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au tai

n foam, steam

fara harafa

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v roast in wrapped leaves

fara rafa

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v roast in leaves

fare furufuru

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[fare furufuru] A type of traditional housing.

farigoi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ɸariŋoi] Canoe marking which signifies tribe and ownership.

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

fau

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[ɸau] Third verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

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

foi ifi

n traditional dance done by women

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

fuji

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[fuʃi] n banana

futji

n black banana

gai

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[ngai] n almond, almond tree

garo, hgaro

n jaw, tooth, molar

garu

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n wave, breaker

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

gatara kosi

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

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

hfana

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n bow

hge

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n a cough

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

hliki

adj small

hpunaga

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[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

htao

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[tʰao] n Saturday

hua

n fruit

hvao

n husk (of grain in particular)

Ibau

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n new form of Pau, a village in Futuna

igoa

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[iŋoa] name

ikofi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ikoɸi] Tongs made of twisted cane, used to pick up hot rocks from oven.

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

jiji

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ʃiʃi] Section joining upper and lower section of main canoe. Traditonally made of pandanus root.

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

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

kalelega

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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

kamoa

n nape of neck

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

kapkapa

Collocalia esculenta and Collocalia spodiopygius
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[kapkapa] Glossy Swiftlet and White-rumped Swiftlet

Example: Photo by T R Shankar Raman, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

karea

n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell

karkari

n stalk of banana

katea

n forward portion of canoe hull

kato vaka

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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

kaukava

n sweat

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

kautau

n dry taro kept for planting

keripoga

n a feast

kiato

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kiato] The beams connecting the main canoe to the outrigger.

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

kiri

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n skin

koga vae

n leg, calf of leg

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))

kuganai

n bay

kumarae

n forehead

kuru

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n breadfruit

liko

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

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

mafe

Conger cinereus http://fishbase.org/summary/Conger-cinereus.html
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[maɸei] n. Longfin African Conger, Moustache Conger, Blacklip Conger

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

mamke

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n hawk

marari sega

Carangoides bajad http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-bajad.html
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[marariseŋa] n. Orangespotted Trevally

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

mauri

n life

melomelo

Cephalopholis sexmaculata http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-sexmaculata.html
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[melomelo] n. Sixblotch Hind, Saddle Grouper

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

moa

chicken

nahnatua

n coconut and banana pudding

namirau

Stems of this species are used for house posts and for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5273)

Example: Stems of this species are used for house posts and for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nignigifatu

Haliastur indus
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[niŋniŋifatu] Brahminy Kite

Example: Photo by Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

nikaso

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[nikasof] n orphan

niu

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n coconut

nohkano

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n spirit

nufe

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[nufwe?] n caterpillar

otea

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[otea] n midday

paretafeikofi

v to give little in return, give a small return feast

paru pula

Etelis carbunculus http://fishbase.org/summary/Etelis-carbunculus.html
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[baru pula] n. Deep Water Red Snapper, Ruby Snapper

(Bislama) Sottell Red Poulet

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

peau

whitecaps, ocean swell

peka

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flying fox

pelu

notch

phane

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[phane] Coconut grating bench.

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

pora bora

Naso vlamingii http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-vlamingii.html
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[bora bora] n. Bignose Unicornfish

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

puku kohi

n buttocks, anus

Ramala

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[ramala] n. village of Futuna

raukimato

n inner corner of eye

rube

Ducula pacifica
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[rube] Pigeon

Rueto

Rueto
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[rueto] n. wind from the northwest towards Namuji

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

segeakage

n foreskin

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

sumu

Canthidermis maculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Canthidermis-maculatus.html
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[sumu] n. Rough Triggerfish, Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish, Oceanic Triggerfish

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

Tagutu

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n village in Futuna

takafa

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[takaɸa] A song sung while waiting for the food in the earth oven to cook, using sticks for rhythm.

tatoafa

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[tatoafa] The name for a desert-like area on Vanuatu with lots of rocks and wild canes. Is still used for cultivating some crops.

tau

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v thatch

tona fatu

n wart

torojei fotara

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n lower sail

touji

Cetoscarus ocellatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cetoscarus-ocellatus.html
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[touʃi] n. Spotted Parrotfish

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

turi rima

n elbow

turu turu

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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

uaofuru boh

Parupeneus ciliatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-ciliatus.html
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[woɸoru bo’] n. Whitesaddle Goatfish, Diamondscale Goatfish

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

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

ulu vaka

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n front part of the canoe

uoroga

Acanthurus lineatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-lineatus.html
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[woroŋou] n. Lined Surgeonfish, Bluelined Surgeonfish

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

Urifafa

Urifafa
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[urifafa] n. wind from the southwest near Sukeamu/Oneone

uru rima

n wrist, fist

Veronan

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n another name for Futuna

vetei

Upeneus taeniopterus http://fishbase.org/summary/Upeneus-taeniopterus.html
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[ʋetei] n. Finstripe Goatfish

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

wowofine

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5244)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this vine to decorate their heads during the Kastom dance. If people decorate their heads with this vine today, they say that the vine is from the God of Matchichiki, Futina and if one wears it, people will know that the person is from Futuna--a form of identity. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))