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alokave feke

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n octopus tentacles

ate

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n heart

au tai

n foam, steam

etega

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[eteŋa] seat in the canoe

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

fafetai

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discourse Thank you!

fakamarumaru

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n shelter

fana

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A person with one parent from each moiety.

fanauga

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n kinsmen, relatives, family

fara

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n pandanus

farigoina

n knowledge

fatukamasi

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n kidney

fatukara

n marble

fau

n hibiscus tree

fegeitua

v to poison, bewitch, curse

feka

n immature coconut whose husk and meat are still soft

fonu

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n sacred sea turtle that is not eaten or killed

fonufonu

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n kind of beetle

fufuru kumkumi

n beard

fuga

Lutjanus malabaricus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-malabaricus.html
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[fuŋa] n. Malabar Blood Snapper, Saddletail Snapper, Large-Mouthed Nannygai

(Bislama) Red Snapa

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

funa

n central stalk of a plant or fruit

gatara

Epinephelus areolatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-areolatus.html
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[ŋatara] n. Areolate Grouper

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

gatara kosi

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

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

honu

n turtle

htua

v to pound, beat with sticks

Ipariki

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n fresh water spring, Futuna

jito

Acanthurus olivaceus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-olivaceus.html
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[ʃitou] n. Orangespot Surgeonfish

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

kane

n beater for drum

kapa

n inside of foot

karupaua

n pudding with coconut stirred into it

kasi

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n cockle shell fish

kato iotea

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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

kau

n reef, rocks

keka

n bush

kirisi

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n cricket, cicada

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

koleka

n yam sp.

komkofatu

n. Herb to 0.5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5209)

Example: This plant is used as a styptic, to stop wounds from bleeding. Mash as much leaf as needed to cover the wound and place it directly on the wound. Also, for treating sores to help them heal, take the tops of 4 stems and squeeze the juice directly on the sore. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

koraga

n large crowbar

kuriri

Scolopacidae
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[kuriri] Curlews and Sandpipers

Example: Photo by Mdf, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

liko

Chlorurus frontalis http://fishbase.org/summary/Chlorurus-frontalis.html
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[likou] n. Pacific Slopehead Parrotfish, Tan-Faced Parrotfish

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

liko

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

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

magarafu

n ashes

manuka

n sore, ulcer

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

marigariga

n cheek

matavai

n spring of water

mauku

n vine

melomelo

Epinephelus fasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-fasciatus.html
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[melomelo] n. Blacktip Grouper

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

moiau

Scarus globiceps http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-globiceps.html
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[mwejau] n. Globehead Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

moiau

Scarus dimidiatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-dimidiatus.html
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[mwejau] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

moli vaka

moli vaka
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n back part of the canoe

mori mori

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5267)

Example: This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

mtane

n boy, youth, young man

mtariki

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[matariki] n tribe

murivae

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[murivai] n heel

namanu

Dendrolobium umbellatum
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[namanu] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4156)

namase

n a native cabbage

napugi

n day

narikai

n tree sp. with berry-like fruit from which glue is made

nasiki

n magic sign, lucky omen

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nilo

n rope

niseni

Sphaerostephanos invisus
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[niseni] n. terrestrial; leaves ca. 1.0 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2520)

nohkano

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n spirit

pakao fare

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[pakao ɸare] A house component: frame.

paufa

menstruation

peua

n liver

poja vae

n toes

popo

Mature stems are used to make a bow for hunting.
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[popo] n. scandent shrub, growing in canopy gap of dense forest. fruits green to pale red. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4186)

Example: Mature stems are used to make a bow for hunting.

popokiga

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

poro

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5250)

Example: This is an edible plant. Collect the young leaves, boil them in water, discard the water, and add salt and eat. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

porogeisu, purogeisu

n nostril

puku kohi

n buttocks, anus

ramarari

Carangoides fulvoguttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-fulvoguttatus.html
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[ramarari] n. Yellowspotted Trevally, Turrum

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

raso

Fruits edible like berries. Stems used for firewood. The name refers to testicle.
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[raso] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5055)

Example: Fruits edible like berries. Stems used for firewood. The name refers to testicle.

rauai

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n sideboard (of a canoe)

rei

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n sweet yam

Retu Matoga

Retu Matoga
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[retu matoga] n. wind from the east towards Tekau

Retu Matua

Retu Matua
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[retu matua] n. wind from the north towards Rofatu

rokinea

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[rokinea] Traditional earth oven.

segeakage

n foreskin

takamurirai

Photo by dagendresen / iNaturalist, License: CC0. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5262)

Example: Photo by dagendresen / iNaturalist, License: CC0. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Tamamu

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n feasting area

Tamtautu

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n placename, Futuna

tan

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adj cooked

tapaka

n female genitalia

tapatu vai

Sphyraena forsteri http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-forsteri.html
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[tapatu ʋai] n. Bigeye Barracuda

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

taro

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n taro

tatangatai futuna

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n Futuna man

tepiri

n spleen

Toga

Toga
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[toga] n. wind from the east towards Mari

tore

n gums

toutou

Aerodramus vanikorensis
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[toutou] Uniform Swiftlet and Mayr’s Swiftlet

Example: Photo by Lip Kee Yap, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

ulisi

n backbone

vaka manu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[faka manu] n. fishing float ("canoe bird")

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varoki

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[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

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

vetei

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Mulloidichthys-flavolineatus.html
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[ʋetei] n. Yellowstripe Goatfish

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

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

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.