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 | Bai | Barrier, fence, wall, hedge |
| Waya | Bala/bala | Generic for tree ferns (Cyathea spp.) and sometimes other large ferns... |
| Waya | Balagi | Generic for Acanthurus spp.; especially A. xanthopterus |
| Waya | Bali/bali | Wet taro patch (terrace with regular water supply) Problematic |
| Waya | Bari | Nibble, gnaw, bite small pieces off |
| Waya | Balolo | Sea annelid (Eunice sp.); balolo worm |
| Waya | Baba | Board, plank, or other flat, wide piece of wood |
| Waya | Basu-ka | Be broken; bust, break open etc. |
| Waya | Bau | A tree, prob. (Sapotaceae sp.) |
| Waya | Bee | Bait for fishing Problematic |
| Waya | Bekwa | Generic term for bats |
| Waya | Benu | Rubbish, refuse, debris (from Std Fijian); garb of a widow in mourning, traditionally consisting of old rags... |
| Waya | Beebee | Butterflies and moths |
| Waya | Bewa | (Ridge dividing the two sides of) the roof of a gabled house Borrowed |
| Waya | Buto | Navel, umbilical-cord |
| Waya | Biu-t | Throw, cast down |
| Waya | Bogi | Night |
| Waya | Boko | Die out, become extinct (of people); go out (of fire, lamp); disappear, die, fade |
| Waya | Bola | Basket, traditionally woven from coconut leaves |
| Waya | I/bole | Goal or objective |
| Waya | Boro | Several Solanum and Capsicum species |
| Waya | Bono | Be patched, stopped up, repaired |
| Waya | Boto | The one who comes last; the lowest fish on a string |
| Waya | Buke | Mound, hillock (naturally formed) |
| Waya | Buku | Knob, node, knot |
| Waya | Bula-n | Set ablaze; burn |
| Waya | Bulibuli | Cowry shells |
| Waya | Bulewa | A soft coral, sticks to reefs |
| Waya | Bunu | Be cut or plucked off, pruned Problematic |
| Waya | Bute | Swollen, rounded, full in shape; full, replete (of belly) |
| Waya | Butee | Pufferfish |
| Waya | Saa | Preverbal particle, marks perfective aspect |
| Waya | Sei- | Break, cut or tear off a portion |
| Waya | Caga | Span between thumb and extended middle finger |
| Waya | Caka | In several compounds referring to carrying out of a task or activity |
| Waya | Saqaa | A kind of earthenware pot or jar Problematic |
| Waya | Caqe | Kick |
| Waya | Caakule | Part the hair to look for lice |
| Waya | Cala | Be wrong, incorrect; make mistake or error; wrongly, mistakenly, in error |
| Waya | Cadru | Picked, pulled out or off, plucked (flowers, leaves, feathers, weeds) |
| Waya | Caru | Be all taken or removed, completely carried off |
| Waya | Cabo | Be thrown, hurled (spear, ball etc.) |
| Waya | Sau | Ruler, one who has authority over the people |
| Waya | Caucau | A land breeze |
| Waya | Cawa | Edible remains of something, esp. an animal or cooked meat after most of the flesh has been removed; leftovers, scraps Problematic |
| Waya | Seru/ti | Comb something (out) |
| Waya | Civi | Peeled, pared, shaved |
| Waya | Ciba | Move to one side, dodge or step aside to let another pass |
| Waya | Cici | Generic term for all snail-like shellfish (Gastropoda) |
| Waya | Coro | Be scraped clean |
