Varisi

Introduction

Varisi is a language of Solomon Islands. It is spoken in Northeast Choiseul island.

Dialects

Ghone, Varisi. Similar to Vaghua (See: Vaghua).

The Varisi Verb

Verblist

• aŋgara, imbiri -- to swell
• aŋgavelo, mbaru, seŋge -- to swim
• ate, ɣata -- to hear
• ɔŋgɔpe, nĵɔrɔpo, zɔrɔpe -- to suck
• ɣae mbisi, ɣembesi -- to drink
• ɣae, iɣe, ŋaŋa -- to eat
• ɣɔeneɣɔene, kimba, popoka, sipɔrɔ, siporo, zazā, ŋgɔŋgɔrɔ -- to walk
• iɣɔ, sine -- to say
• kambala -- to bite
• kamuku -- to sleep
• kari -- to laugh
• kɔlɔku, kuluku -- to sit
• kɔmbɔrɔ, komboro, pota, puta, vele, ŋgetɔ, ŋgeto -- to cut, hack
• kekele -- to lie down
• kikiuru, kivuru -- to blow
• kiraka -- to scratch
• lakisi, lapete, vela -- to split
• lama -- to come
• le -- to die, be dead
• lua -- to vomit
• marapuɣo, ŋarapuɣa -- to breathe
• mbata, visuse -- to turn
• mbauku, mbavuku, sire -- to fly
• mɔsɔle, puŋgɔ, puŋgo -- to squeeze
• mia, miɣa, reŋane, riŋane -- to see
• nanau, nanavụ -- to think
• nɔnoli, nunulia -- to sniff, smell
• ndae -- to cry
• ndeɣere -- to stand
• nĵanĵara, tazazara -- to flow
• nĵanĵu, zazu -- to work
• nĵuɣu, paŋgɔ -- to stab, pierce
• ŋgana -- to count
• palataru, palatarua -- to hold
• popoka -- to climb
• punuke, ŋgɔlɔ, ŋgolo -- to tie up, fasten
• rɔve, rove -- to know, be knowledgeable
• sareki, sarikị -- to fear
• sɔla, sula -- to dig
• sikɔ -- to steal
• sɨma, vae -- to hit
• sɨra, sira -- to sew
• sue, suve -- to spit
• sumbi -- to burn
• surapa, sœrapa -- to hunt
• surụ, suru -- to fall
• tɔ, to -- to live, be alive
• vaevale, valvale -- to kill