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aiau noiai afatumubuku

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I have grandchildren

amuamu

n strands, threads

Averi

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n village near Mouga, Futuna

eigo

n name

fakar woro

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[fakar woro] n slope

fana

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n mediator

Fanau Fatu

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n an early European name for Futuna

fare

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General term for a house.

fare

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n house, dwelling

fare otea

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[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

fatakina eisu

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n bridge of nose

fatoto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ɸatoto] Wooden pegs around outrigger beam keeping it in place.

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

feitama

a the flowers of reeds, breadfruit, and chestnuts

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

fiso

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n foam, boiling bubbles

fofo

n deck

foi rakau

n a killing stick (black)

foi’ata

The fiber of this plant is used as a rope. Collect the young shoots, strip off bark and use fresh as a rope, especially to tie and carry baskets or firewood. The birds eat fruits; hunters know this and they hunt there.
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[ɸoi’ata] n. banyan-forming fig tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4183)

Example: The fiber of this plant is used as a rope. Collect the young shoots, strip off bark and use fresh as a rope, especially to tie and carry baskets or firewood. The birds eat fruits; hunters know this and they hunt there.

foia

v to peel or skin something

foruku

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n small canoe

fufuru kugkumi

n beard

furuseo

Zosterops griseotinctus
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[furuseo] Louisiade White-eye

Example: Photo by Remi Bigonneau, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

gai

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[ngai] n almond, almond tree

gako

n fat, lard, grease

gata

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[ŋata] n land snake

gatara kosi

Epinephelus corallicola http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-corallicola.html
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[ŋatara kosi] n. Coral Grouper, Coral Rock Grouper

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

gatara kosi

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

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

heimata

n eye

Hlohloi

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n crater at top of Futuna

hma

Acanthurus leucocheilus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-leucocheilus.html
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[hma] n. Palelipped Surgeonfish

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

hnou

v to thatch

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.

jito

Ctenochaetus striatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Ctenochaetus-striatus.html
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[ʃitou] n. Striated Surgeonfish, Lined Bristletooth

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

kaa

n parrot species

kai

n root

kai ta geji

n tabooed food

kanai

Mugil cephalus http://fishbase.org/summary/Mugil-cephalus.html
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[kanai] n. Flathead Grey Mullet, Sea Mullet, Grey Mullet

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

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

kanouri

n flesh

karoa

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n necklace

kasi

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n cockle shell fish

katea

n forward portion of canoe hull

kato iotea

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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

kautariga

n side of ear lobe

kina

n small sea urchin sp.

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

koia

v to husk coconuts

koka sore

n tree sp.

koraga

n large crowbar

kumarae

n forehead

kurapo

Lipocheilus carnolabrum http://fishbase.org/summary/Lipocheilus-carnolabrum.html
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[kurapo] n. Tang’s Snapper

(Bislama) Yello Brim

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

kuru

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n breadfruit

kuru kuru

Cover top layer of earth oven.
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[kuru kuru] n. sparsely branched tree, growing in well developed secondary forest. young fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4149)

Example: Cover top layer of earth oven.

lama

n torch

lape

n vagina

lavafatu

n knot

magia

n flea

magmaga

n scorpion

maisu vaka

n figurehead of a canoe

matarua

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n girdle, men’s

melomelo

Epinephelus fasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-fasciatus.html
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[melomelo] n. Blacktip Grouper

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

moana

n the sea (particularly the deep sea)

moega

n cloth, clothing

moiau

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

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

mu

Monotaxis heterodon http://fishbase.org/summary/Monotaxis-heterodon.html
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[mu] n. Redfin Bream

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

nasivar

grave, cemetary

nauoua, uaua

n entrails, tendons, sinew, blood vessels

ndara

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ndara] fish part: dorsal fin

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

nifo

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[niɸo] fish part: tooth

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nifo

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n tooth

nogia

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n request

paea

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n stone fence

Paletamoko

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n homesite in Futuna

parata

n game or prey

paretafeikofi

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

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

pau

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n edible white fruit

paua

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

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

poruku

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[porugu] General name for any canoe.

puku kohi

n buttocks, anus

rakomai

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greeting Welcome!

rawai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[rawai] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

Ro Fatu

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n stone in Futuna

Rofatu

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[rofatu] n. village of Futuna

roi

Cephalopholis formosa http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-formosa.html
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[roi] n. Bluelined Hind, Bluelined Grouper

Example: Photo by Amada44 / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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))

sope

n cowlick, tuft of hair

Tagarosaro

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n rock in Futuna

taguruguru

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n thunder

takere

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[takere] The floor of the canoe.

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

tangata

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n husband, man

tapa vae

n instep

tarakisi jino

Neoniphon opercularis http://fishbase.org/summary/Neoniphon-opercularis.html
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[tarakisi ʃinou] n. Blackfin Squirrelfish

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

Toga Tea

Toga Tea
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[toga tea] n. wind from the southeast towards Hteiu

tohtomata

n inside of eyes beside nose

toutou

Aerodramus vanikorensis
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[toutou] Uniform Swiftlet and Mayr’s Swiftlet

Example: Photo by Lip Kee Yap, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

turi vae

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n knee, including lower part of leg

umue umue

Naso hexacanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-hexacanthus.html
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[umwe umwe] n. Sleek Unicornfish

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

Uritoga Fine

Uritoga Fine
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[uritoga fine] n. wind from the south towards Nukubi

vetei

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Mulloidichthys-flavolineatus.html
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[ʋetei] n. Yellowstripe Goatfish

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