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arajia

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n a claw

ataua

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[doua] n arrowroot

bo

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[bo] A house component: central vertical beam.

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

Eronan

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n variant name for Futuna

fajagarima

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[faʃaŋarima] n wrist

fakafura

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[fakafura] n diaphragm

fakainina

n anger

fakaog

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

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fana

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[ɸana] A person with one parent from each moiety.

farere

n birth

farigoina

n knowledge

fatukuru

n kidney

fatumanu

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[fatumanu] n flint

fere

adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)

foromaga

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n vocal cords

fufuru

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n hair

fuga

Lutjanus adetii http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-adetii.html
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[fuŋa] n. Yellow-Banded Snapper, Hussar

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

gako

n fat, lard, grease

gatara kosi

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

Example: Photo by ANFC, 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.

hkanonea

adj naked

hloma

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n high tide

hma

Acanthurus nigricauda http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-nigricauda.html
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[hma] n. Epaulette Surgeonfish, Blackstreak Surgeonfish, Eyeline Surgeonfish

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

Hteiu

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[hteiu] n. village of Futuna

ikofi

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n tongs

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

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

jino

n appearance

kamoni

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kamoni] A vine with yellow flowers that grows on the beach. Tied to the Popokiga fishing song.

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

kanai

Albula glossodonta http://fishbase.org/summary/Albula-glossodonta.html
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[kanai] n. Roundjaw Bonefish

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

kanouri

n flesh

kantea

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n fat

karae

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n bush hen

kato

small woven bag

kau

n to swim

kaura

n flame

Kavimeta

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

kere

n earth, land, soil

kirisi

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n cricket, cicada

kofukofu

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n spider sp.

koga

n artery, vein

komkofatu

n. Herb to 0.5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5209)

Example: This plant is used as a styptic, to stop wounds from bleeding. Mash as much leaf as needed to cover the wound and place it directly on the wound. Also, for treating sores to help them heal, take the tops of 4 stems and squeeze the juice directly on the sore. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

koro

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n fence

koumotua

n garden

kuku

Ptilinopus
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[kuku] Fruit Doves

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

kurapo

Lethrinus laticaudis http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-laticaudis.html
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[kurapou] n. Grass Emperor

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

lavalava

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n men’s sarong

liko

Scarus forsteni http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-forsteni.html
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[likou] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Adult)

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

lohloli

n crater, large deep depression in earth

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

maisu vaka

n figurehead of a canoe

makaka

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

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

matatui

n swarm or school of fish

matuku

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n blue heron

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

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

morua

n place where the sun sets

mouga

n hill

muma

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n mother, mom

muma ~ moma

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n mother, mother’s sister

napasi

n a native cabbage

Napau

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[napau] n. village of Futuna

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.

neli

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[nieli] n friend

nifou ura

Birds eat fruits and the hunters know this, so they hunt nearby.
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[niɸou ura] n. liana climbing into canopy 5 m above the ground, growing in dense forest. fruits green to dark purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4188)

Example: Birds eat fruits and the hunters know this, so they hunt nearby.

ono

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num 6, six

pakopako

n drinkable green coconut

parata

n game or prey

paru maru

Pristipomoides flavipinnis http://fishbase.org/summary/Pristipomoides-flavipinnis.html
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[baru maru] n. Golden Eye Jobfish, Goldeneye Snapper

(Bislama) Yellofin White Poulet

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

paua

Siganus lineatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-lineatus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Golden-Lined Spinefoot, Lined Rabbitfish

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

paua

Siganus puellus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-puellus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Masked Spinefoot, Masked Rabbitfish

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

peau

whitecaps, ocean swell

pekau

shoulder

popokiga

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

poruku

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[porugu] General name for any canoe.

pua

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n grandparent

puli vae

n thigh

Rakao Roa

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n cliff in Futuna

rero

n tongue

Ruetu

Ruetu
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[ruetu] n. wind from the north towards Napau

ruku

Cheilinus chlorourus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-chlorourus.html
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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

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.

sakavesi

Plectropomus leopardus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-leopardus.html
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[sekaʋesi] n. Leopard Coralgrouper

Example: Photo by John Sear / iNaturalist, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

segeakage

n foreskin

Severaro

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n Herald Bay, Futuna

sinu

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[sinu] Fourth verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

tamana

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n father, father’s brothers, father’s male parallel cousins, mother’s husband

tamdavai

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[tamdaʋai] a spring of water

tapatu vai

Sphyraena jello http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-jello.html
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[tapatu ʋai] n. Pickhandle Barracuda

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

tapatu vai

Sphyraena obtusata http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-obtusata.html
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[tapatu ʋai] n. Yellowtail Barracuda

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taro

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n taro

toga

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n east wind

tonu

Plectropomus areolatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-areolatus.html
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[to:nu] n. Squaretail Coralgrouper

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

uorukago fufuru

Thunnus albacares http://fishbase.org/summary/Thunnus-albacares.html
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[warukaŋou ɸuɸuru] n. Yellowfin Tuna

(Bislama) Yellofin Tuna

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

uru vae

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n ankle

vae

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[vai] n leg, foot

vare vare

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[ʋare ʋare] Water more than 100 meters deep.

Varona

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n new form of Eronan, a variant name for Futuna