~via clash, fight / engage in war

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)via

1. • clash, fight

   • • Example 2334:
       

       Da la-via ñe tanoe.

       They're fighting about land.

2. • engage in war

   • • Example 2423:
       

       Noma, dapa Lovono li-ovei pe li-via samame dapa Tawo.

       The Lovono1 tribe used to wage war against the Tetawo1 tribe.

     • Example 2616:
       

       Dapa noma li-via.

       Our ancestors used to engage in wars.

Related entries

• See also:
  • meviro war, conflict
  • ~laiaini piene trade insults, argue