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fa’afetai
thank you
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n a feast by two parties, a meeting
bookmarkfarigoi
faruke
n stranger
bookmarkfesaotapu
n insult
bookmarkfiava
n bay, harbor, anchorage
bookmarkfiroa
[ɸiroa] n. Slender Emperor
Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkfofau
n adze
bookmarkfoi ifi
n traditional dance done by women
bookmarkfoiragi
interjection a call to the clouds to rain
bookmarkfuga
[fuŋa] n. Malabar Blood Snapper, Saddletail Snapper, Large-Mouthed Nannygai
(Bislama) Red Snapa
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkfugou
n your child’s spouse
bookmarkfujira
v to sail, move by sail
bookmarkfuna
n central stalk of a plant or fruit
bookmarkfurifasao
n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech
bookmarkgaipu
n arm band, bracelet
bookmarkgasau
n reed, wild cane
bookmarkgofonu
n tortoise shell
bookmarkhavaka
n piece of wood, plank, flooring
bookmarkhleu
v ripen
bookmarkhliki
adj small
bookmarkhpane
n grater
bookmarkhtamai
v to be born
bookmarkjiama
jiji
jino
n appearance
bookmarkjito
[ʃitou] n. Striated Surgeonfish, Lined Bristletooth
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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kamkufatu
n crab sp.
bookmarkkapa
n inside of foot
bookmarkkapau
n sky
bookmarkkapavae
n inside of foot
bookmarkkato
small woven bag
bookmarkkaurounu
[kaurounu] n. Hound Needlefish, Crocodile Longtom
Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkKavimeta kona
kiliuini
n reed fence
bookmarkkina
n small sea urchin sp.
bookmarkkurapo
[kurapou] n. Longfin Emperor
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkliko
[likou] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Adult)
Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmahmaji
[mahmaʃi] n. Elongate Unicornfish, Slender Unicornfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmanuava
n penis
bookmarkmarau ta
[marau ta] n. Violet Squirrelfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmarino
[marinou] n. Redbelly Yellow Fusilier
Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmatau
n fishhook
bookmarkmelomelo
[melomelo] n. Blacktip Grouper
Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmijimiji
n the wake of canoe
bookmarkmoega
n cloth, clothing
bookmarkmoiau
[mwejau] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Juvenile)
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmomoramaga
n evening star
bookmarknafara
n sprouted coconut
bookmarknamkaka
n fiber, coconut fiber
bookmarknarua
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5266)
Example: This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarknignigifatu
[niŋniŋifatu] Brahminy Kite
Example: Photo by Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarknikipisi
n sandalwood tree
bookmarknta
n cluster of bananas
bookmarknumkumo
n stick of sugar cane
bookmarkpahpakaifi
n penis
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pakora
n wound, sore
bookmarkpapa
n walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch
bookmarkparu jigou
[baru ʃiŋou] n. Crimson Jobfish, Rosy Snapper
(Bislama) Braon Poulet
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkpeipai taro
a small taro, just above the ground
bookmarkpoja vae tasi
n first toe, pointer
bookmarkpula
[pula’] n. Shoulderbar Soldierfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkrapoji
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5276)
Example: This type of Rapoji is the one with the wide leaf. It is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkraso
n testicles
bookmarkrouate
n liver
bookmarktapatu vai
[tapatu ʋai] n. Bigeye Barracuda
Example: Photo by Philippe Guillaume, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarktapogakere
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5220)
Example: The stems of this plant are used for house posts. They are said to be very hard and last "forever." (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkukau
n pus
bookmarkumue umue
[umwe umwe] n. Gray Unicornfish, Silverblotched Unicornfish
Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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All content copyright © Futuna Aniwa community (2016).
Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, Tom A. Ranker and Sean Thackurdeen. (2016-2018)
Futuna Aniwa language contributors include Ausdin Jackson, Takaronga Kuautonga, Nigasau Misikofo, Paul Navaika, Nigel Nesua, Iarawoi Rezel Samana, Anselon Seru, Donald Tamalua Wotu, Yaugani Zeiake and others as credited within the dictionary entries.
The Futuna Aniwa-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for
"Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu." This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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Futuna Aniwa Talking Dictionary.
Swarthmore College.
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