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alokave

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n tentacle

ara tapu

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

ari

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n flounder

bai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[bai] Pile of stones used to mark boundaries.

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

eisi ~ esi

n pawpaw, papaya

etega

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[eteŋa] seat in the canoe

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fakamijimiji

v to dream continuously of one thing

fakau sore

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[ɸakau sore] Said to be the oldest tree on the island, the first tree. It grows slowly and grows nowhere else. Cutting this tree is not allowed.

fanua

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n island, land, country, homeland

fatu tapu

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n taboo stone

Feava

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[fejava] n bay, inlet

feiji

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v to copulate

feitama

a the flowers of reeds, breadfruit, and chestnuts

feituna

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[feituna] n buttocks, bottom

feniepuku

n arrow (for a bird)

fetuanake

n peacemaker

foivananone

n strait, passage between islands

fojinai

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[foʃinai] n womb

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

fonkapiji

n narrow crevice or hole in stone or reef

fonu tapa

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ɸonu tapa] A type of shell. Possibly family Nautilidae.

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

fuafa

n fruiting season

fue

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[ɸue] Second verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

fujitoma

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n kind of banana

furu fare

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[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the roof thatching.

gasina

n taro and banana garden

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

gatara kosi

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

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

gojia

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[ŋoʃia] The technique of fastening the leaves used for a house’s thatching.

heimata

n eye

hkafiga

n cooking, preparation of food

hleo

n field

hnunafi

v to scale fish

ifio

n a native dance

ika

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n fish

ika maru

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

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

ivi pua

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n spine, backbone

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

kaikarapusi, karapusi

n collar bone

kanai

Chanos chanos http://fishbase.org/summary/Chanos-chanos.html
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[kanai] n. Milkfish

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

kapekanu

Lutjanus quinquelineatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-quinquelineatus.html
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[kapekanu] n. Five-Lined Snapper

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

kato vaka

n basket with two cornered base

kaukava atua

n poisonous vine, hemlock

kauraniu

n spine

kiriragutu

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

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ko kava

Used as a fish poison. Macerate stems and put into pool with water. Smash further until juice comes out. As a result, fish are stunned and can be harvested.
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[ko kaʋa] n. liana, growing in well developed secondary forest. flowers pale pink. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4154)

Example: Used as a fish poison. Macerate stems and put into pool with water. Smash further until juice comes out. As a result, fish are stunned and can be harvested.

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

ko uorukago

Xiphias gladius http://fishbase.org/summary/Xiphias-gladius.html
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[kou warukaŋou] n. Swordfish

(Bislama) Swordfish

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Heritage Library, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

koufafa

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[kofafa] n jaw

kurapo

Lethrinus erythropterus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-erythropterus.html
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[kurapou] n. Longfin Emperor

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

mageo

n an itch

magmaga

n scorpion

manini

Acanthurus triostegus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-triostegus.html
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[manini] n. Convict Surgeonfish, Convict Tang

Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

maramrama

n daybreak

marau

Sargocentron caudimaculatum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-caudimaculatum.html
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[marau] n. Silverspot Squirrelfish, Tailspot Squirrelfish

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

moiau

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

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

moko hliki

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[moko hliki] A type of small, brown and black skink.

muriri

(authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5261)

Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

nairea

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5233)

Example: Birds eat this fruit. Hunters know this and hunt near this tree when the fruits are ripe. Second use contributed by Samuel Seru. To treat gonorrhea. Scrape inner bark of the stem to fill 1/3 of a cup. Then fill with cool water and drink 1 x daily for 5 days in the morning. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

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))

napari

n a native cabbage

neli

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[nieli] n friend

pai

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

pakeisu

n point of the nose

Paletamoko

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n homesite in Futuna

paru kaiau

Etelis coruscans http://fishbase.org/summary/Etelis-coruscans.html
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[baru kajau] n. Deep Water Long-Tail Red Snapper, Flame Snapper

(Bislama) Longtel Red Poulet

Example: Photo by MCZ / Harvard University, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

paru taplenake

Hyporthodus octofasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Hyporthodus-octofasciatus.html
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[baru taplenake] n. Eightbar Grouper

(Bislama) Eit Ban Los

Example: Photo by Fish Database of Taiwan, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

paua

Siganus spinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-spinus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Little Spinefoot, Scribbled Rabbitfish

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

pebar

Plectorhinchus gibbosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-gibbosus.html
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[pebar] n. Hairy Hotlips, Blubberlip

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pehpeki

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species of jellyfish

pekau

shoulder

penpenu

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n section of umbolical cord on newborn which drops off

pogo mata

n face

poirima

n top of hand

poja rima louiariri

[poʃo rima lowiariri] n middle finger

poja vae

n toes

poruku

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[porugu] General name for any canoe.

pula

Myripristis kuntee http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-kuntee.html
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[pula’] n. Shoulderbar Soldierfish

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

pula gogo

Myripristis adusta http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-adusta.html
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[pulaŋoŋo] n. Shadowfin Soldierfish

Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

rai

Scomberoides lysan http://fishbase.org/summary/Scomberoides-lysan.html
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[rai] n. Doublespotted Queenfish

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

sakiri

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[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

sia

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Heteropriacanthus-cruentatus.html
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[sija] n. Glasseye

Example: Photo by Rick Winterbottom / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

sia

Lutjanus gibbus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-gibbus.html
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[sija] n. Humpback Red Snapper, Paddletail

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Sinou

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

soa

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n sibling or parallel cousin of same sex (of woman)

taku

n waist, pelvis

tama

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n child of oneself, child of one’s siblings and parallel cousins of the same sex as oneself

tape

n navel

tapeua

n stomach

tapu

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n Sunday

taufufu

n suture on top of skull

tawai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[tawai] The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.

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Toga

Toga
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[toga] n. wind from the east towards Mari

tohtomata

n inside of eyes beside nose

toi

n. Tree to 15 m, dbh 20 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5217)

Example: The stems of this tree are good for timber that is used for house posts. The stems can also be burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

toto

Bodianus loxozonus http://fishbase.org/summary/Bodianus-loxozonus.html
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[toto] n. Blackfin Hogfish

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

uaofuru boh

Parupeneus insularis http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-insularis.html
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[woɸoru bo’] n. Twosaddle Goatfish

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

ufi

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n yam

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