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Amkea Tasi

Amkea Tasi

A Futuna traditional game played with shells, as a show of memory and mathematical ability. Name means "take away one", describing how shells are removed one by one, and the player must recite how many remain in each row.

ariki ~ teriki

ariki ~ teriki
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n chief, ruler, God, spirits

erufie

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[erufie] phr. you’re welcome

fafine

n women, girls

faga

n bed, platform, shelf

Faka Masaga

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n an inlet of Futuna

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakatapu

n sweetheart

Fare Kareka

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n beach in Futuna

feisaua

v to plant using the sau

fere

adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

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

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

fuaga

n grindstone

fuepuga

n chicken with a crown the color of which contrasts with the other head feathers

fufuru

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n hair

fuga

Lutjanus adetii http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-adetii.html
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[fuŋa] n. Yellow-Banded Snapper, Hussar

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

funa

n central stalk of a plant or fruit

furu fare

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[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

futu

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[ɸutu] First verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

gahgaji

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n sternum

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

gauta

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[ŋauta] Water 10 to 20 meters deep.

hgavava

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n intestines

hgoro

hgoro

n a song, hymn

hma

Acanthurus nigricauda http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-nigricauda.html
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[hma] n. Epaulette Surgeonfish, Blackstreak Surgeonfish, Eyeline Surgeonfish

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

hmauta

n inland people

htunu

v to cook, roast on embers

hvao

n husk (of grain in particular)

ianenea

for, because

Ibau

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n new form of Pau, a village in Futuna

ikaramanga

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

inae

n womb

inai

n womb

Ipariki

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n fresh water spring, Futuna

Ivei

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[ivei] n. village of Futuna

ivi naulesi

n backbone

kai

n root

kaire

n wild yam

kaka

n spathe of coconut palm

kanouri

n flesh

kanov vaka

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[kanoʋ ʋaka] Lower section of the outside of main canoe.

kanov vaka

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[kanoʋ ʋaka] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

kareka

v hiccough, burp

kasi

Katsuwonus pelamis http://fishbase.org/summary/Katsuwonus-pelamis.html
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[kasi] n. Skipjack Tuna

(Bislama) Skipjack

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

katiepia

n long club with roots at head

kaumajira

n species of giant bamboo

kaura

n flame

kauraniu

n spine

Kavimeta

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n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

kotkoto

n valley, dale

koumotua

n garden

kumu

n lime

mahmaji

Naso lopezi http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-lopezi.html
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[mahmaʃi] n. Elongate Unicornfish, Slender Unicornfish

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

maivaka

n stranger, foreigner

makara

n field, plain, pasture, meadow

makoriri

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n chiton (marine mollusk)

mamafuji

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n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

Mari

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[mari] n. village of Futuna

marigariga

n cheek

mo

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n hen

moega

n cloth, clothing

mu

Monotaxis grandoculis http://fishbase.org/summary/Monotaxis-grandoculis.html
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[mu] n. Humpnose Big-Eye Bream

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

murivae

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[murivai] n heel

Namatagi

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[namatagi] n. village of Futuna

napula

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

nareci

This plant is used to make a head decoration for kastom ceremony. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5223)

Example: This plant is used to make a head decoration for kastom ceremony. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

nauoua, uaua

n entrails, tendons, sinew, blood vessels

nifonea

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n fishhook

nikipisi

n sandalwood tree

no ~ noa

n youth, child

numulou

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n dolphin, porpoise

oa

[o’a] banyan tree

oge

n hunger

paika

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[baika] n. type of shell

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

paru fifiji

Pristipomoides multidens http://fishbase.org/summary/Pristipomoides-multidens.html
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[baru fifiʃi] n. Goldbanded Jobfish, Goldband Snapper

(Bislama) Big Scale Poulet

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

paru kasi

Seriola dumerili http://fishbase.org/summary/Seriola-dumerili.html
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[baru kasi] n. Amberjack, Greater Amberjack

(Bislama) Amba Jack

Example: Photo by Mark Fletcher / Fisheries Australia, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

paua

Siganus corallinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-corallinus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Blue-Spotted Spinefoot, Coral Rabbitfish

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

paumu

forelegs

Pentoro

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n homesite in Futuna

pili

n loins, thigh

pos

n node

rai

Scomberoides tol http://fishbase.org/summary/Scomberoides-tol.html
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[rai] n. Needlescaled Queenfish

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

Rofatu

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[rofatu] n. village of Futuna

sakaro

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n ribs

sasua

Plectorhinchus lessonii http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-lessonii.html
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[sasua] n. Lesson’s Thicklip, Striped Sweetlips

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

sia

Priacanthus blochii http://fishbase.org/summary/Priacanthus-blochii.html
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[sija] n. Paeony Bullseye, Bloch’s Bigeye

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

Sinou

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[sino] The name of a beach on Futuna island.

suku

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[suku] fish part: caudal fin

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

tatoafa

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[tatoafa] The name for a desert-like area on Vanuatu with lots of rocks and wild canes. Is still used for cultivating some crops.

Toga Tea

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

toi

n. Tree to 15 m, dbh 20 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5217)

Example: The stems of this tree are good for timber that is used for house posts. The stems can also be burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

tore

n gums

toru

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num 3, three

touji

Cetoscarus ocellatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cetoscarus-ocellatus.html
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[touʃi] n. Spotted Parrotfish

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

ufi

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n yam

vae

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[vai] n leg, foot

vetei

Parupeneus indicus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-indicus.html
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[ʋetei] n. Indian Goatfish

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

vetei

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Mulloidichthys-vanicolensis.html
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[ʋetei] n. Yellowfin Goatfish

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