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aiau noiai afatumubuku

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I have grandchildren

ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

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

aro

n chest, front side

ata

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

au tai

n foam, steam

fa’afetai

thank you

fafetai

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fakamama

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n chasm, open window or door

fakatangigata

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))

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))

fakukuga o pakau

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[fakukuŋa o pakau] n shoulder blade

fareni

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n type of sugar cane

Fatu Ao

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n morning star

Feava

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[fejava] n bay, inlet

fine ~ hfine

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n woman, girl; female; wife

firoa

Lethrinus semicinctus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-semicinctus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Black Blotch Emperor

Example: Photo by Barry Hutchins / Western Australian Museum, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

firoa

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-rubrioperculatus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Spotcheek Emperor

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

foga

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

foi rakau

n a killing stick (black)

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

fou uru

v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties

fua

n fruit (includes nuts and berries)

fuga

Lutjanus malabaricus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-malabaricus.html
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[fuŋa] n. Malabar Blood Snapper, Saddletail Snapper, Large-Mouthed Nannygai

(Bislama) Red Snapa

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

fuji

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[fuʃi] n banana

gaone ~ hgaone

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[hgaone] n sand, beach

gatara kosi

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

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

gatara kosi

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

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

gau pakora

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[ŋau pakora] n scar, mark, trail

gutu

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n cliff

hfana

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n bow

hgaro, garo

n molars, bicuspids

htae

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n excrement

ivi naulesi

n backbone

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

kamkovai

n crab sp.

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

karea

n sea snail, conch

kaufakawara tu kokau

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[kaufaghawara tu kokau] A house component: long beams supporting upward side beams.

Kavimeta

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n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

keiu

n water bird sp.

kisaria

Rhipidura leucophrys
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[kisaria] Willie Wagtail

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

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

kohi

n anus, buttocks, backside

koka

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5231)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for making house posts as well as used for firewood. The leaves are also used as plates for holding food. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

kono mata tea

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n whites of the eye

kosegeia

n firestick

kuli

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kuli] dog

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

kumarae

n forehead

kurapo

Lethrinus erythracanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-erythracanthus.html
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[kurapou] n. Orange-Spotted Emperor, Yellowfin Emperor

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

kuru

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n breadfruit

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

liko

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

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

mago

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[maŋo] n. Shark

mahmaji

Naso brachycentron http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-brachycentron.html
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[mahmaʃi] n. Humpback Unicornfish

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

majaruti

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n fig

manu

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n bird

manuava

n penis

marara

n charcoal, coals of fire

marari sega

Caranx papuensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-papuensis.html
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[marariseŋa] n. Brassy Trevally

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

marino

Pterocaesio trilineata http://fishbase.org/summary/Pterocaesio-trilineata.html
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[marinou] n. Three-Stripe Fusilier

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

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.

matatui

n swarm or school of fish

matjira

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n knife

moiau

Scarus globiceps http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-globiceps.html
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[mwejau] n. Globehead Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

momoramaga

n evening star

mpuku

n ball

nafune

n old woman

Nakiroa

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[nakiroa] n. village of Futuna

Namruke

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[namruke] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. Half of the population of each village comes from this moiety.

natehmu

This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.
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[natehmu] n. well branched tree, growing in dense forest. fruits white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4185)

Example: This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.

nauji

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n ancestors, family, kindred, descent line

niok

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n manioc, cassava

niu

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n coconut

Niwa

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[niwa] n. Aniwa island

pakasi

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[pakasi] pig

para

adj spoiled, rotten, overripe

paua

Siganus fuscescens http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-fuscescens.html
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[ba:wa] n. White-Spotted Spinefoot, White-Spotted Rabbitfish

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

poja rima louiariri

[poʃo rima lowiariri] n middle finger

pua

n back

pusiki tai

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

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

rago

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[raŋo] n a fly

ritarita

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n men’s arm band

rokinea

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[rokinea] Traditional earth oven.

rua

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num 2, two

Sisait

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n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

siva

n second finger

sukale

Todiramphus
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[sukale] Kingfisher

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

Tamtautu Sore

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[tamtautu sore] n. village of Futuna

tapa vae

n instep

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

tjoku feava

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n my bay

Toga Tea

Toga Tea
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[toga tea] n. wind from the southeast towards Hteiu

tuamata

n upper eyelid

tutuke mata

n upper eyelid

Uritoga Tane

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[uritoga tane] n. wind from the south near Ivei/Nukubi

uru vae

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n ankle

vaka

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n canoe

vaka manu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[faka manu] n. fishing float ("canoe bird")

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