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aiau noiai afatumubuku

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I have grandchildren

ama

n a kind of tree, the root produces a spice

arajia

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n a claw

ata

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

atu tangata

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n descent line

buruga

buruga
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[burunga] Metal piece on the front of the canoe.

efu

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n ashes, dust

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

eture

Atule mate http://fishbase.org/summary/Atule-mate.html
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[eture] n. Yellowtail Scad

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

fafata

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n chest

faga

n bed, platform, shelf

fana

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A person with one parent from each moiety.

fare ku

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[ɸare ku] A type of traditional house.

fatoto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ɸatoto] Wooden pegs around outrigger beam keeping it in place.

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

fatukara

n marble

fatupuga

n meeting, council

Feava

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[fejava] n bay, inlet

fesaotapu

n insult

fetuanake

n peacemaker

fitjika

n servant

fu

n vagina (profane)

fuji

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[fuʃi] n banana

furu fare

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[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

furumoa

n fishing lure

gai

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[ngai] n almond, almond tree

gaito

n. Tree to 5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5215)

Example: The stems of this plant are good for firewood and house posts (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

gatara kosi

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

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

gatara kosi

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

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

gatara kosi

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

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

hgavava

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n intestines

Ivei

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[ivei] n. village of Futuna

ivi taku

n pelvis

jito

Acanthurus nigrofuscus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-nigrofuscus.html
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[ʃitou] n. Brown Surgeonfish, Dusky Surgeonfish

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

jito iala

Acanthurus pyroferus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-pyroferus.html
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[ʃitou jala] n. Chocolate Surgeonfish, Mimic Surgeonfish

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

kai ta geji

n tabooed food

kanai

Crenimugil crenilabis http://fishbase.org/summary/Crenimugil-crenilabis.html
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[kanai] n. Fringelip Mullet, Wartylip Mullet

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

kapavae

n inside of foot

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

karoji

n bow string

katokato

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n dragonfly

kipori

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

koga vae

n leg, calf of leg

kono mata tea

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n whites of the eye

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

kuriri

Scolopacidae
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[kuriri] Curlews and Sandpipers

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

kutu po

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n bug

lavalava

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n men’s sarong

liko

Chlorurus spilurus http://fishbase.org/summary/Chlorurus-spilurus.html
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[likou] n. Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish

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

lohloli

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n sea slug

mahmaji

Naso brachycentron http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-brachycentron.html
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[mahmaʃi] n. Humpback Unicornfish

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

makaka

Selaginella rechingeri
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[makaka] n. terrestrial; leaves up to 0.75 m; common. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2525)

mama

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n lungs

Mari

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[mari] n. village of Futuna

marino

Caesio caerulaurea http://fishbase.org/summary/Caesio-caerulaurea.html
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[marinou] n. Blue And Gold Fusilier, Scissortail Fusilier, Goldband Fusilier

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

mariuru

n upper section of frontal bone

mata

n eyes, face

matatui

n swarm or school of fish

meinu

n cluster of coconuts

melomelo

Cephalopholis sexmaculata http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-sexmaculata.html
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[melomelo] n. Sixblotch Hind, Saddle Grouper

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

melomelo

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

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

mimi

n urine (profane)

mo

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n hen

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

nabau

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Pseudobalistes-flavimarginatus.html
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[nabau] n. Yellowmargin Triggerfish

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

naireakava

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5235)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Namruke

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n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

namuri

n fever, malaria

Napau

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[napau] 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.

naunafi

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n fish scales

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.

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

niok

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n manioc, cassava

niseni maru

Christella harveyi
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[niseni maru] n. terrestrial; leaves up to 1.0 m. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2523)

paika

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

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papa

n walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch

paramisi ~ parahmisi, paramatua

n wind from the northwest

paua

Siganus doliatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-doliatus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Barred Spinefoot, Barred Rabbitfish

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

pehpeki

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species of jellyfish

pora bora

Naso brevirostris http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-brevirostris.html
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[bora bora] n. Spotted Unicornfish

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

rimrimu

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[rimrimu] inedible seaweed

rouate

n liver

ruku

Epibulus insidiator http://fishbase.org/summary/Epibulus-insidiator.html
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[ruku] n. Sling-Jaw Wrasse

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

ruru

Tyto javanica
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[ruru] Owl

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

sakiri

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[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

siva

n second finger

soa

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n sibling or parallel cousin of same sex (of woman)

Sorenau

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[sorenau] The name of the highest part of Futuna, at 666 meters. Good for planting taro.

suku

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

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sumu

Canthidermis maculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Canthidermis-maculatus.html
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[sumu] n. Rough Triggerfish, Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish, Oceanic Triggerfish

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

tafa

n side

Tamurivaka

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n boulders near Sinou, Futuna

toga

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n east wind

toto

Bodianus mesothorax http://fishbase.org/summary/Bodianus-mesothorax.html
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[toto] n. Splitlevel Hogfish, Blackbelt Hogfish

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

umue umue

Naso hexacanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-hexacanthus.html
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[umwe umwe] n. Sleek Unicornfish

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umue umue

Naso annulatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-annulatus.html
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[umwe umwe] n. Whitemargin Unicornfish, Ringtail Unicornfish

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

uru vaka

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[uru ʋaka] The front of the canoe, designed to break through waves.

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

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