Wallisian

Introduction

Wallisian is a language of Wallis and Futuna. It is spoken in Original home is Uvea island. Also in Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu.

Dialects

Some dialect divergence between Wallis Islands and New Caledonia. Not functionally intelligible with Tongan (See: Tongan).

The Wallisian Verb

Verblist

• fakaloa
• hahanu

• aanu, kisu, puàki -- to spit
• agi(agi), havili, ifi, pu/puhi/ -- to blow
• alasi -- to scratch
• àtu, pèehi -- to throw
• a'u -- to come
• faài -- to open, uncover
• fagono, fanogo, logo -- to hear
• fahi, hele, ihi, kamu, tu'u -- to cut, hack
• fana -- to shoot
• fili -- to choose
• fota, lo/lomi -- to squeeze
• fu/fula -- to swell
• fulihi -- to turn
• gaàgaà, maanava -- to breathe
• gaaue, galue, ngaaue -- to work
• ha'ele, haaere -- to walk
• haha, paa, paki, taa, tuki -- to hit
• haka, ta'o -- to cook
• hali, tafe -- to flow
• hapo, kuku, puke, tago -- to hold
• higa, malele, mokulu -- to fall
• hogi -- to sniff, smell
• hoka, huki -- to stab, pierce
• homo, tupu -- to grow
• hue, keli -- to dig
• ìlo/a, mahani, po/poto/ -- to know, be knowledgeable
• inu -- to drink
• kakau -- to swim
• kake -- to climb
• kata -- to laugh
• lamu, mama -- to chew
• lau -- to count
• lele -- to fly
• lii -- to tie up, fasten
• lu(lu)a, puàki -- to vomit
• mahalo, manatu -- to think
• mamaao -- to yawn
• mataku -- to fear
• mate -- to die, be dead
• ma'uli, ola -- to live, be alive
• mihi, misi/misi, momi -- to suck
• misi -- to dream
• moe -- to sleep
• mu(mu)ni -- to hide
• nofo -- to sit
• 'omaki, kai -- to eat
• sio -- to see
• ta'aga -- to split
• tagi -- to cry
• takoto -- to lie down
• tamatei -- to kill
• too -- to plant
• tui -- to sew
• tuki -- to pound, beat
• tutu -- to burn
• tu'u -- to stand
• u'u -- to bite