Entries from Capell 1973 in Pollex-Online
Capell, A. (1973). A new Fijian dictionary. Suva, Government Printer.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Ota | An edible green like spinach (Athyrium esculentum) Problematic |
| Fijian | Oti-v | Finish. complete, end |
| Fijian | Baa | Fish fence, enclosure |
| Fijian | Baca | Worm; hence bait for fishing |
| Fijian | Baa | Tongan variety of fish-hook |
| Fijian | Vaa | Shell sp Problematic |
| Fijian | Bai | Fence round town |
| Fijian | Baakewa | Remora or Sucking fish |
| Fijian | Bakui | Hydra Problematic |
| Fijian | Bokola | Dead body of a victim to be eaten |
| Fijian | Bala/bala | Tree fern (Cyathea lunulata) |
| Fijian | Balagi | A fish (Teuthis sp.) |
| Fijian | Vunau | Harangue Problematic |
| Fijian | Bale | Fall from position of height |
| Fijian | Dromu | Drink under water Problematic |
| Fijian | Bari ni vatu | Cliff, precipice |
| Fijian | Bari | Action of waves on a rock face |
| Fijian | Bari | Nibble at a hard thing (eg. a stone) |
| Fijian | Balolo | Balolo worm |
| Fijian | Valu | Make war on Problematic |
| Fijian | Vani | Put oil through hair with fingers |
| Fijian | Baba | Side (especially side planks of canoe) |
| Fijian | Bava | Wash-strake of canoe Problematic |
| Fijian | Vava | Board Problematic |
| Fijian | Baba | A large fish like a snake, with a large mouth |
| Fijian | Vaavaku | Thick (of a board) Problematic |
| Fijian | Vacu-ka | Punch, pound with fist |
| Fijian | Basu-ka | Break off, break or force open |
| Fijian | Basuka | To force legs apart in rape |
| Fijian | Pata | Kind of imported banana Problematic |
| Fijian | Teve | To circumcise Problematic |
| Fijian | Vaka/bau | Be confirmed, believed, accepted |
| Fijian | Bau | Tree with edible fruit and beautiful red-brown wood used to make canoes, boxes; (Sapotaceae sp.); also (Pittosporum brackenridgei) |
| Fijian | Ve/a | Overripe, soft (of breadfruit) |
| Fijian | Biau | A wave (said to be borrowed from PN) Problematic |
| Fijian | Vakaevei | How? |
| Fijian | Beka | Bat n |
| Fijian | Bekabeka | Coconut leaves plaited to serve as plates Problematic |
| Fijian | Vela/vela | Nauseous Problematic |
| Fijian | Bele | (Hibiscus manihot) |
| Fijian | Belu(ka) | Bend, curve |
| Fijian | Benu | Refuse from food |
| Fijian | Beebee | Butterfly |
| Fijian | Bewa | Ten bunches of bananas |
| Fijian | Ya/bia/ | Arrowroot, starch |
| Fijian | Via | Giant arum |
| Fijian | Viko | Whirlpool Problematic |
| Fijian | Bici | A fish with black and white stripes Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Fijian | Bisi | Pitch or throw a thing but not throw it away Problematic |
| Fijian | Buto | Navel (dialect) |
