See vava on Wiktionary
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16
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29
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"passive"
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"present"
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"to wind, spool (turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something)"
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"ipa": "/²ʋɑːʋɑ/"
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"Fijian lemmas",
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17,
21
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5,
16
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"english": "That wild ginger plant is very tall.",
"text": "E balavu sara na vava oqori.",
"translation": "That wild ginger plant is very tall.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"wild ginger (genus Alpinia)"
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"wild ginger",
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"Alpinia",
"Alpinia#Translingual"
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11,
15
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11,
29
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"english": "Wrap it in wild ginger leaves.",
"text": "Vivia e na vava.",
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"leaf of the wild ginger plant (used for wrapping)"
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"(by extension) leaf of the wild ginger plant (used for wrapping)"
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14,
18
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23,
39
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"past"
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"past"
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"passive"
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"present"
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"form": "vava",
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