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alokave

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n tentacle

ama

n a kind of tree, the root produces a spice

ari

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n flounder

aro

n chest, front side

aruarua

n substitute, duplicate (examples include a person killed in retaliation for another’s death, one of two persons chewing kava, or one who chews kava for others to drink).

ataua

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[doua] n arrowroot

ausafi

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n smoke of fire

elta

n elder

entin

n engine

fafetai

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discourse Thank you!

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fara harafa

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v roast in wrapped leaves

fatakanu

n charm worn for the dead

fatoto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[fatoto] The fore and aft pegs holding up the outrigger boom.

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

fatupuga

n meeting, council

firoa

Gymnocranius microdon http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-microdon.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Blue-Spotted Large-Eye Bream

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

firoa

Lethrinus miniatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-miniatus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Trumpet Emperor, Red Throat Emperor

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

foe

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[ɸoe] Paddle of canoe.

foi’ata

The fiber of this plant is used as a rope. Collect the young shoots, strip off bark and use fresh as a rope, especially to tie and carry baskets or firewood. The birds eat fruits; hunters know this and they hunt there.
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[ɸoi’ata] n. banyan-forming fig tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4183)

Example: The fiber of this plant is used as a rope. Collect the young shoots, strip off bark and use fresh as a rope, especially to tie and carry baskets or firewood. The birds eat fruits; hunters know this and they hunt there.

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

fuafa

n fruiting season

fujiatara

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v to put up a sail

furu fare

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[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

gaja eipu

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[ŋaʃa ipu] n skull

gaone ~ hgaone

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[hgaone] n sand, beach

gatara kosi

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

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

gausau

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))

geji

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

hfine

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n woman

hge

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n a cough

hgu

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[hŋu] n cuttlefish; squid

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hleu

v ripen

hpunaga

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[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Ibau

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n new form of Pau, a village in Futuna

ika maru

Scarus frenatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-frenatus.html
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[ika maru] n. Bridled Parrotfish

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

ipapao

n empty shell of a fruit

jirog

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[ʃiroŋ] A house component: a window.

kaa

n parrot species

kaomaru

Photo by pl_stenger / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5251)

Example: Photo by pl_stenger / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

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

kauaga

n groin

kauraniu

n spine

kauvmaka kiato

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kauvmaka kiato] Y-shaped stick (peg) used to attach the outrigger beam.

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

keripoga

n a feast

kiriragutu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kiriraŋutu] fish part: lip

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

kofu

n dew, mist, fog

koho, koi

n anus, buttocks

kopra

n dried coconut meat

kotauia

n wing

lavanu

n loop knot

liko

Scarus ghobban http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-ghobban.html
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[likou] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Adult)

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

magarafu

n ashes

mahmaji

Naso lopezi http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-lopezi.html
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[mahmaʃi] n. Elongate Unicornfish, Slender Unicornfish

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

maivaka

n stranger, foreigner

maka

n sling

maki

n sickness

mamke

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n hawk

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

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

marigariga

n cheek

matjikovi

n little toe

mega

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n cloth

melomelo

Cephalopholis sonnerati http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-sonnerati.html
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[melomelo] n. Tomato Hind, Tomato Grouper

Example: Photo by Ian V. Shaw / ALA, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

momoramaga

n evening star

morua

n place where the sun sets

mtane

n boy, youth, young man

mutu

Kyphosus bigibbus http://fishbase.org/summary/Kyphosus-bigibbus.html
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[mutu] n. Brown Chub, Grey Sea Chub, Grey Drummer

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

napani

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n kind of banana

napula

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

naruru

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[naruru] The name of a place on Futuna island which is good for planting banana and mango.

nifo

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[niɸo] fish part: tooth

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

nikaso

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n orphan

nikipisi

n sandalwood tree

nouka

n spider web

nuane

n husband, old man

pau

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n edible white fruit

pekau, pakau

n shoulder

peua

n liver

poirima

n top of hand

poja rima tusi

n index finger

pomea

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))

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

ragutu

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n mouth

rei

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n sweet yam

Retu Matoga

Retu Matoga
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[retu matoga] n. wind from the east towards Tekau

rouate

n liver

ruku

Hemigymnus melapterus http://fishbase.org/summary/Hemigymnus-melapterus.html
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[ruku] n. Blackeye Thicklip, Thicklip Wrasse

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

ruku

Cheilinus fasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-fasciatus.html
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[ruku] n. Redbreasted Wrasse

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

sakiri

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[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

sasua

Plectorhinchus albovittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-albovittatus.html
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[sasua] n. Two-Striped Sweetlips, Giant Sweetlips

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Sinou

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[sino] The name of a beach on Futuna island.

somfoyaka

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[somfoyaga] a type of fish

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

soni

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5274)

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

tasi

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num 1, one

turu turu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[turu turu] A house component: small vertical beams supporting the A-shaped section of the house.

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

ukau

n pus

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