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aikofi

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n tongs for fire

alokave

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n tentacle

ama

n a kind of tree, the root produces a spice

ama

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ama] Outrigger of canoe, shorter name.

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

ara fafare

n village (lit. row of houses)

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

au tai

n foam, steam

bukusi

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[bukusi] a type of fish

buruga

buruga
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[burunga] Metal piece on the front of the canoe.

ejia

v to copulate (profane)

Esia

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n village of Futuna

fa’afetai

thank you

Fafakaraua

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[fafakaraua] n. village of Futuna

Faka Masaga

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n an inlet of Futuna

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakaog

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

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakukuga o pakau

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[fakukuŋa o pakau] n shoulder blade

fare furufuru

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[fare furufuru] A type of traditional housing.

Fatu Ao

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n morning star

fau

n hibiscus tree

feniepuku

n arrow (for a bird)

feria

v beg from one who has nothing; teasing, joke-telling

fesaoga

n story

firoa

Lethrinus obsoletus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-obsoletus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Orange-Striped Emperor

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, 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

foivai

n calabash, bottle

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

fua

n fruit (includes nuts and berries)

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.

furu fare

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[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the roof thatching.

Futuna

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n Futuna

gatara kosi

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

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

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

gojia

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[ŋoʃia] The technique of fastening the leaves used for a house’s thatching.

hfine

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woman

hkio

adj exceedingly small

hma

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n dry

ikaramanga

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[ikaramanga] The types of fish that fisherman are not permitted to eat.

kafika

n Malay Apple tree, Rose apple tree

kamakama

kamakama
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n crab sp.

kamoni tai

Canavalia
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[kamoni tai] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5058)

kanawaka

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[kanawaka] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

kape

Lutjanus argentimaculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-argentimaculatus.html
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[ka:pe] n. Mangrove Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack

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

kari

n penis

kasifa uiui

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kasifa wiwi] n. blue coral

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

kauliginea, kouliginea

n guts, intestines

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))

kava

n sakau, kava

keire

n sweet potato sp.

kiri kohi

n cheeks of buttocks

kisaria

Rhipidura leucophrys
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[kisaria] Willie Wagtail

Example: Photo by James Niland, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

kofeinnai

n pudendeum

kumu

n lime

kuriri

Scolopacidae
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[kuriri] Curlews and Sandpipers

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

kutu po

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n bug

laso

n testicles

mago

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[maŋo] n. Shark

makaka

Selaginella rechingeri
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[makaka] n. terrestrial; leaves up to 0.75 m; common. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2525)

manuava

n penis

marara

n charcoal, coals of fire

matua

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[matua] n thumb

mimi

n urine (profane)

mori mori

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5267)

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

mtagi

n wind

muruji

n generic term for bananas

naireakava

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5235)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Namtaperi

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n cliffs near Esoa

namuriri

n mint plant

nikipisi

n sandalwood tree

nimoro

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n sea slug

nufe

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[nufwe?] n caterpillar

pai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[pai] boundary stones

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

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

panpaniga

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n marriage agreement ceremony

parafara

n tree fern

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 corallinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-corallinus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Blue-Spotted Spinefoot, Coral Rabbitfish

Example: Photo by BS Thurner Hof / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

pogo mata

n face

poja rima

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[poʃo rima] n fingers

rauai

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n sideboard (of a canoe)

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

sakavesi

Variola louti http://fishbase.org/summary/Variola-louti.html
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[sekaʋesi] n. Yellow-Edged Lyretail

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

sasua

Plectorhinchus picus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-picus.html
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[sasua] n. Painted Sweetlip, Dotted Sweetlip

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

sia

Priacanthus blochii http://fishbase.org/summary/Priacanthus-blochii.html
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[sija] n. Paeony Bullseye, Bloch’s Bigeye

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

Sisait Futuna

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n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

Sorenau

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n big rocks overlooking Mouga, Futuna

supe

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[supwe] n mucus

Tamouga

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n lookout point on Futuna

Tamurivaka

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n boulders near Sinou, Futuna

tapaka

n female genitalia

tapi toki

Firewood--green wood will light, good for earth oven area. Stems used to make house posts.
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[tapi toki] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5052)

Example: Firewood--green wood will light, good for earth oven area. Stems used to make house posts.

tariga

[tariŋa] n ear

tawai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[tawai] The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.

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Tekau

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[tekau] n. village of Futuna

Toga Rari

Toga Rari
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[toga rari] n. wind from the southeast near Atatoma

turi vae

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n knee, including lower part of leg

ufi

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n yam

uorukago marari

Thunnus obesus http://fishbase.org/summary/Thunnus-obesus.html
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[warukaŋou marari] n. Bigeye Tuna

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

wauwau

This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.

[wauwau] n. scandent shrub, growing in open scrub. latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4159)

Example: This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.