit
• ziŋo -- to breathe