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 | Tini | End, conclude, come to an end |
| Waya | Tini | Ten |
| Waya | Tio | Rock oyster |
| Waya | Togo | Mangrove |
| Waya | Toso | Move, shift position; move something |
| Waya | Toki | Adze something out, chip or hack with an adze |
| Waya | Tola | Ask without shame for things one wants Problematic |
| Waya | Toorau | White, soft young leaves at top of coconut palm |
| Waya | Toro | Move a short distance, shift one's position |
| Waya | Dolo | Crawl, wriggle or slide along on one's belly, like a snake or eel |
| Waya | Toro | Be shaved |
| Waya | Toroo | A large seabird, probably (Macronectes giganteus), Giant Southern Petrel |
| Waya | Tolu | Three |
| Waya | Tono | Give someone a severe rebuke Problematic |
| Waya | Tocitoci | Cut pandanus or coconut leaves into strips, preparatory to weaving mats |
| Waya | Tou/tou | A large tree with soft wood good for carving, outriggers and rafts |
| Waya | Tua | Ridge of a hill |
| Waya | (Kutu)vala | Barringtonia edulis, with large seed, edible raw or cooked |
| Waya | Gwane | Sibling or close cousin of opposite sex |
| Waya | Tuaci | Bivalve shellfish taxon. Certain spp. with heavily-ribbed shells, prob. Ark shells (Arcidae) |
| Waya | Dolii | A bird (Pluvialis dominica fulvis) Lesser Golden Plover |
| Waya | Turu | Knee |
| Waya | Turu/turu | Drip |
| Waya | Tuna | Freshwater eels (Anguillidae) |
| Waya | Tunu | Re-heat food |
| Waya | Tubaa | Generic term for several species of land-crab; (Cardisoma sp.) |
| Waya | Tubu | Grow |
| Waya | Ua | Vein |
| Waya | Ua | Neck |
| Waya | Uca | Rain |
| Waya | Ura | Generic for prawns, shrimps and lobsters |
| Waya | Nive | Fish scale Problematic |
| Waya | Unu | Enter, go inside, penetrate (sub. liquid, cold, animal) Problematic |
| Waya | Usu/ti | Press someone for sexual favours |
| Waya | Udu ni vanua | Point, headland, prominent peak |
| Waya | Wai | Water |
| Waya | Waqa | Canoe |
| Waya | (Y)araro | Small tree, Premna spp. |
| Waya | Walu | Eight |
| Waya | Waa(waa) | Intestines, innards, guts |
| Waya | Baba | Tree sp. (Diospyros major) |
| Waya | Kailo | (Diospyros spp.) |
| Waya | Tawarau | (Dracontomelon vitiense) |
| Waya | Uci | Shrub (Euodia hortensis) |
| Waya | Bua | Tree taxon, includes spp. of Gardenia, Plumeria and Fagraea, all with pretty and sweet-scented flowers |
| Waya | Vaaoo | Tree sp. (Neisosperma oppositifolia) |
| Waya | Vesi | Tree taxon including Intsia bijuga and Pongamia pinnata |
| Waya | Kovi | Be covered, wrapped, etc. Problematic |
| Waya | Solo | Be grated, ground, filed, scraped |
| Waya | Vuaigo | Pumice stone, pumice |
