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aiau noiai afatumubuku

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I have grandchildren

arigawagawa

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[arigawagawa] A refreshment consumed after a fishing expedition or other hard labor.

ata

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

atu

n row, line

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

fafata

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n chest

fafine

n women, girls

Faka Masaga

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n an inlet of Futuna

fakatjikina

n the end

fakau sore [fakau hsore]

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n ancestors

Fana

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n mixed descent group

fare otea

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[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Farea

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n lookout point on Futuna

faremori

n church (house of prayer)

fatu

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n rock

fatukamasi

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n kidney

fatukuru

n kidney

feiai

n conshell used in making necklaces

fiai

n shell necklace

fie

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[fie] n firewood

firoa

Lethrinus ornatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-ornatus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Ornate Emperor

Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

fogahma

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n bottom of sea

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.

fonutoki

n the brim edge of a vessel

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

furumoa

n fishing lure

gaja eipu

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[ŋaʃa ipu] n skull

gatara kosi

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-fuscoguttatus.html
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[ŋatara kosi] n. Brown-Marbled Grouper

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 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

hloma

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n high tide

hma iala

Acanthurus achilles http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-achilles.html
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[hma jala] n. Achille’s Tang

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

honu

n turtle

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

Ipariki

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n fresh water spring, Futuna

iva

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num 9, nine

Ivei

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[ivei] n. village of Futuna

ivi

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n bone

jito

Acanthurus nigroris http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-nigroris.html
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[ʃitou] n. Bluelined Surgeonfish

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

kalapuni

n sleeping mat

kamoni tai

Canavalia
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[kamoni tai] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5058)

kana

n a soft grass

kanov vaka

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[kanoʋ ʋaka] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

karaka

n a fruit tree which bears a small fruit with a single seed

kasi

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n cockle shell fish

katokato

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n dragonfly

kaujia

n bladder

kave

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

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.

kohkofe

n native cabbage

koho, koi

n anus, buttocks

kuganai

n bay

kutu

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n louse, flea

majaruti

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n fig

makoriri

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n chiton (marine mollusk)

marau

Sargocentron tiereoides http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-tiereoides.html
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[marau] n. Pink Squirrelfish

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

marigariga

n cheek

matarua

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n girdle, men’s

mate

n death, unconsciousness

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

moa

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n birds (edible)

mouga

n hill

nagavai

n stream, water channel

naiki

n. Herb to 1 m, leaves reddish colored. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5212)

Example: When a person has a stomach ache, take 5-6 leaves, squeeze them in a cup of water and drink. Said to be good to drink this for general sickness. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nikaso

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[nikasof] n orphan

nikipisi

n sandalwood tree

nomomoa

n skin of young banana fruit

ono

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num 6, six

pakaunea

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n trousers, pants

pakeifa niu

n stem of coconut fruit

Paramisi

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[paramisi] n. wind from the northwest towards Tamtautu

paru popai

Pristipomoides zonatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Pristipomoides-zonatus.html
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[baru popai] n. Oblique-Banded Jobfish, Oblique-Banded Snapper

(Bislama) Yello Stripe Poulet

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

paua

Siganus punctatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-punctatus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Goldspotted Spinefoot, Gold-Spotted Rabbitfish

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

paufa

menstruation

pehpeki

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species of jellyfish

pekau

shoulder

Pentoro

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n homesite in Futuna

pogo mata

n face

poirima

n top of hand

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

pumpuni rima

n back of hand

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

ronga

Ancient people were said to use this as a fishing line. Strip off the skin (bark) of the stem and place it in the sun to dry. Remove the fiber by stripping it off and weave the fiber into a fishing line. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5230)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this as a fishing line. Strip off the skin (bark) of the stem and place it in the sun to dry. Remove the fiber by stripping it off and weave the fiber into a fishing line. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Seuseu

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n placename, Futuna

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

siva

n second finger

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

tamana

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

tapatu vai

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

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Tekau

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[tekau] n. village of Futuna

terap

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n oven

toji

Scarus niger http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-niger.html
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[doʃi] n. Dusky Parrotfish, Swarthy Parrotfish

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

tuhtuke mata

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n eyebrows

uaimuri

n buttocks

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

Uritoga Tane

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[uritoga tane] n. wind from the south near Ivei/Nukubi

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

vetei

Upeneus vittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Upeneus-vittatus.html
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[ʋetei] n. Yellowstriped Goatfish

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watjiri

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[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder

yagesi

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[yagesi] The plateau above Tafatu. Kava and taro are planted here.