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apolo

n devil

ari

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n flounder

ariri

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ariri] A type of shell. Possibly family Turbinidae.

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erufie

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[erufie] phr. you’re welcome

fa

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num 4, four

fagokoumajira

n pan pipes made of bamboo

fajagarima

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[faʃaŋarima] n wrist

fakamarumaru

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n shelter

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakavageina

n betrothal, marriage

fana

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[ɸana] A person with one parent from each moiety.

faremori

n church (house of prayer)

faretoto

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n liver (lit. house of blood)

farigoi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ɸariŋoi] Canoe marking which signifies tribe and ownership.

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

fatumanu

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[fatumanu] n flint

firoa

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-rubrioperculatus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Spotcheek Emperor

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

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

foivai

n calabash, bottle

forau

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v travel (by sea), go on a trip, go abroad

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

fou uru

v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties

fufuiga

n center strip for finishing and covering the peak of a roof

fufuru kumkumi

n beard

fufururu

n hair of the head

gatara kosi

Epinephelus malabaricus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-malabaricus.html
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[ŋatara kosi] n. Malabar Grouper

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

gauta

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[ŋauta] Water 10 to 20 meters deep.

hkaro

n protection, shield

hma

Acanthurus leucocheilus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-leucocheilus.html
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[hma] n. Palelipped Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Dennis Polack / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

honga vaka

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n middle part of the canoe

hpo

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n morning

hvao

n husk (of grain in particular)

ika maru

Scarus rubroviolaceus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-rubroviolaceus.html
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[ika maru] n. Ember Parrotfish, Redlip Parrotfish (Adult)

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

inae

n womb

jiama

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ʃiama] Outrigger of canoe, long name.

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

jito

Acanthurus xanthopterus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-xanthopterus.html
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[ʃitou] n. Yellowfin Surgeonfish, Yellowmask Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kaifuji

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[kaifuʃi] n marine centipede

kaji puri vai, kaji pure vai

n ankle

kapipi

n hip

karukaru

n salt, sea salt

kasi

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n cockle shell fish

kasifa

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n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

kaupa

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n fence

Kavimeta

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n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

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

kimo

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n rat

koka

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5231)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for making house posts as well as used for firewood. The leaves are also used as plates for holding food. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

kolomlome

n tidal wave

kutu

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n louse, flea

mahmata

n appearance, likeness, face

mamke

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n hawk

manava

n belly

mara

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n fermented banana or breadfruit pudding

marau

Sargocentron tiereoides http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-tiereoides.html
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[marau] n. Pink Squirrelfish

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

mariuru

n upper section of frontal bone

melomelo

Cephalopholis urodeta http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-urodeta.html
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[melomelo] n. Darkfin Hind, Flagtail Grouper

Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

mijimiji

n the wake of canoe

misa

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[misa] n low tide

mouga

n hill

muri foe

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n canoe paddle

nahnatua

n coconut and banana pudding

Namuji

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[namuji] n. village of Futuna

napasi

n a native cabbage

nau nau

Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.
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[nau nau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5056)

Example: Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.

nifou ura

Birds eat fruits and the hunters know this, so they hunt nearby.
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[niɸou ura] n. liana climbing into canopy 5 m above the ground, growing in dense forest. fruits green to dark purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4188)

Example: Birds eat fruits and the hunters know this, so they hunt nearby.

nilo

n rope

nimoro

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n sea slug

oromea

Scarus xanthopleura http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-xanthopleura.html
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[ora mea] n. Red Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

pakafeiniu

n stalk of the coconut frond

pakaunea

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n trousers, pants

para

adj spoiled, rotten, overripe

paru kopau kanu

Paracaesio xanthura http://fishbase.org/summary/Paracaesio-xanthura.html
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[baru kopau kanu] n. Yellowtail Blue Snapper, False Fusilier

(Bislama) Yello Tel Brim

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

Pau

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n village in Futuna

pe

n nail

pehpeka ~ tapehepeka

shallows

pekau, pakau

n shoulder

pili

n loins, thigh

popokiga

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[popokiŋa] Song sung before coming ashore with fish and continued, with dance, after bringing the fish onto the beach.

puku fakatu

Nephrolepis biserrata
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[puku ɸakatu] n. terrestrial; leaves ca. 1.5 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2521)

rapoji

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5275)

Example: This type of Rapoji is the one with the thin leaf. It is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

ruku

Epibulus insidiator http://fishbase.org/summary/Epibulus-insidiator.html
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[ruku] n. Sling-Jaw Wrasse

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

sakavesi

Variola louti http://fishbase.org/summary/Variola-louti.html
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[sekaʋesi] n. Yellow-Edged Lyretail

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

sasua

Plectorhinchus albovittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-albovittatus.html
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[sasua] n. Two-Striped Sweetlips, Giant Sweetlips

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

sukamata

n lower eyelid

taguruguru

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n thunder

tamori

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[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

tamupuna

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n grandchild

Tamurivaka

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n boulders near Sinou, Futuna

tapaka

n female genitalia

tapogakere

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5220)

Example: The stems of this plant are used for house posts. They are said to be very hard and last "forever." (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

tarakisi jino

Neoniphon sammara http://fishbase.org/summary/Neoniphon-sammara.html
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[tarakisi ʃinou] n. Samarra Squirrelfish, Spotfin Squirrelfish

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

tjinea

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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tona

n wart

tuna

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v to cook

turi

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[turi] n knee

uoukago

Acanthocybium solandri http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthocybium-solandri.html
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[wakaŋou] n. Wahoo

(Bislama) Wahoo

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uru

n head, hair

vaka

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n canoe

Veronan

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n another name for Futuna

wakasore

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[wakasore] The name of the traditional canoe with outrigger.

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watjiri

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[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder