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afagai futuna

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n Futuna people

arajia

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n a claw

ari

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n flounder

ata

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

atua

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

au tai

n foam, steam

eisu

n nose

Esia

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[isia] The name of a place on Futuna island.

fakar woro

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[fakar woro] n slope

fana

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

Fana

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n mixed descent group

Fanau Fatu

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n an early European name for Futuna

fano

n trip

faresor

communal kitchen

faretoto

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n liver (lit. house of blood)

fatakanu

n charm worn for the dead

fefeke

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brittle stars, a kind of starfish

fine ~ hfine

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n woman, girl; female; wife

fioui

n maker of rain

firoa

Lethrinus nebulosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-nebulosus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Spangled Emperor

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

firoa

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-rubrioperculatus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Spotcheek Emperor

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

foga

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

foi rakau

n a killing stick (black)

fonutoki

n the brim edge of a vessel

fugou

n your child’s spouse

funamoto

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5227)

Example: The stems of this shrub are used as firewood, because they are easy to light when dry. These stems are used for cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

furu fare

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[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

gatara

Epinephelus areolatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-areolatus.html
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[ŋatara] n. Areolate Grouper

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

gatara kosi

Epinephelus melanostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-melanostigma.html
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[ŋatara kosi] n. One-Blotch Grouper

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

gauta

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n Tanna; land, shore

gutu manu

n green coconut for drinking

hagka

n anchor

hgoro saki

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[hŋoro saki] A song sung before coming ashore with fish. Includes fish shouts.

hia

hello

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hliki

adj small

hma

Acanthurus auranticavus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-auranticavus.html
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[hma] n. Orange-Socket Surgeonfish, Ringtail Surgeonfish

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

hmate

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n death

hua

n fruit

hvao

n husk (of grain in particular)

iva

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num 9, nine

ji

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[ʃi] adv. only a ___, just a ___

jiama

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ʃiama] Outrigger of canoe, long name.

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

jinahavae

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n aunt, father’s sister, father’s female parallel cousin, the mother of one’s spouse or potential spouse

kaa

n parrot species

kaji puri vai, kaji pure vai

n ankle

karea

n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell

karkari

n stalk of banana

kasi

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n cockle shell fish

katea

n forward portion of canoe hull

katokato

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n dragonfly

kau

n reef, rocks

kaujia

n bladder

kaumagarae

n forehead

kaumajira

n species of giant bamboo

kauroukau

Scarus forsteni http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-forsteni.html
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[kauroukau] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

kiri foimata

n eyelid

ko

Istiophorus platyperus http://fishbase.org/summary/Istiophorus-platyperus.html
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[kou] n. Sailfish

(Bislama) Sailfish

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kotauia

n wing

kumaua

n sweet potato

marau

Sargocentron tiereoides http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-tiereoides.html
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[marau] n. Pink Squirrelfish

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

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.

matuku

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n blue heron

matuku

Egretta novaehollandiae
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[matuku] White-faced Heron

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

mauri

n life

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

moko bula

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[moko bula] A type of orange and blue lizard.

mota

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5247)

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

mouga

n hill

muri vaka

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[muri ʋaka] The back of the canoe. The shape of the knob resembles the prominent rock outcropping (of the same name) from whichever bay the vessel embarks.

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

nafune

n old woman

naleva

n a traditional dance

Namtaperi

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n cliffs near Esoa

napakasi

n a reddish coral

napani

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n kind of banana

nauji

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n ancestors, family, kindred, descent line

pakau

n mastoid process

pakau muro

Kyphosus cinerascens http://fishbase.org/summary/Kyphosus-cinerascens.html
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[pakau marau] n. Blue Sea Chub, Snubnose Chub, Topsail Drummer

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

Paletamoko

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n homesite in Futuna

papa

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[papa] A house component: twisted cane.

paramisi ~ parahmisi, paramatua

n wind from the northwest

paru taplenake

Hyporthodus octofasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Hyporthodus-octofasciatus.html
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[baru taplenake] n. Eightbar Grouper

(Bislama) Eit Ban Los

Example: Photo by Fish Database of Taiwan, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

parurai

Coryphaena hippurus http://fishbase.org/summary/Coryphaena-hippurus.html
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[parurai] n. Common Dolphinfish, Mahi Mahi

(Bislama) Mahi Mahi

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

paua

Siganus argenteus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-argenteus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Streamlined Spinefoot, Forktail Rabbitfish

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peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

poirima

n top of hand

Ramala

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[ramala] n. village of Futuna

rouhapi

Acanthurus guttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-guttatus.html
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[rou’api] n. Whitespotted Surgeonfish

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

segeakage

n foreskin

Soata

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n Yesur volcano, Tanna

Sorenau

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

sukale

Todiramphus
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[sukale] Kingfisher

Example: Photo by Bryan Harry / National Park Service; License: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Tagutu

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n village in Futuna

tangata

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n husband, man

tapu

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n Sunday

topatu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[topatu] A house component: type of horizontal beam at the apex of the house.

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

toua

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n arrowroot

turi poja rima

n knuckles

umue umue

Naso caesius http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-caesius.html
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[umwe umwe] n. Gray Unicornfish, Silverblotched Unicornfish

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

vasau

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