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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.
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eivi o ta tai
n sea creature
bookmarkfa’afetai
thank you
bookmarkfakatangigata
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5228)
Example: Photo by raboul / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. This plant can "call the snake." Hold the leaf between 2 fingers and pull down along the length of the leaf--it sounds like a snake so the snake comes. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
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n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut
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[ɸau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5054)
Example: Mature stems used for house posts. Take young shoots, strip bark, ret in sea for 1-2 weeks. Take out, separate and clean fiber, dry in sun for 3-4 days. Then weave grass skirt, for women and used ceremonially. In older times, this skirt was used in gardening. Can also use this fiber as handle for Pandanus baskets.
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n exchange of food between two or a few people
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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
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interjection a call to the clouds to rain
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n strait, passage between islands
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n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5259)
Example: Photo by jcorrie / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
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n hair of the head
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n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5226)
Example: The stems of this grass are tied together and woven to make the wall of a traditional house. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
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adj exceedingly small
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hvao
n husk (of grain in particular)
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n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell
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[kasi] n. Skipjack Tuna
(Bislama) Skipjack
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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kauroukau
[kauroukau] n. Chameleon Parrotfish
Example: Photo by Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[kaurounu] n. Hound Needlefish, Crocodile Longtom
Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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n sakau, kava
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n square woven mat for sitting on
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koraga
n large crowbar
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n neck, back of neck
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[likou] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Adult)
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[likou] n. Yellowfin Parrotfish (Adult)
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[maɸei] n. Longfin African Conger, Moustache Conger, Blacklip Conger
Example: Photo by Patrick Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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mahmaji
[mahmaʃi] n. Bluespine Unicornfish
Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[melomelo] n. Darkfin Hind, Flagtail Grouper
Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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n a dream
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narikai
n tree sp. with berry-like fruit from which glue is made
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n magic sign, lucky omen
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n adze
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pakafeiniu
n stalk of the coconut frond
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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
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n shoulder
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[baru popai] n. Oblique-Banded Jobfish, Oblique-Banded Snapper
(Bislama) Yello Stripe Poulet
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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forelegs
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[pebar] n. Hairy Hotlips, Blubberlip
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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place with little earth
bookmarkpoja rima tama
n little
bookmarkpomea
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5269)
Example: This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkpula takai
[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
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rai
[rai] n. Doublespotted Queenfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[ramarari] n. Yellowspotted Trevally, Turrum
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[romaʃi] n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4182)
Example: The young leaves are edible. Boil them for 30 minutes, and eat. The fruits are also edible and are eaten. Boil fruits 1 hour and eat with coconut. Also, you can wrap the leaves of this plant with Cordyline fruitcosa (MJB 4180) leaves and bake in fire, adding meat as well.
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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
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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
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[ruku] n. Sling-Jaw Wrasse
Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[sekaʋesi] n. Spotted Coralgrouper
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[sija] n. Humpback Red Snapper, Paddletail
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[sumu] n. Rough Triggerfish, Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish, Oceanic Triggerfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5262)
Example: Photo by dagendresen / iNaturalist, License: CC0. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
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[tapatu ʋai] n. Bigeye Barracuda
Example: Photo by Philippe Guillaume, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[tapi toki] n. small, densely branched tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4160)
Example: This plant is used for firewood, as when it is cut green, it will burn quite easily. The can be used to make rafters. It cannot be used as a housepost in the ground, as it will not last long at all.
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uoguo
n tooth decay
bookmarkvetei
[ʋetei] n. Sidespot Goatfish
Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[ʋetei] n. Yellowstriped Goatfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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