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amuamu

n strands, threads

Anarua

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n beach, north side of Futuna

arofa

n present, gift

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

atu tangata

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n descent line

ausafi

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n smoke of fire

bukusi

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[bukusi] a type of fish

ejia

v to copulate (profane)

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakatauga

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

farere

n birth

faretoto

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n liver (lit. house of blood)

fasao

n word

fatu

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n rock

favaka

n wood planks, prepared lumber

feata

Epinephelus ongus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-ongus.html
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[ɸe’ata] n. White-Streaked Grouper

Example: Photo by ANFC, 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

fogahma

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n bottom of sea

foimata

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n eye

foinaravrevi

n a mound between two rows of yams

fua

n fruit (includes nuts and berries)

fue

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n sweet potato

fufururu

n hair of the head

fuga

Lutjanus adetii http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-adetii.html
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[fuŋa] n. Yellow-Banded Snapper, Hussar

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

fuji melomelo

v fishing just beyond the reef for the fish melomelo

fujiatara

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v to put up a sail

funa

n the separation and confinement of young boys during circumcision rites

furuseo

Zosterops griseotinctus
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[furuseo] Louisiade White-eye

Example: Photo by Remi Bigonneau, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Futuna

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n Futuna

gaito

n. Tree to 5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5215)

Example: The stems of this plant are good for firewood and house posts (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

gaja eipu

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[ŋaʃa ipu] n skull

gako

n fat, lard, grease

gatara kosi

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

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

hka

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v. intransitive burn (intransitive)

hkano

n flesh, body; essence

hnunafi

v to scale fish

hutoi

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v to roast

ifio

n a native dance

Itamouga

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n rock look out point near Moriga, Futuna

jiji

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ʃiʃi] Section joining upper and lower section of main canoe. Traditonally made of pandanus root.

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

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

kareka

v hiccough, burp

kasifa

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n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

kauaga, kouaga

n groin

kauvmaka fatoto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kauvmaka ɸatoto] Y-shaped stick used to hold up the outrigger beam.

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

kauvmaka kiato

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kauvmaka kiato] Y-shaped stick used to hold up the outrigger beam.

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

Kavimeta

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n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

keka

n bush

kina

n small sea urchin sp.

ko

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n marlin or sailfish

kokouri

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5241)

Example: Planted as an ornamental, for shade (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

kosegeia

n firestick

kovkavatua

Macropiper latifolium
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[koʋkaʋatua] n. treelet, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4184)

kumaua

n sweet potato

liko

Scarus frenatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-frenatus.html
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[likou] n. Bridled Parrotfish (Adult)

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

loto

n car, truck

mahmata

n appearance, likeness, face

marino

Pterocaesio marri http://fishbase.org/summary/Pterocaesio-marri.html
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[marinou] n. Marr’s Fusilier, Twinstripe Fusilier

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

masaraui

n orange tree

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.

matariki

n Pleiades constellation; diamond pattern

melomelo

Cephalopholis sexmaculata http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-sexmaculata.html
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[melomelo] n. Sixblotch Hind, Saddle Grouper

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

moega

n cloth, clothing

moko bula

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

moli vaka

moli vaka
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n back part of the canoe

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))

mutu tanei

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

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

namo

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n mosquito

Namruke kona

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[namruke kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Namruke.

nanafi

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n yesterday

napari

n a native cabbage

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nifonea

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n fishhook

nikaponi

n fig tree

nta

n cluster of bananas

nuane

n husband, old man

numkumo

n stick of sugar cane

pekapeka

place with little earth

pelu

notch

Pentoro

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n homesite in Futuna

poirima

n top of hand

pusiki tai

Parupeneus multifasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-multifasciatus.html
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[pusiki tai] n. Manybar Goatfish

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

raukutu

n occiput, depression at base of skull

rufau

Carangoides orthogrammus http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-orthogrammus.html
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[ruɸau] n. Island Trevally

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

ruku

Cheilinus undulatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-undulatus.html
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[ruku] n. Humphead Wrasse

Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Sukeamu

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[sukeamu] n. village of Futuna

tagafuru

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num 10, ten

tapatu vai

Sphyraena forsteri http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-forsteri.html
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[tapatu ʋai] n. Bigeye Barracuda

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

tarakisi

Sargocentron cornutum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-cornutum.html
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[tarakisi] n. Threespot Squirrelfish, Horned Squirrelfish

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

tatangatai futuna

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n Futuna man

tatoafa

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[tatoafa] The name for a desert-like area on Vanuatu with lots of rocks and wild canes. Is still used for cultivating some crops.

Tekau

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[tekau] n. village of Futuna

umue

Naso tonganus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-tonganus.html
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[umwe] n. Bulbnose Unicornfish, Humpnose Unicornfish

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

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

uorukago

Euthynnus affinis http://fishbase.org/summary/Euthynnus-affinis.html
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[warukaŋo] n. Kawakawa

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

varo

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num 8, eight

vetei

Parupeneus barberinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-barberinus.html
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[ʋetei] n. Dash-And-Dot Goatfish

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

vetei

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Mulloidichthys-vanicolensis.html
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[ʋetei] n. Yellowfin Goatfish

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

wowofine

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5244)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this vine to decorate their heads during the Kastom dance. If people decorate their heads with this vine today, they say that the vine is from the God of Matchichiki, Futina and if one wears it, people will know that the person is from Futuna--a form of identity. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Yanarua

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n new form of Anarua, a beach on the north side of Futuna