Entries from Pawley & Sayaba 2003 in Pollex-Online
Pawley, A. and T. Sayaba (2003). Words of Waya: A dictionary of the Wayan dialect of the Western Fijian language. Canberra, Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Waya | Cavaa | A storm, a gale accompanied by rain |
| Waya | Avato | Wood-boring grubs of various kinds |
| Waya | Avu | Foundation of a house (a flat mound of earth) |
| Waya | Yalawa | Shark sp |
| Waya | Alo/ga | Insides, inner part of body; heart, soul |
| Waya | Alo/vi | Wave to |
| Waya | Alo/va | Paddle a craft |
| Waya | Aro/ga | Insides, inner part of body; heart, soul |
| Waya | Aro/aro | Windward side, east |
| Waya | Amo/ci | Stroke or pat lightly |
| Waya | A/niavi/ | Yesterday |
| Waya | Aaniini | Tremble with fear or excitement |
| Waya | Asi | Sandalwood (Santalum yasi) |
| Waya | Au | I, me |
| Waya | Auvee | Cry over a trifle, cry for small cause |
| Waya | Cawa | Beach or reef below high-tide mark Problematic |
| Waya | Awa | A bony, carnivorous fish about a metre long |
| Waya | Baa/baa | Stalk or stem of certain large-leaved plants, especially taro, banana, coconut |
| Waya | Vadra | Pandanus |
| Waya | Vana | Shoot with a bow |
| Waya | Basi | Break, split, tear off |
| Waya | Vii- | Reciprocal prefix |
| Waya | Ve/veke/ | Defecate |
| Waya | Vivi, viici- | Wrap, roll up, bind, coil or roll around |
| Waya | Vica | How many? |
| Waya | Voce | Paddle, row |
| Waya | Vali | Indefinite, movement, progressive movement (Pawley 1970) Problematic |
| Waya | Caa/levu | Way, road, path... |
| Waya | Gali | Pleasant, nice, attractive, amusing |
| Waya | Gwata | Land snake |
| Waya | Gado | Stammer, stutter; speak with a glottal sound... Problematic |
| Waya | Gudru | Make a low, resonant sound |
| Waya | Gusu | Mouth of an animal |
| Waya | Ei | Who? |
| Waya | Cala | A narrow track or road esp. made by animals, or track left by a thief etc |
| Waya | Cama | (Float of an) outrigger |
| Waya | Civo | Downwards |
| Waya | Cili | Be on top, rest on |
| Waya | Ciwa | Nine |
| Waya | Coqo | Pierce, go into something Problematic |
| Waya | Cuu | Hide, comceal oneself; be hidden concealed |
| Waya | Cucu | Breast; suckle |
| Waya | Culi | Sucker of a plant, esp. banana or taro, also kava and others Problematic |
| Waya | Kava-ti | Roll sennit into a coil |
| Waya | Kavo | Be fortunate that someone avoided misfortune or overcame a difficulty; survive an ordeal, come through safely... Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Waya | Kai | Points scored in a game |
| Waya | Kalo | Scoop up (liquid) |
| Waya | Kanace | Grey Mullet spp. (Mugilidae) |
| Waya | Kabu | Be covered in cloud, mist, fog |
| Waya | Kato | Container with lid: case, box, trunk, basket ... |
