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ara tapu
n sacred row of plaiting in mats
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[eture] n. Yellowtail Scad
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkfakapuruga
n knot, knob, ring
bookmarkfakavageina
n betrothal, marriage
bookmarkfano
n trip
bookmarkfatukara
n marble
bookmarkfau
[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.
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adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)
bookmarkfiroa
[ɸiroa] n. Blue-Lined Large-Eye Bream
Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkfoi ifi
n traditional dance done by women
bookmarkfono
n food customarily eaten after drinking kava
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[ŋatara] n. Areolate Grouper
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkgatara kosi
[ŋatara kosi] n. Starspotted Grouper
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkhgaro, garo
n molars, bicuspids
bookmarkhkanveika
n temporal bone
bookmarkhkio
adj exceedingly small
bookmarkhne
sex
bookmarkhpono
n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath
bookmarkhtafugi
n yams cooked and eaten in planting ceremonies
bookmarkhtea
adj white, bright, light
bookmarkianenea
for, because
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kai ta geji
n tabooed food
bookmarkkaikarapusi, karapusi
n collar bone
bookmarkkaji puri vae
n ankle
bookmarkkalasia
n a Christian (particularly European)
bookmarkkanai
[kanai] n. Fringelip Mullet, Wartylip Mullet
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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n septum
bookmarkkeka
n bush
bookmarkkosegeia
n firestick
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[kurapou] n. Thumbprint Emperor, Blackspot Emperor
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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marau roa
[marau uroa] n. Bluelined Squirrelfish, Tahitian Squirrelfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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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
bookmarkmata
n eyes, face
bookmarkmimi
n urine (profane)
bookmarkmoega
n cloth, clothing
bookmarkmori mori
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5267)
Example: This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkmotu
n island, bit of land
bookmarkmtagi
n wind
bookmarknagavai
n stream, water channel
bookmarknaikiamotu
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5260)
Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarknairea
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5233)
Example: Birds eat this fruit. Hunters know this and hunt near this tree when the fruits are ripe. Second use contributed by Samuel Seru. To treat gonorrhea. Scrape inner bark of the stem to fill 1/3 of a cup. Then fill with cool water and drink 1 x daily for 5 days in the morning. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))
bookmarkndara ja papakaifi
no ~ noa
n youth, child
bookmarknonu
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5225)
Example: The fruits are used as a medicine. For any generalized sickness in the body, collect a handful or two of ripe fruits, put them in a bottle with water, allow this to ferment for 5 days, and drink liquid 3x day before meals. For swellings on the body, heat the leaves over a fire and rub on the affected area 1x daily for as long as needed, when the swelling goes away. The stems of this tree are good for house posts as they last a long time. The leaves can be used to cover lap=lap when cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkpa
n cloud
bookmarkpakora
n wound, sore
bookmarkparu ariki
[baru ariki] n. Rainbow Runner
(Bislama) Rainbow Runner
Example: Photo by J. E. Randall / EOL, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkparu popai
[baru popai] n. Oblique-Banded Jobfish, Oblique-Banded Snapper
(Bislama) Yello Stripe Poulet
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkpekau, pakau
n shoulder
bookmarkpelu
notch
bookmarkpoja rima takemariri
n thumb
bookmarkpoja vae matua
n big toe
bookmarkpono
n penis
bookmarkpora bora
[bora bora] n. Bignose Unicornfish
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkporo
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5250)
Example: This is an edible plant. Collect the young leaves, boil them in water, discard the water, and add salt and eat. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkpula gogo
[pulaŋoŋo] n. Shadowfin Soldierfish
Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkrakauriki
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5245)
Example: The stem is used to make house posts as well as burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkrouate
n liver
bookmarkSorenau
takafa
taufufu
n suture on top of skull
bookmarktjinea
topatu
umue umue
[umwe umwe] n. Gray Unicornfish, Silverblotched Unicornfish
Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkwauwau
[wauwau] n. scandent shrub, growing in open scrub. latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4159)
Example: This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.
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