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ara

n row, line

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

au

n current, eddy, whirlpool

buruga

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

Esoa

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[yasoa] n village of Futuna

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fatakina eisu

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n bridge of nose

fau

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[ɸau] Third verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

feria

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

fiava

n bay, harbor, anchorage

firoa

Lethrinus obsoletus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-obsoletus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Orange-Striped Emperor

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

firosia

v to twist together two or more pieces

foi’ata

The fiber of this plant is used as a rope. Collect the young shoots, strip off bark and use fresh as a rope, especially to tie and carry baskets or firewood. The birds eat fruits; hunters know this and they hunt there.
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[ɸoi’ata] n. banyan-forming fig tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4183)

Example: The fiber of this plant is used as a rope. Collect the young shoots, strip off bark and use fresh as a rope, especially to tie and carry baskets or firewood. The birds eat fruits; hunters know this and they hunt there.

foitona

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n anus; syphilis

foivananone

n strait, passage between islands

fonkapiji

n narrow crevice or hole in stone or reef

fufuiga

n center strip for finishing and covering the peak of a roof

fufuru ragutu

n mustache

furifasao

n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech

furumoa

n fishing lure

Futuna

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[futuna] n. Futuna island

hgaro

n molars, bicuspids

hia

hello

hsore

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

htau

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v to count, read

htea

adj white, bright, light

htua

v to pound, beat with sticks

ianenea

for, because

Ipariki

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n fresh water spring, Futuna

iro

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n maggots

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

jijifi

Platax boersii http://fishbase.org/summary/Platax-boersii.html
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[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Golden Spadefish

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

jito

Ctenochaetus striatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Ctenochaetus-striatus.html
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[ʃitou] n. Striated Surgeonfish, Lined Bristletooth

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

kamkufatu

n common herbaceous flowering plant, Strachytarpheta urticaefolia

kamoni

n bean

kanai

Liza vaigiensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Liza-vaigiensis.html
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[kanai] n. Squaretail Mullet

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

kane

n beater for drum

kape

Lutjanus argentimaculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-argentimaculatus.html
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[ka:pe] n. Mangrove Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack

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

kapekanu

Lutjanus lutjanus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-lutjanus.html
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[kapekanu] n. Bigeye Snapper

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

kasi

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n cockle shell fish

kasikia

n twirl stick or club as in some dances

kato vaka

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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

kaukava atua

n poisonous vine, hemlock

kaunalesi

n spine

kere

n earth, land, soil

kuntea

n fat

kurapo

Lethrinus erythropterus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-erythropterus.html
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[kurapou] n. Longfin Emperor

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

kutu

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n louse, flea

mafuke

n earthquake

magarae

n brow, forehead

makara

n field, plain, pasture, meadow

makoriri

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n chiton (marine mollusk)

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

marino

Pterocaesio trilineata http://fishbase.org/summary/Pterocaesio-trilineata.html
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[marinou] n. Three-Stripe Fusilier

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

marino

Caesio teres http://fishbase.org/summary/Caesio-teres.html
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[marinou] n. Yellow And Blueback Fusilier, Blue And Yellow Fusilier

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

masaga

n twins, pair

maunu

n bait

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

metao

n fishhook

miji

n a dream

moropake

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5234)

Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

morua

n place where the sun sets

muma ~ moma

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n mother, mother’s sister

Namuji

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[namuji] n. village of Futuna

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.

no nafi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[no naɸi] fish part: scales

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

one

n sand

pakafeina

n coconut spathe

para

adj spoiled, rotten, overripe

pareke

n upper tusks of pig

pau

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n edible white fruit

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

poja vae

n toes

puku

n hip

raso

n testicles

Retu Matua

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

ruku

Hemigymnus melapterus http://fishbase.org/summary/Hemigymnus-melapterus.html
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[ruku] n. Blackeye Thicklip, Thicklip Wrasse

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

segeakage

n foreskin

sia

Priacanthus hamrur http://fishbase.org/summary/Priacanthus-hamrur.html
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[sija] n. Moontail Bullseye, Crescent-Tail Bigeye

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

sieni

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n women’s grass skirt

tafetiata

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[tafetiata] n daybreak

Tagajariri

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n homesite in Futuna

Takoraragi

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n sacred stone in Mouga, Futuna

tapa rima

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n back of hand

tapou

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[tapou] The shout that the fishermen give to announce to the village that they have caught fish. The type of shout and number of times it’s repeated indicate type and quantity of fish.

tasi

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num 1, one

Toga Tea

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

toji

Scarus niger http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-niger.html
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[doʃi] n. Dusky Parrotfish, Swarthy Parrotfish

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

totoama

Strongylura incisa http://fishbase.org/summary/Strongylura-incisa.html
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[toto’ama] n. Reef Needlefish, Reef Longtom

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

tuamata

n upper eyelid

tuhtuke mata

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n eyebrows

uipini

Caranx lugubris http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-lugubris.html
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[wibini] n. Black Jack

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

uorukago marari

Thunnus obesus http://fishbase.org/summary/Thunnus-obesus.html
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[warukaŋou marari] n. Bigeye Tuna

Example: Photo by Fishpix / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Uritoga Tane

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[uritoga tane] n. wind from the south near Ivei/Nukubi

vaka

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n canoe

Varona

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n new form of Eronan, a variant name for Futuna

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

wowofine

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5244)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this vine to decorate their heads during the Kastom dance. If people decorate their heads with this vine today, they say that the vine is from the God of Matchichiki, Futina and if one wears it, people will know that the person is from Futuna--a form of identity. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

yagesi

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[yagesi] The plateau above Tafatu. Kava and taro are planted here.