Na i vosavosa vakaviti e so = a collection of Fijian idioms

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Raiwalui, Anare K
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Melbourne : Oxford Univ. Press in Association with the South Pacific Commission Literature Bureau, 1954
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Contents

Na i vosavosa vakaviti e so 1
NA I VOSAVOSA VAKAVITI E SO 5
PREFACE 7
VOSA TAUMADA 8
AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION 10
KENA I VAKAMACALA 11
KENA I DUSIDUSI 13
2. VAKA E SIRI NA SAKU. 19
3. BERA NA SAURIVA. 19
4. TIBI NA LIVA. 19
5. E CAKA ME KA NI I SAU. 19
NA I VOSAVOSA VAKAVITI E SO 19
6. TORO CAKE NA UA, TORO CAKE NA KOLOKOLO. 20
7. SA DULU NA VUATA. 20
8. SA VUKATUBU NONA TOA. 20
9. E VAKA NA KANA UVI KATAKATA. 21
10. KANA E BELE NI I LALAKAI. 21
11. VAKARARAVI KI NA VU-NI-KAU VUCA. 21
12. VAKANUINUI KI NA BILO CICILA. 21
13. TIKO E CAKE NA LULU, KA TOKA E RA NA TAMATA. 22
14. KANA YAVA NI TOA. 22
15. SA VAKAVALETAKI ADI... KO RATU.... 22
16. BAU VAKAMASIMATAKA NOMU VOSA. 22
17. SA TUBUA NA SALA KI "KA”. 23
18. QITOQITO VAKOLI—VUKI GA, SOKI. 23
19. REKIREKITAKI WAQA VOU. 23
20. ULUMATUA VAKASABOTA. 23
21. VAKABULA IKA LEVU. 24
22. DUA GA NA SIGA NI COLA QELE. 24
23. VEIVUNAUCI VAKA I RA KASALA. 25
24. VAKA E TALE NA UA NI LOKA. 25
25. TEKIA TABAMU MO VUKA. 25
26. TALI MAGIMAGI. 25
27. E KILA KO DEGEL 25
28. TAGITAGICA NA YALOKA NI MATA NI VONU. 26
29. SEGA NI TAGI NA TOA MAI NOMUDOU ME ROGO MAI KI KE. 26
30. SH LA’KI TEI TARAWAU KO ‘KA’. 26
31. SA LA’KI I KACIKACI NI CAGI KO ‘KA’. 27
32. VAKASA NA WAQA KI NA KENA VOLAU. 27
33. TAMATA LIGA MATE. 27
34. TAMATA LIGA BULA. 27
35. QALU KANIA. 27
36. LEQA GA NA QIO QAI KATA. 28
37. TURAGA VAKASENITOA. 28
38. SA LA’KI SOSO KOTO MAI ‘KA' KO ‘KA’. 29
39. VAKANA QIO. 29
40. QASE MOLAU. 29
41. KANA BUTA. 29
42. TOBO IKA E NA VANUA MAMACA. 29
43. SIVI MADA NA KORO (SE NA VEIKAU), QAI KALU. 30
44. DRO E LOMA NI YALOKA. 30
45. COKACOKA NA VULA. 30
46. KUNEKUNE NA YALOKA NI DILIO. 31
47. VAKA NA GUNU MELENI. 31
48. KAN A BUI NI VUAKA. 31
49. TALAI VAKATOA. 31
50. GONE SOMISISE. 32
51. SILIMA NA GAU NI DALI. 32
52. E SEGA NI URA ME SA TEI DAMU. 32
53. LOALOA SEGA NA KENA UCA. 33
54. KATAKATA VAKURO KAVA. 33
55. MAKUTU I SIGA DUA. 33
56. WILIKA NA TOA NI BERA NI SAULAKI. 34
57. MOCE VAKAURA. 34
58. RAI VAKAMOTURIKL 34
59. SOLOSOLO VAKAVERATA. 34
60. BULUBULU BORO VULAVULA. 35
61. VUNIBAKA LA SA TEVORO. 35
62. SA VAKAUA GA NA YAMOTU. 35
63. DRAVUSANI LA NA BUKEBUKE E CERE. 36
64. SULUKUI NA VUDI E DUA E CIKA! 36
65. VOTAVOTA ’O TUIRARA, ’O KOYA KALEVU KA VIRI VUA. VOTAVOTA ’O TUIRARA, SAI A LELEVU SAI A VUA. 36
66. VAKA NA I VANA NI ROGOVOKA. 37
67. VAKA LA E SIGA NA VGA. 37
68. VAKA LA E BOKO NA BUKA BITU. 37
69. SA SURUTA NA VUSI. 38
70. E SISI KA TIDARA NA LAGO. 38
71. BAG I KANA CUVA ’O VADA. 38
72. VAKA NA TARA VALE. 39
73. GUNU WAI NI BELE. 39
74. KANA VAKAI WAI. 39
75. DUI SEVA GA NA BUA KA A TEA. 40
76. RAUTI KOYA NA NONA I SALA. 40
77. E SEGA NA IKA, KA LAUKANA KINA NABOILA. WARAI NA I LAVA, TAURI KINA NA BALEI 40
78. SA I DOKO NA KARIKARI. 41
79. RAICA NA I TIBI NI VAGA. 41
80. KUA NI KO VIRIVIRI NI KO TIKO E NA VALE ILOILO. 41
81. VAKA E CAVU NA DALO MATUA. 42
82. DROKA I WAI. 42
83. E NA SEGA NI LESU TALE MAI NA LOALOA KE SA TAU OTI NA UCA. 42
84. TARA NA DIKE NI NIU QAI KEVU. 42
85. MOCE I DRAW NA KOLI. 43
86. VESU KOLI. 43
87. DUI KUSA NI MATA. 43
88. DUA GA NA UA. 43
89. E NA QAI YATI GA MAI NA COLO. 43
90. KI NAMUKA VATA GA NIKUA. 44
91. CURU VAKAITOGA. 44
92. VODO WAQA NI VERATA. 45
93. SA DRO NA TEVORO KA TOKA NA TAMATA. 45
94. E DAU DUGU GA NA SAQA E LALA. 45
95. RA DIGIDIGI NA VATU KA CERE, LEMOLEMO ’O LEKAU TASERE. 46
96. MALUMALUMU VAKACIKINOVU. 46
97. VAKA E KANA NA YAVATO. 46
98. LA'KI KANA RAISI TAWA VOLE. 47
99. BANAKA TU VAKA NA WAQA NI KIUVA. 47
100. VAKA NA TOKA E RUKU NI SILA. 47
101. VAKARUKU NI IVI. 48
102. MATE VAKABALABALA. 48
103. TIKO MAI PULE (BURE) MAI KAU YANI. 49
104. MATAI VIA KANA VUAKA. 49
105. ROKOROKO VAKANACE. 50
106. MOKU NA TOA KENA I SAU NA BICL 50
107. BU NI BAU. 50
108. SEGA NI RAICI RAWA E DUA NA KENA O. 51
109. SILI VAGA. 51
110. VOSA MADA’O IKO, E ROVUELIU NA BATIMU. 52
111. VOLEKA NA VANUA E BULI KINA NA MATAU. 52
112. AU VAKATABA NI UTO. 53
113. DAU KELE GA NA WAQA E NA WAIMALUMU. 53
114. E NA VULA I SE NA BALABALA. 53
115. VAKASEUTA NA BURE NI KADI. 53
116. LESU NA KOLI KI NA NONA LUA. 54
117. DARU QAILA’KI SOTA KIVU NI GASAU LEKA. 54
118. CABE NI KABA NA SAUMURI. 54
119. CAVU LAWE. 55
120. BALOLO SARA. 55
121. BALOLO NI VAKANANANU. 55
122. VINAKA VAKANIU. 56
123. TU NA I NIMA KA LUVU NA WAQA. 56
124. UCU I CEI? UCU I LEI! 57
125. DROMU NA VULA, DROMU VATA KEI NA KENA KALOKALO. 57
126. YAVITA DOLE NA MATAISAU. 57
127. VAKA E TIRI NA WAI E DELA NI DRAU NI DALO. 58
128. SIGA CA, REKI NA VAI DA. 58
129. DUI TU NA SIGA KEI NA KENA CA. 58
130. LEKA NOQU I QILA. 59
131. SA DUI CAGI NI TOBA. 59
132. E SEGA NI DAU BIU VATA NA KOLI KEI NA I SALASALA IKA. 59
133. TEKIVU MADA MAI JERUSALEMI. 60
134. KUA NI LUMUTA NA MOIVI. 60
135. LADEVA NA BATI NI WAQA E RUA. 60
136. KUVU NONA DRAVU. 61
137. GASA YAWA. 61
138. KETEKETE NI BICI NA LOMALAGI. 62
139. TABU ROGOCA NA KERE I CAKAU. 62
140. AU MAI KERE LITI, MOTO, WAIWAI. 62
141. MATE ’O VALE DUA BULA ’O VALE RUA. 63
142. TUBE I SU. 63
143. E KUA GONA NI BALOLO ME NA KUA SARA? 64
144. BULU VAKAVUDI. 64
145. TUKUTUKU E ROGO MALUA; ROGO KI VIWA CACA VAKABUKA. 64
146. KALIA KI VU NI IVI LEVU. 65
147. WAQA TOTOLO E VOCAVOCA RAWARAWA. 65
148. VUKI NA UTO. 65
149. CURU UCIWAI. 66
150. MAKUTU I VALE TANI. 66
151. DABEDABE E NA IBE, KA QAI KISI KI NA TABAKAU. 67
152. DUI VOCETAKA GA NA NONA TAKIA. 67
153. DUI MATE GA E NA NONA UCU NI VATU. 67
154. AU MAI TAYA MADA NOMU WAQA? 67
155. VAKA LA E KATA NA TIRI. 68
156. SCMSCM NA YAVAMU. 68
157. E DUA NA NOMU WAQA LEVU, E DUA NA NOMU VUSI LEVU. 68
158. VEIVUKE MATA. 69
159. WAI NI DIVA, TAWA KABITA. 69
160. YAVA QUMU. 69
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