Tauade - English
v
vanavana kind of cicada, criket
vapi Class 1 noun grandfather, ancestors, grandson nanene vapiune our ancestors
vapipi Class P noun grandmother, granddaughter
vapoa cf piena, komu a, alamu a, vileri ena Class 1 verb wipe, wipe away, sweep, rub away ipoa vapoa to wash (to rub in the water)
vapupu Class P noun orphan, widow
vat kaluva noon, midday vata kaluva noon, midday
vata sun, day vata kaluvu during the day vata lei lava sunshine season, mist (from the heat), famine vata kalovo strong sun na ulo vatua aili I'm going in the sun na ulo vatua ule I'll sit in the sun vatua vaneive kava to sun oneself
vati strong vati la strongly, firmly, fasfly, toughly vatila mi u to hold fast
vatoto dry, tough, hard kani vatotoloa in the desert vali vatotoave tough food
vau some, few, only, myself only kela vau absolutely, completely alone ulo vau enough, well! vau na person, self
vauta tell something to somebody, inform (va+u+ta], say enough
vautu cf utu Class T noun dance riches
vauvautu Class T noun kind of lily
vavana Class 1 noun kind of owl
vavat split vavat mi split from lightning