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aiau noiai afatumubuku

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I have grandchildren

ara

n row, line

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

faafetai

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thank you

fajiavagavae

n back of knee

fakafura

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[fakafura] n diaphragm

fapa

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

fare otea

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[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

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.

fegeitua

v to poison, bewitch, curse

feimama

This is a source of house posts for temporary houses. The young stick split in half, and is used to grasp hot stones in earth oven.
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[ɸeimama] n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4178)

Example: This is a source of house posts for temporary houses. The young stick split in half, and is used to grasp hot stones in earth oven.

firikiga fatu

n ore, stones

firoa

Lethrinus lentjan http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-lentjan.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Pink Ear Emperor

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

firoa

Lethrinus nebulosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-nebulosus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Spangled Emperor

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

firoa

Lethrinus miniatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-miniatus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Trumpet Emperor, Red Throat Emperor

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

foi rakau

n a killing stick (black)

fuafa

n fruiting season

fufururu

n hair of the head

funamoto

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5227)

Example: The stems of this shrub are used as firewood, because they are easy to light when dry. These stems are used for cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

gafare

n grass

gasau

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[ŋasau] wild cane

gatara kosi

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

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

gofonu

n tortoise shell

gu

n cuttlefish, squid

gugutu

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cliff

hlaga

v to weave

hleo

n field

hta

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

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

htae

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n excrement

htamai

v to be born

hto

n roots

Ibau

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

ika maru

Scarus forsteni http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-forsteni.html
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[ika maru] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish

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

ivi naulesi

n backbone

jijifi pakasi

Platax teira http://fishbase.org/summary/Platax-teira.html
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[ʃiʃiɸi bakasi] n. Longfin Batfish

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

kaifara

n sideboard of canoe

kamoni

n bean

kane

n beater for drum

kantea

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n fat

kapekanu

Lutjanus quinquelineatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-quinquelineatus.html
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[kapekanu] n. Five-Lined Snapper

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

kapekanu

Lutjanus monostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-monostigma.html
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[kapekanu] n. One-Spot Snapper

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

kapkapa

Collocalia esculenta and Collocalia spodiopygius
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[kapkapa] Glossy Swiftlet and White-rumped Swiftlet

Example: Photo by T R Shankar Raman, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

kari

n penis

karoa

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n necklace

Keam

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[keam] n. Aneityum island

ko uorukago

Kajikia audax http://fishbase.org/summary/Kajikia-audax.html
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[kou warukaŋou] n. Striped Marlin

(Bislama) Striped Marlin

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

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

koupa

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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

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

manini

Acanthurus triostegus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-triostegus.html
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[manini] n. Convict Surgeonfish, Convict Tang

Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

manuka

n sore, ulcer

mara

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n fermented banana or breadfruit pudding

marari sega

Caranx papuensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-papuensis.html
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[marariseŋa] n. Brassy Trevally

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

Mari

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n village in Futuna

masaraui

n orange tree

matau

n fishhook

mororapa

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n stomach

motu

n island, bit of land

motu tafanua

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[motu taɸanua] the harvest season

Namtaperi

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n cliffs near Esoa

napanisila

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n kind of banana

napugi

n day

nauoua, uaua

n entrails, tendons, sinew, blood vessels

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.

niok

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n manioc, cassava

niok o fara harafa

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v roast manioc in leaves

nisori

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n broom

no ~ noa

n youth, child

nonai

n womb

Oneone

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[oneone] n. village of Futuna

oromea

Scarus altipinnis http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-altipinnis.html
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[oramea] n. Filament-Finned Parrotfish

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

pahpakaifi

n penis

papa

n walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch

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

popokiga

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

pua

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n grandparent

pula

Myripristis violacea http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-violacea.html
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[pula’] n. Lattice Soldierfish, Violet Soldierfish

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

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

ramarari

Caranx sexfasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-sexfasciatus.html
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[ramarari] n. Bigeye Trevally

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

rouate

n liver

Saferaro

[saferaro] n. village of Futuna

sia

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Heteropriacanthus-cruentatus.html
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[sija] n. Glasseye

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

tafatu

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[tafatu] The name of the lowest plateau on Futuna island where crops are planted. Usually just bananas are planted here.

Tagarosaro

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n rock in Futuna

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))

taku

n waist, pelvis

tamdavai

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[tamdaʋai] a spring of water

tan

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adj cooked

tapatu

Sphyraena barracuda http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-barracuda.html
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[tapatu] n. Great Barracuda

(Bislama) Barracuda

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

tapi toki

Firewood--green wood will light, good for earth oven area. Stems used to make house posts.
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[tapi toki] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5052)

Example: Firewood--green wood will light, good for earth oven area. Stems used to make house posts.

tariga

[tariŋa] n ear

tatangatai futuna

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n Futuna man

tawai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[tawai] The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.

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

Toga Tea

Toga Tea
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[toga tea] n. wind from the southeast towards Hteiu

tu

Chalcophaps indica
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[tu] Emerald Dove

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

tuamata

n upper eyelid

tuta

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[tuta] An old form of canoe in which two tawai are joined together.

varoki

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[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

vasau

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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