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ara tapu

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

eiva

n nine

eivi o ta tai

n sea creature

eture

Scomber japonicus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scomber-japonicus.html
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[eture] n. Chub Mackerel

(Bislama) Mangru

Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via FishBase

fagokoumajira

n pan pipes made of bamboo

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fapa

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

fare

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General term for a house.

Farea

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n lookout point on Futuna

fasua

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[fasua] n. type of shell

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fau

Mature stems used for house posts. Take young shoots, strip bark, ret in sea for 1-2 weeks. Take out, separate and clean fiber, dry in sun for 3-4 days. Then weave grass skirt, for women and used ceremonially. In older times, this skirt was used in gardening. Can also use this fiber as handle for Pandanus baskets.
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[ɸau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5054)

Example: Mature stems used for house posts. Take young shoots, strip bark, ret in sea for 1-2 weeks. Take out, separate and clean fiber, dry in sun for 3-4 days. Then weave grass skirt, for women and used ceremonially. In older times, this skirt was used in gardening. Can also use this fiber as handle for Pandanus baskets.

Feava

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[fejava] n bay, inlet

fesao i Futuna

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n Futuna language

firoa

Gymnocranius microdon http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-microdon.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Blue-Spotted Large-Eye Bream

Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

gai

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[ngai] n almond, almond tree

gaito

n. Tree to 5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5215)

Example: The stems of this plant are good for firewood and house posts (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

gatara kosi

Epinephelus melanostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-melanostigma.html
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[ŋatara kosi] n. One-Blotch Grouper

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

gausau

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5226)

Example: The stems of this grass are tied together and woven to make the wall of a traditional house. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

geji

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

gojia

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[ŋoʃia] The technique of fastening the leaves used for a house’s thatching.

gu

n cuttlefish, squid

hkanveika

n temporal bone

hma

Acanthurus dussumieri http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-dussumieri.html
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[hma] n. Eyestripe Surgeonfish, Pencil Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

hnou

v to thatch

hpunaga

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[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

hta

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[tʰa] The can used to bail water out of the canoe.

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Hteiu

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[hteiu] n. village of Futuna

ifio

n a native dance

iro

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n maggots

jito

Acanthurus nigrofuscus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-nigrofuscus.html
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[ʃitou] n. Brown Surgeonfish, Dusky Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by David Burdick, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kaikarapusi, karapusi

n collar bone

Kama

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n Aneityum Island

kamoa

n nape of neck

kamoni

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kamoni] A vine with yellow flowers that grows on the beach. Tied to the Popokiga fishing song.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

kape

Lutjanus argentimaculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-argentimaculatus.html
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[ka:pe] n. Mangrove Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack

Example: Photo by Sascha Schultz / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

karea

n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell

karikau

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n common edible shellfish with a pyramid shaped shell

karoji

n bow string

kaujia

n bladder

kaunea

n fishing rod

kauvmaka fatoto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kauvmaka ɸatoto] Y-shaped stick used to hold up the outrigger beam.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

kave

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n sibling or parallel cousin of opposite sex (of woman)

Kavimeta

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[kawiameta] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. The population of each village is divided between the two moieties.

kiato

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kiato] The beams connecting the main canoe to the outrigger.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

kina

n small sea urchin sp.

kiriragutu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kiriraŋutu] fish part: lip

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kisaria

Rhipidura leucophrys
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[kisaria] Willie Wagtail

Example: Photo by James Niland, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

kohi

n anus, buttocks, backside

kona

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[kona] adj. sour

kotauia

n wing

kouhmara

Unspecified medicinal use.
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[kouhmara] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5057)

Example: Unspecified medicinal use.

kurapo

Lethrinus atkinsoni http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-atkinsoni.html
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[kurapou] n. Pacific Yellowtail Emperor

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

lama

n torch

liko

Scarus frenatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-frenatus.html
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[likou] n. Bridled Parrotfish (Adult)

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mageo

n an itch

mahavai

n aunt

mama

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n lungs

mara

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n fermented banana or breadfruit pudding

melomelo

Cephalopholis sonnerati http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-sonnerati.html
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[melomelo] n. Tomato Hind, Tomato Grouper

Example: Photo by Ian V. Shaw / ALA, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

moa

chicken

mori

n tree sp. with inedible spherical fruit

moriga

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n gift

mpuku

n ball

mu

Monotaxis heterodon http://fishbase.org/summary/Monotaxis-heterodon.html
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[mu] n. Redfin Bream

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

murivae

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[murivai] n heel

muruji

n generic term for bananas

nakunari

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[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

napasi

n a native cabbage

nasiki

n magic sign, lucky omen

nasivar

grave, cemetary

nikaponi

n fig tree

Nukubi

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[nukubi] n. village of Futuna

pakasi

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[pakasi] pig

panpaniga

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n marriage agreement ceremony

paru kauroga

Epinephelus morrhua http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-morrhua.html
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[baru kauroŋa] n. Comet Grouper

(Bislama) Banded Los

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poja vae takemariri

n big toe

puku kohi

n buttocks, anus

ragutu

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n mouth

rakaitonga

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5255)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood or making houses and rafters for the roof. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Saferaro

[saferaro] n. village of Futuna

sasua

Plectorhinchus vittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-vittatus.html
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[sasua] n. Oriental Sweetlips

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Sisait

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n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

siva

n second finger

suku

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[suku] fish part: caudal fin

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sumu

Canthidermis maculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Canthidermis-maculatus.html
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[sumu] n. Rough Triggerfish, Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish, Oceanic Triggerfish

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

supe

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[supwe] n mucus

Tagajariri

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n homesite in Futuna

tai

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[tai] n sea, seaward

takirai

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5229)

Example: The stems of this tree are very good for making house posts. The wood from the tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

takuku moana

Macolor niger http://fishbase.org/summary/Macolor-niger.html
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[takuku moana] n. Black-and-White Snapper

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Tamouga

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n lookout point on Futuna

tapou

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[tapou] The shout that the fishermen give to announce to the village that they have caught fish. The type of shout and number of times it’s repeated indicate type and quantity of fish.

tu

Chalcophaps indica
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[tu] Emerald Dove

Example: Photo by Jim Bendon, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

turi vae

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n knee, including lower part of leg

umue

Naso tonganus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-tonganus.html
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[umwe] n. Bulbnose Unicornfish, Humpnose Unicornfish

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

varoki

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[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

vava fofare

The vine is used as a rope to ties thing, as it is flexible and strong. Hold the vine over a hot fire then tie it on something while it is still warm. When this vine cools, it is very strong.
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[ʋaʋa ɸoɸare] n. liana climbing in syzygium namoa tree c. 5 m above ground, growing in well developed secondary forest. fruits green to dark purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4152)

Example: The vine is used as a rope to ties thing, as it is flexible and strong. Hold the vine over a hot fire then tie it on something while it is still warm. When this vine cools, it is very strong.

vetei

Parupeneus cyclostomus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-cyclostomus.html
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[ʋetei] n. Gold-Saddle Goatfish

Example: Photo by Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia