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ara

n row, line

ataua

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[doua] n arrowroot

elta

n elder

entin

n engine

etega

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

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fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fakatjikina

n the end

fare

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n house, dwelling

fare furufuru

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[fare furufuru] A type of traditional housing.

Farea

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n lookout point on Futuna

fau

n hibiscus tree

feria

v beg from one who has nothing; teasing, joke-telling

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

firikinga fatu

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n hot cooking stones

fou

a new, young

fousia

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v to bind, to tie by wrapping rope around

gako

n fat, lard, grease

hamakala

n village green

hma

Acanthurus auranticavus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-auranticavus.html
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[hma] n. Orange-Socket Surgeonfish, Ringtail Surgeonfish

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

ho

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[ho] yes

Ibau

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n new form of Pau, a village in Futuna

Ibau

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[ipau] The name of a place on Futuna island.

ikaramanga

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[ikaramanga] The types of fish that fisherman are not permitted to eat.

ivi naulesi

n backbone

jiji

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ʃiʃi] Section joining upper and lower section of main canoe. Traditonally made of pandanus root.

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

jinana

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n mother, mother’s sister and her female parallel cousins

kamkufatu

n common herbaceous flowering plant, Strachytarpheta urticaefolia

kape

Lutjanus bohar http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-bohar.html
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[ka:pe] n. Two-Spot Red Snapper, Twinspot Snapper, Red Bass

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

karea

n sea snail, conch

kerehpuru

n kind of clay or mud that produces suds when mixed with water

kipori

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[kaipuri] n beche-de-mer, sea slug

ko uorukago

Makaira mazara http://fishbase.org/summary/Makaira-mazara.html
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[kou warukaŋou] n. Blue Marlin

(Bislama) Blue Marlin

Example: Photo by CAFS, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via FishBase

koga vae

n leg, calf of leg

kovkavatua

Macropiper latifolium
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[koʋkaʋatua] n. treelet, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4184)

kurapo

Lethrinus genivittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-genivittatus.html
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[kurapou] n. Longspine Emperor

Example: Photo by Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kurapo

Lethrinus harak http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-harak.html
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[kurapou] n. Thumbprint Emperor, Blackspot Emperor

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

kuriri

Scolopacidae
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[kuriri] Curlews and Sandpipers

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

liko

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

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

mafe

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnothorax-flavimarginatus.html
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[maɸei] n. Yellow-Edged Moray

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

manu

n a cluster of bananas

manu

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n bird

marari sega

Caranx melampygus http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-melampygus.html
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[marariseŋa] n. Bluefin Trevally

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

masi

Strip bark 3 in. wide mash like tapa cloth, can join 2-3 pieces like tapa by beating it together, use as belt for men to hold penis--this was a practice of ancient peoples.
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[masi] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5053)

Example: Strip bark 3 in. wide mash like tapa cloth, can join 2-3 pieces like tapa by beating it together, use as belt for men to hold penis--this was a practice of ancient peoples.

matagi

n wind

matarua

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n girdle, men’s

melomelo

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

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

miji

n a dream

moiau

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

Example: Photo by Mark Shepherd / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

momoramaga

n evening star

mounu

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n bait for fishing

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

naikiamotu

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5260)

Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Namatagi

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[namatagi] n. village of Futuna

Namuji

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[namuji] n. village of Futuna

nasijau

Houseposts, strong wood lasts 7-8 years in the ground. Use the small wood to make a bow and arrow as well as when it is young and straight to make a spear handle. The young wood is flexible and is used to make the circular part of a flying fish net.
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[nasijau] n. small tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4150)

Example: Houseposts, strong wood lasts 7-8 years in the ground. Use the small wood to make a bow and arrow as well as when it is young and straight to make a spear handle. The young wood is flexible and is used to make the circular part of a flying fish net.

nasitau

This plant is a good source offirewood, as it burns a long time; a large log can burn for days.
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[nasitau] n. well branched tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4181)

Example: This plant is a good source offirewood, as it burns a long time; a large log can burn for days.

ngai

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n almond

nifonea

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n fishhook

nigapu

n adze

nignigifatu

Haliastur indus
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[niŋniŋifatu] Brahminy Kite

Example: Photo by Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

nikaponi

n fig tree

nikaso

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[nikasof] n orphan

nofune

n old woman, wife

nohkano

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n spirit

oge

n hunger

pakora

n wound, sore

paru taplenake

Hyporthodus octofasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Hyporthodus-octofasciatus.html
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[baru taplenake] n. Eightbar Grouper

(Bislama) Eit Ban Los

Example: Photo by Fish Database of Taiwan, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

paua

Siganus fuscescens http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-fuscescens.html
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[ba:wa] n. Dusky Rabbitfish

Example: Photo by Kathleen Kresner-Reyes / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

peipai taro

a small taro, just above the ground

peka

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flying fox

pekau

shoulder

pepaea

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n house fence

piliga

Polydactylus sexfilis http://fishbase.org/summary/Polydactylus-sexfilis.html
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[biliŋa] n. Sixfinger Threadfin, Pacific Threadfin

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

poja rima louiariri

[poʃo rima lowiariri] n middle finger

poja rima takemariri

n thumb

pua

n back

puku kohi

n buttocks, anus

pula

Myripristis murdjan http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-murdjan.html
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[pula’] n. Pinecone Soldierfish, Small-Eyed Squirrelfish

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

raimutu

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n neice, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law (referring to the relative of a man)

rema

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num 5, five

roi

Cephalopholis formosa http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-formosa.html
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[roi] n. Bluelined Hind, Bluelined Grouper

Example: Photo by Amada44 / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

sakiri

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[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

sia

Lutjanus gibbus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-gibbus.html
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[sija] n. Humpback Red Snapper, Paddletail

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

supe

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[supwe] n mucus

tafa

n side

tagafuru

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num 10, ten

taguruguru

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n thunder

tai

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[tai] n sea, seaward

tape

n navel

tauga lekaleka

n uvula

tawai

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[tawai] The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.

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tohtomata

n inside of eyes beside nose

tojinana

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n uncle, mother’s brother, mother’s male parallel cousin, the father of one’s spouse or potential spouse

Tokorau Tu

Tokorau Tu
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[tokorau tu] n. wind from the west towards Saferaro

tona

n wart

ulisi

n backbone

uorukago kanu

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[warukaŋou kanu] n. Bonito

(Bislama) Ponite

uru

n head, hair

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

Yanarua

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n new form of Anarua, a beach on the north side of Futuna