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afagai futuna

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n Futuna people

Eronan

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n variant name for Futuna

fa’afetai

thank you

fagarupe

n that part of canoe covered by pandanus root in joining the upper section to the main hull

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fakamiji

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n a spider which causes dreams

fakaog

n feast for paying those who have cut or dug a canoe

fakatauga

n the plimsoll line on a canoe, that is the level at which the sea should hit the water when it is afloat

fare ku

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[ɸare ku] A type of traditional house.

fare marari

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[fare marari] A type of traditional housing.

faruke

n stranger

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

firoa

Gymnocranius euanus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-euanus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Japanese Large-Eye Bream, Paddletail Seabream

Example: Photo by FAO / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

Lethrnius xanthochilus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrnius-xanthochilus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Yellowlip Emperor

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

fitu

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num 7, seven

foijinae

v to conceive

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

gasina

n taro and banana garden

hleu

v ripen

hloma

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n high tide

hnou

v to thatch

ianenea

for, because

ifi

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n chestnut

inai

n womb

ira

n freckle, discoloration

ji

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[ʃi] adv. only a ___, just a ___

jinahavae

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

jinana

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n mother, mother’s sister and her female parallel cousins

jito

Acanthurus xanthopterus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-xanthopterus.html
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[ʃitou] n. Yellowfin Surgeonfish, Yellowmask Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kaire

n wild yam

kaji puri vae

n ankle

kapekanu

Lutjanus monostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-monostigma.html
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[kapekanu] n. One-Spot Snapper

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

karupaua

n pudding with coconut stirred into it

kau

n reef, rocks

kauisu

n septum

Kavimeta

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n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

kiki

n a small bird sp.

ko

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

(Bislama) Sailfish

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

kokau

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kokau] A house component: diagonal upward beams forming the A-shape of the house.

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

kuru

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n breadfruit

kuru kuru

Cover top layer of earth oven.
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[kuru kuru] n. sparsely branched tree, growing in well developed secondary forest. young fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4149)

Example: Cover top layer of earth oven.

lape

n vagina

lavanu

n loop knot

liko

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

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

mahmata

n appearance, likeness, face

maire

Microsorum grossum
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[maire] n. terrestrial. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2524)

majira

n bamboo

maka ufi

n harvest festival

makara

n field, plain, pasture, meadow

mako

n fontanelle

marara

n charcoal, coals of fire

marau roa

Sargocentron tiere http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-tiere.html
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[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

marino

Caesio cuning http://fishbase.org/summary/Caesio-cuning.html
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[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

masaga

n twins, pair

mata

n eyes, face

matataro

n wrist

moega

n cloth, clothing

moko hliki

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[moko hliki] A type of small, brown and black skink.

mouga

n hill

muruji

n generic term for bananas

namase

n a native cabbage

Namsaroi

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n big rock at Sinou, Futuna

napa

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n dwarf

nareci

This plant is used to make a head decoration for kastom ceremony. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5223)

Example: This plant is used to make a head decoration for kastom ceremony. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

narua

This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

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))

nauoua

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[newawa] n veins, arteries, tendons

nauoua, uaua

n entrails, tendons, sinew, blood vessels

nosivero

n comet

pamu

n shoulder

papa

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[papa] A house component: twisted cane.

pehpeka ~ tapehepeka

shallows

pehpeki

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species of jellyfish

pekau, pakau

n shoulder

pepaea

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n house fence

poja vae matua

n big toe

pora bora

Naso brevirostris http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-brevirostris.html
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[bora bora] n. Spotted Unicornfish

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

pula

Myripristis amaena http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-amaena.html
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[pula’] n. Brick Soldierfish

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pula

Myripristis kuntee http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-kuntee.html
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[pula’] n. Shoulderbar Soldierfish

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

pula

Myripristis vittata http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-vittata.html
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[pula’] n. Whitetip Soldierfish

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

ruku

Cheilinus trilobatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-trilobatus.html
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[ruku] n. Tripletail Wrasse

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

sasua

Plectorhinchus lineatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-lineatus.html
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[sasua] n. Yellowbanded Sweetlips

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

Sinao

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n beach in Futuna

Sisait

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n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

sukale

Todiramphus
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[sukale] Kingfisher

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

tapa rima

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n back of hand

tapatu

Sphyraena qenie http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-qenie.html
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[tapatu] n. Blackfin Barracuda

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

tarakisi jino

Neoniphon sammara http://fishbase.org/summary/Neoniphon-sammara.html
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[tarakisi ʃinou] n. Samarra Squirrelfish, Spotfin Squirrelfish

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

tau

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v thatch

taufufu

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

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

teriki

teriki

A Futuna traditional game ("chief") played with shells arrayed in a circle. Helps to develop cognitive skills.

toi

n. Tree to 15 m, dbh 20 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5217)

Example: The stems of this tree are good for timber that is used for house posts. The stems can also be burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Tokorau

Tokorau
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[tokorau] n. wind from the southwest towards Oneone

tuna

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v to cook

uikarapusi

n collarbone

uorukago kanu

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[warukaŋou kanu] n. Bonito

(Bislama) Ponite

vaka

n womb

varoki

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[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

vejigario

n throat