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aiau noiai afatumubuku

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I have grandchildren

ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

arigawagawa

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[arigawagawa] A refreshment consumed after a fishing expedition or other hard labor.

ataua

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[doua] n arrowroot

au

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[au] n foam, steam

ejia

v to copulate (profane)

fakamijimiji

v to dream continuously of one thing

fakao magaro

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n cross cousin of opposite sex

fakau sore [fakau hsore]

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n ancestors

Fanau Fatu

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n an early European name for Futuna

fanua

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n island, land, country, homeland

fare

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n house, dwelling

fare otea

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[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

favaka

n wood planks, prepared lumber

feitama

a the flowers of reeds, breadfruit, and chestnuts

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

foia

v to peel or skin something

foiakahtanu

n a rich man, who has many plants and much food

fora

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n whale

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

fufuru

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n hair

fujitoma

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n kind of banana

gakere ~ hgakere

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[hgakere] n land

hgavava

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[hŋaʋaʋa] fish part: insides, intestines

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

hta

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[tʰa] The can used to bail water out of the canoe.

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

itamtautu

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[itamtautu] The name of a harbor with a point on Futuna island where there are coconuts. A good place to plant mango and banana.

itatafu

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[itatafu] The name for the top part of the island. It is flat and good for growing different kinds of taro.

jijifi

Zebrasoma velifer http://fishbase.org/summary/Zebrasoma-velifer.html
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[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Sailfin Tang, Sailfin Surgeonfish

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

kaifara

n sideboard of canoe

kairavaru

n long club with one root at head

kamoni

n bean

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

katiepia

n long club with roots at head

kato

small woven bag

kauaga

n groin

kaupa

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n fence

kaupega

n fishing net

kauraniu

n spine

kauroukau

Scarus chameleon http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-chameleon.html
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[kauroukau] n. Chameleon Parrotfish

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

kaurounu

Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus http://fishbase.org/summary/Tylosurus-crocodilus-crocodilus.html
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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

kiato

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n outrigger rods

kiki

n a small bird sp.

kiri foimata

n eyelid

ko uorukago

Kajikia audax http://fishbase.org/summary/Kajikia-audax.html
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[kou warukaŋou] n. Striped Marlin

(Bislama) Striped Marlin

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

koupa

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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

lavafatu

n knot

lohloli

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n sea slug

magarafu

n ashes

majijiki

n legendary hero

mata poto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[mata poto] A type of shell. Possibly genus Vasum.

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

matagi

Aglaomorpha rigidula
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[mataŋi] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2526)

melomelo

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

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

moli vaka

moli vaka
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n back part of the canoe

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))

morua

n place where the sun sets

motu

n island, bit of land

mu

Monotaxis grandoculis http://fishbase.org/summary/Monotaxis-grandoculis.html
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[mu] n. Humpnose Big-Eye Bream

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

muri foe

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n canoe paddle

namanu

Dendrolobium umbellatum
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[namanu] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4156)

nau nau

Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.
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[nau nau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5056)

Example: Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.

nikipisi

n sandalwood tree

niok

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n manioc, cassava

no ami

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[no ami] fish part: gills

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

no nafi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[no naɸi] fish part: scales

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

paru jigou

Pristipomoides filamentosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Pristipomoides-filamentosus.html
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[baru ʃiŋou] n. Crimson Jobfish, Rosy Snapper

(Bislama) Braon Poulet

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

Pau

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n village in Futuna

paua

Siganus fuscescens http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-fuscescens.html
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[ba:wa] n. Dusky Rabbitfish

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

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

Pentoro

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n homesite in Futuna

pohpoku tarohmara

n diaphragm

poirima

n top of hand

popokiga

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[popokiŋa] Song sung before coming ashore with fish and continued, with dance, after bringing the fish onto the beach.

porogeisu, purogeisu

n nostril

pula

Myripristis murdjan http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-murdjan.html
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[pula’] n. Pinecone Soldierfish, Small-Eyed Squirrelfish

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

pure tane

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[pure tani] n. generic name for shells ("boys shell")

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

pusi

Pavetta opulina
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[pusi] n. small tree, 2.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4179)

ramaga

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[ramaŋa] a season

rero

n tongue

Ro Fatu

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n stone in Futuna

saka

Fruit is edible when bract is dry. Boil the whole plant in a 1 liter of hot water, for 1 hour. Make certain juice comes out from plant. To treat dengue fever, drink hot 1-2 cups daily, for 2-3 days.
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[saka] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5059)

Example: Fruit is edible when bract is dry. Boil the whole plant in a 1 liter of hot water, for 1 hour. Make certain juice comes out from plant. To treat dengue fever, drink hot 1-2 cups daily, for 2-3 days.

Severaro

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n Herald Bay, Futuna

sili

Photo by raphaelsandro / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. The leaves of this plant are said to be a good local cabbage, cooked in soup and other foods. The fruits are used to spice food, giving it a hot taste. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n. Herb to 50 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5216)

Example: Photo by raphaelsandro / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. The leaves of this plant are said to be a good local cabbage, cooked in soup and other foods. The fruits are used to spice food, giving it a hot taste. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Sisait Futuna

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n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

Sorenau

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n big rocks overlooking Mouga, Futuna

sukale moana

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae and Pseudobulweria becki
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[sukale moana] Silver Gull and Beck’s Petrel

Example: Photo by Tony Hisgett, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

suku

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[suku] fish part: caudal fin

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

tamori

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[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

Tamurivaka

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n boulders near Sinou, Futuna

tjinea

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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

tona reo

n wart

turi vae

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n knee, including lower part of leg

ufi

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n yam

uipini

Caranx ignobilis http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-ignobilis.html
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[wibini] n. Giant Trevally

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

uoguo

n tooth decay

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

uorukago marari

Gymnosarda unicolor http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnosarda-unicolor.html
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[warukaŋou marari] n. Dogtooth Tuna

(Bislama) Dogtooth

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

uoukago

Acanthocybium solandri http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthocybium-solandri.html
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[wakaŋou] n. Wahoo

(Bislama) Wahoo

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

vaka

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n canoe

watjiri

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[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder

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.