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wakasore

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

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

watjiri

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[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder

wauwau

This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.

[wauwau] n. scandent shrub, growing in open scrub. latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4159)

Example: This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.

wowofine

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5244)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this vine to decorate their heads during the Kastom dance. If people decorate their heads with this vine today, they say that the vine is from the God of Matchichiki, Futina and if one wears it, people will know that the person is from Futuna--a form of identity. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))