| Part of Speech | noun, relational |
| Phonetic Form | fiaᵐbasa |
| Variant Form(s) | vabasa |
| Tanema Equivalent | vel(e)base |
| Lovono Equivalent | uiebasa |
| Morphology | via + basa |
Example 451:
Ini i-bubu viabasa.She braids her hair.
Example 493:
Viabasa idi bworo, bworobworo ñoko tae, i-ovei pe moloe.Melanesian people’s hair is not always black, it can also be blond.
Example 525:
Viabasa emele damala ponu pwelele.That white woman has soft hair.
Example 1453:
Dapa li-loko mana vilo i-vio ne viabasa dapa.People put flowers in their hair.