| Part of Speech | noun |
| Phonetic Form | fiko |
| Tanema Equivalent | veika |
| Lovono Equivalent | veika |
| Infobox | Traditional shell money: You collect cone shells, cut out the mollusc from it. Then using black stone, you file those shells into a round shape. That's how you made traditional money. |
| Infobox (Teanu) | Viko pe noma: Li-loko aero we anive, li-si kangele i-ke mina. Li-la voko waboro li-ia aero ñei wablubu, ka li-ejau viko ñei. |
Example 1385:
Ka ponu li-la viko, li-lui li-lateli ne moe ma tadoe.They took the ritual money, and deposited it in the gods’ lair.
Example 1867:
Dapa Niteni li-ejau viko ñe viavia mamdeuko.The people of Santa Cruz make money using feathers of the Myzomela bird.
Example 2630:
Dapa noma Banie na li-ejau viko ñe mata aero – aero we anive.Our ancestors here in Vanikoro used to create money using shells, cone shells.
Example 122:
Ni-romo viko i-aiae teve ene.Money is an issue for me.
Example 1861:
Viko i-nene.The treasure was shining.
Example 2470:
Viko peini kape tivi?How much will it cost? [its money will (be) how much?]
- Example Comment
- Future tense
| Syntactic Restriction | custom |
Example 2177:
Ka a-romo leka! Kape u-re viko!You had eye contact with your cousin! You will have to pay a fine!