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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.

amtakinaga

n crowd, group of people

anonu

n a plant, root is used to make yellow dye

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

bukusi

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[bukusi] a type of fish

Esoa

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[yasoa] n village of Futuna

Fafakaraua

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[fafakaraua] n. village of Futuna

fakao magaro

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n cross cousin of opposite sex

fana

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[ɸana] A person with one parent from each moiety.

fapa

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

faruke

n stranger

fatoto

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n outrigger pins

Fatu Ao

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n morning star

fesao i Futuna

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n Futuna language

fetu

n stone

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

firoa

Lethrinus olivaceus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-olivaceus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Longface Emperor

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

foga ifi

Cheilinus undulatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-undulatus.html
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[foŋa iɸi] n. Humphead Wrasse (Initial Phase)

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

fogahma

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n bottom of sea

foivananone

n strait, passage between islands

fojinai

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[foʃinai] n womb

fora

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n whale

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

fue

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n sweet potato

fufuru kumkumi

n beard

fuhi

v to set sail

funa moto

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[ɸuna moto] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4157)

Example: The stems are used for firewood, as it is hard and burns well, for example to roast taro, yams, and other foods.

gataftafe

n river bed, swamp

gatara kosi

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

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

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

Hgauta

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n Tanna Island

hva

n sound, voice, noise

ifio

n a native dance

ika maru

Scarus frenatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-frenatus.html
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[ika maru] n. Bridled Parrotfish

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

ikofi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ikoɸi] Tongs made of twisted cane, used to pick up hot rocks from oven.

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

itatafu

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[itatafu] The name for the top part of the island. It is flat and good for growing different kinds of taro.

Ivei

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[ivei] n. village of Futuna

jijifi

Siganus vulpinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-vulpinus.html
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[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Foxface

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

kai ta geji

n tabooed food

kaisira

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n evening star

kana

n a soft grass

kano

n body; soul

kapau

n sky

kapkapa

Collocalia esculenta and Collocalia spodiopygius
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[kapkapa] Glossy Swiftlet and White-rumped Swiftlet

Example: Photo by T R Shankar Raman, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

kapkapamoana

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n a sea bird resembling a swift

kaupega, koupega

n membrane, diaphragm

kauraku

The stems of this plant are used as firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5271)

Example: The stems of this plant are used as firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

kautau

n dry taro kept for planting

kina

n small sea urchin sp.

ko uorukago

Istiompax indica http://fishbase.org/summary/Istiompax-indica.html
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[kou warukaŋou] n. Black Marlin

(Bislama) Black Marlin

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

kofu

n dew, mist, fog

kohi

n anus, buttocks, backside

kolomlome

n tidal wave

komkofatu

n. Herb to 0.5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5209)

Example: This plant is used as a styptic, to stop wounds from bleeding. Mash as much leaf as needed to cover the wound and place it directly on the wound. Also, for treating sores to help them heal, take the tops of 4 stems and squeeze the juice directly on the sore. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

koufafa

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[kofafa] n jaw

koupega

n net

mafe

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n eel

maisu vaka

n figurehead of a canoe

majijiki

n legendary hero

makara

n field, plain, pasture, meadow

maki

n sickness

marari sega

Caranx papuensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-papuensis.html
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[marariseŋa] n. Brassy Trevally

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

masaga

n twins, pair

masi

Strip bark 3 in. wide mash like tapa cloth, can join 2-3 pieces like tapa by beating it together, use as belt for men to hold penis--this was a practice of ancient peoples.
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[masi] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5053)

Example: Strip bark 3 in. wide mash like tapa cloth, can join 2-3 pieces like tapa by beating it together, use as belt for men to hold penis--this was a practice of ancient peoples.

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

mega

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n cloth

Moriga

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n village in Futuna

murukina

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[murukina] A house component: the coconut leaf and wild cane walls of the house. Can be plain or intricately woven. Occasionally made from bamboo, though this lets more rain in.

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

Nagi

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n homesite in Futuna

Namsaroi

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n big rock at Sinou, Futuna

Namtaperi

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n cliffs near Esoa

neli

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[nieli] n friend

nigei

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[niŋei] n white ant, termite

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

nikaso

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n orphan

ntara

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n fins (of fish)

pakeifa niu

n stem of coconut fruit

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 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

paua

Siganus vermiculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-vermiculatus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Vermiculated Spinefoot, Vermiculate Rabbitfish

Example: Photo by Rick Winterbottom / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

phane

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[phane] Coconut grating bench.

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

poja vae tama

n baby toe

pua

n back

pula takai

Myripristis berndti http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-berndti.html
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[pula takai] n. Blotcheye Soldierfish, Bigscale Soldierfish

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

pusi

Pavetta opulina
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[pusi] n. small tree, 2.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4179)

ruku

Cheilinus chlorourus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-chlorourus.html
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[ruku] n. Floral Wrasse

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

soa

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

Soata

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n Yesur volcano, Tanna

Sukeamu

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[sukeamu] n. village of Futuna

Takoraragi

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n sacred stone in Mouga, Futuna

tamori

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[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

tepiri

n spleen

tojinana

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n uncle, mother’s brother, mother’s male parallel cousin, the father of one’s spouse or potential spouse

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

toutou

Aerodramus vanikorensis
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[toutou] Uniform Swiftlet and Mayr’s Swiftlet

Example: Photo by Lip Kee Yap, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

turi rima

n elbow

varoki

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[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

vasau

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Veronan

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n another name for Futuna

wakasore

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[wakasore] The name of the traditional canoe with outrigger.

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