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ata

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

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

erufie

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[erufie] phr. you’re welcome

eture

Atule mate http://fishbase.org/summary/Atule-mate.html
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[eture] n. Yellowtail Scad

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

faka masi

Children like to eat the fruits when they ripen black. Stem for house posts, as the wood is very strong.
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[ɸaka masi] n. well branched tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4151)

Example: Children like to eat the fruits when they ripen black. Stem for house posts, as the wood is very strong.

fakafura

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[fakafura] n diaphragm

fakamarumaru

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n shelter

fakatapu

n sweetheart

fakatoni

n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut

fano

n trip

fare

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n house, dwelling

fatakina eisu

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n bridge of nose

fatu

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n rock

fatupuga

n meeting, council

fine [hfine]

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n wife, woman

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

Gymnocranius grandoculis http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-grandoculis.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Blue-Lined Large-Eye Bream

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

foga

n band, group, troop

foi rei

n a killing stick

foivananone

n strait, passage between islands

fufuru kumkumi

n beard

fugona

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n niece, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law

fujira

v to sail, move by sail

gasau

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[ŋasau] wild cane

gatara kosi

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

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

gatara kosi

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

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

gatara kosi

Epinephelus coioides http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-coioides.html
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[ŋatara kosi] n. Orange-Spotted Grouper

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

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

hlava

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

Hlohloi

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n crater at top of Futuna

hmate

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n death

hne

sex

Htafu

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n homesite in Esoa

ifio

n a native dance

jineivae, jinovae

n calf of leg

kareka

v hiccough, burp

karoa

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n necklace

kasifa

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[kasifa] n reef, shoal, sandbar (especially deeper sections of reef)

katea

n forward portion of canoe hull

kau

n reef, rocks

kaukava

n sweat

kautau

n dry taro kept for planting

kauvmaka kiato

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kauvmaka kiato] Y-shaped stick used to hold up the outrigger beam.

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

kave

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

keiu

n water bird sp.

kiri

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n skin

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))

kopunaua karoa

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n type of necklace

kotauia

n wing

kotkoto

n valley, dale

kouhmara

Unspecified medicinal use.
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[kouhmara] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5057)

Example: Unspecified medicinal use.

kuganai

n bay

kurapo

Lethrinus harak http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-harak.html
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[kurapou] n. Thumbprint Emperor, Blackspot Emperor

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

maire

Microsorum grossum
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[maire] n. terrestrial. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2524)

marae

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n village common

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

marau ta

Sargocentron spiniferum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-spiniferum.html
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[marau ta] n. Sabre Squirrelfish

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

masi

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n bark cloth

matoka

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n coral reef

matuku

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n blue heron

moa

chicken

moko hliki

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

Moriga

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n village in Futuna

mota

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5247)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

nalolo

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n frigate bird

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.

naruru

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[naruru] The name of a place on Futuna island which is good for planting banana and mango.

nasivar

grave, cemetary

nimoro

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n sea slug

niseni maru

Christella harveyi
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[niseni maru] n. terrestrial; leaves up to 1.0 m. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2523)

nisori

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[nisouri] A traditional broom

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

nopogi

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n day, season

pai

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

pakafeina

n coconut spathe

Paletamoko

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n homesite in Futuna

papakaifi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[papakaiɸi] fish part: pectoral fin

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

paretafeikofi

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

paru kopau kanu

Paracaesio xanthura http://fishbase.org/summary/Paracaesio-xanthura.html
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[baru kopau kanu] n. Yellowtail Blue Snapper, False Fusilier

(Bislama) Yello Tel Brim

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

parurai

Coryphaena hippurus http://fishbase.org/summary/Coryphaena-hippurus.html
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[parurai] n. Common Dolphinfish, Mahi Mahi

(Bislama) Mahi Mahi

Example: Photo by Alex Kerstitch / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Pau

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n village in Futuna

pebar

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

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

rero

n tongue

ruku

Hemigymnus melapterus http://fishbase.org/summary/Hemigymnus-melapterus.html
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[ruku] n. Blackeye Thicklip, Thicklip Wrasse

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

ruku

Epibulus insidiator http://fishbase.org/summary/Epibulus-insidiator.html
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[ruku] n. Sling-Jaw Wrasse

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

Saferaro

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[saveraro] The name of a harbor on Futuna island.

sakavesi

Variola albimarginata http://fishbase.org/summary/Variola-albimarginata.html
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[sekaʋesi] n. White-Edged Lyretail

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

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

sumfo iaka

Aprion virescens http://fishbase.org/summary/Aprion-virescens.html
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[sumfo jaka] n. Green Jobfish

(Bislama) Salmon Fis

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

sumtukuga

Balistoides viridescens http://fishbase.org/summary/Balistoides-viridescens.html
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[sumtukuŋa] n. Titan Triggerfish

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

taguruguru

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n thunder

Tamamu

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n feasting area

Tamurivaka

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n boulders near Sinou, Futuna

tapatu vai

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

Example: Photo by Philippe Guillaume, License: CC BY-NC 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

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

tau

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v thatch

terap

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n oven

teriki

teriki

A Futuna traditional game ("chief") played with shells arrayed in a circle. Helps to develop cognitive skills.

tjoku feava i Severaro

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my bay is Severaro

ufi

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n yam

vave

Lutjanus russellii http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-russellii.html
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[ʋa:ʋe] n. Russell’s Snapper, Moses Perch

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia