vahgēt βahɣɪt verb, transitive
massage ‹s.o.›
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Ne ren̄ōk, sa tēmetō na vahgēt si, pa ve gëwie melun̄lun̄.My (injured) leg was massaged by an elder man, so it's slowly improving.
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vë1 βɛ interrogative
<°a-βea
where?
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Ne venie mi kemi na in vë?Where is your country?
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Na vēn si vë?Where are you coming from?
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Të we vēn vë?Where are you going?
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Nike na te vë?Where are you from?
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MorphologyThis short form vë is restricted to the adverbial position. In stressed positions (predicate, focus, contrastive structures), a longer form evë is normally used.
veniē βənie noun, relational
1sgne veniēk3sgne veniēne
village, island, country of ‹s.o.›
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veniēde kikehere in our country
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venie2 βəniə
venue
noun
POc*panua
socialised space, territory of a human community
1 – village (vs. gëwōn ‘bush, wild space’)
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Dege mi ne deda lewō li venie.We are having a feast in the village.
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2 – island
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vol-venie pah ē ne v-ag togeall islands to the south
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net venie noun
baby islandislet, small island
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Nihe ve tog' ē net venue sise.They lived on a small islet.
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Venielave Vəniəlaβə locative
MotaVanua Lava
Geography
Vanua Lava, major island of the Banks group, southeast of the Torres
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Merawehih ni vēn dën ne Gawe vēn Venielave.M. went from Gaua to Vanua Lava.
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verak βərak noun
<°βaraᵑge
Music
2 – ankle rattles used in traditional dancing
verët βərɛt noun
<°βaˈratiCf. Motavaratpurlin of a house
Architecture
eaves lath: wooden or bamboo lath attached to the tail ends of the rafters (qone ②), and running the length of the eave, beneath the main girder (hehō)
veroqëtlēn̄we βərɔkʷɛtleŋʷə noun
qët-lēn̄wedrumstick
Music
“shelter for musicians”: a provisional shelter made of wood and leaves, erected in the middle of the dancing area (ne hare) while performing such dances as ne wēt, and designed to cover (or hide) the group of musicians pounding the percussion board (ne mēlepup)
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Ge vēn delgët ne veroqëtlēn̄we vage vehē.(The dancers) turned several times around the musicians' shelter.
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📙 Cet usage est propre aux îles Torres.
📘 This usage is specific of the Torres isles.
vese βəsə
vuse
<°βetiaMotavetsay, speak+
Averb, intransitive
speak
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Kemi ge vuse të!Come on, speak!
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Bverb, transitive
say, tell ‹s.th.› (to s.o., hi; that, të); utter, declare+
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vese ne vërgageutter rude words
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Të we vese ne mesale hi noke.I want you to show me the way.
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Na mesiu, noke tat vese.It's a secret, I'm not allowed to say it.
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Nike na vese n' ēve si hivie?What did you tell him?
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Merawehih ni vese hi heqere tegtegine të: “Na gëwie.”M. said to his brothers: “It's wonderful.”
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vese laqe verb, transitive
say spring-outtalk suddenly, i.e. thoughtlessly
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Nie ni vese laqe, ni vese të “Na gëwie.”[say spring-out] Without hesitation he said “Okay”.
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vese n̄woh verb, transitive
say take-offsay definitely, declare with certainty
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Dege tat ho vese n̄woh të Merawehih na toge vë.We are not able to tell exactly where M. used to live.
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vesi βəsi noun
POc*pituqun
vesi oh noun
smoky starname of a constellation characterised by cloudy stars
vit1 βit noun
POc*pituqun
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Nihe g' itë weren̄o ne vit ve herhër ri melige, nihe v' it vegelale ne mesale mēhe mēqu.Just by watching the stars shining in the sky, they would recognise their itinerary.
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vōhō βoho noun
Insect
a small nocturnal flying ant, which grows wings at some point of its development
vōhō rōw noun
flying vōhōthe same insect, once it has grown its whitish wings
📘 These nocturnal flying ants come by the thousands at certain times of the year, especially around January. Their appearance marks the end of the planting season for yams.
ne vōhō rōw tuwtōw proper noun
Astronomy
the Flying-ant that comes firstname of a star, which appears in the morning before Venus (talemerën)