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ara tapu

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

aruarua

n substitute, duplicate (examples include a person killed in retaliation for another’s death, one of two persons chewing kava, or one who chews kava for others to drink).

Atafu

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n homesite in Esoa

ekega

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[ekeŋa] Seats on a canoe.

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fakamiji

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n a spider which causes dreams

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakatapu

n sweetheart

fakatauga

n the plimsoll line on a canoe, that is the level at which the sea should hit the water when it is afloat

fatakina eisu

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n bridge of nose

favaka

n wood planks, prepared lumber

fe’ai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ɸe’ai] A type of shell. Possibly genus Conus.

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ferfero ~ fefero

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adj yellow

fesao

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n language, speech

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

Lethrinus miniatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-miniatus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Trumpet Emperor, Red Throat Emperor

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

fiso

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n foam, boiling bubbles

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

fojinai

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[foʃinai] n womb

fonufonu

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n kind of beetle

fue

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n sweet potato

fuepuga

n chicken with a crown the color of which contrasts with the other head feathers

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

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 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

gau pakora

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[ŋau pakora] n scar, mark, trail

Gauta

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[gauta] n. Tanna island

gutu manu

n green coconut for drinking

havaka

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

hfine

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n woman

hkano

n flesh, body; essence

hma

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n dry

hpura

v to plant, cover seeds with earth

ji

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[ʃi] adv. only a ___, just a ___

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

kamkufatu

n crab sp.

kape

Lutjanus argentimaculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-argentimaculatus.html
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[ka:pe] n. Mangrove Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack

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

kape

Lutjanus bohar http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-bohar.html
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[ka:pe] n. Two-Spot Red Snapper, Twinspot Snapper, Red Bass

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

kari

n penis

karukaru

n salt, sea salt

kasifa

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

kauaga, kouaga

n groin

kerenei

n the world, planet earth

kona

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[kona] adj. sour

koufafa

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[kofafa] n jaw

kuku

Ptilinopus
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[kuku] Fruit Doves

Example: Photo by Papier K, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

kurapo

Lethrinus atkinsoni http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-atkinsoni.html
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[kurapou] n. Pacific Yellowtail Emperor

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

kurikau

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n trochus

lavanu

n loop knot

liko

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

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

mafuke

n earthquake

maramrama

n daybreak

mata poto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[mata poto] A type of shell. Possibly genus Vasum.

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

matagi

Aglaomorpha rigidula
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[mataŋi] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2526)

matoka

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n coral reef

meiro

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n sail made of coconut leaf matting

mororapa

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n stomach

morua

n place where the sun sets

mtagi

n wind

mtariki

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[matariki] n tribe

mu

Monotaxis grandoculis http://fishbase.org/summary/Monotaxis-grandoculis.html
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[mu] n. Humpnose Big-Eye Bream

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

murivae

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[murivai] n heel

namkaka

n fiber, coconut fiber

namuriri

n mint plant

nasijau

Houseposts, strong wood lasts 7-8 years in the ground. Use the small wood to make a bow and arrow as well as when it is young and straight to make a spear handle. The young wood is flexible and is used to make the circular part of a flying fish net.
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[nasijau] n. small tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4150)

Example: Houseposts, strong wood lasts 7-8 years in the ground. Use the small wood to make a bow and arrow as well as when it is young and straight to make a spear handle. The young wood is flexible and is used to make the circular part of a flying fish net.

nasitau

This plant is a good source offirewood, as it burns a long time; a large log can burn for days.
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[nasitau] n. well branched tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4181)

Example: This plant is a good source offirewood, as it burns a long time; a large log can burn for days.

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

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n broom

niu

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n coconut palm, coconut fruit

nofune

n old woman, wife

nopogi

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n day, season

nopogi tapu

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n Sunday

numkumo

n stick of sugar cane

pahpakaifi

n penis

pakeisu

n point of the nose

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

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 maru

Pristipomoides flavipinnis http://fishbase.org/summary/Pristipomoides-flavipinnis.html
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[baru maru] n. Golden Eye Jobfish, Goldeneye Snapper

(Bislama) Yellofin White Poulet

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

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

poja rima matua

n thumb

pula takai

Myripristis berndti http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-berndti.html
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[pula takai] n. Blotcheye Soldierfish, Bigscale Soldierfish

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

rube

Ducula pacifica
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[rube] Pigeon

ruku

Cheilinus fasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-fasciatus.html
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[ruku] n. Redbreasted Wrasse

Example: Photo by BBM Explorer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Severaro

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n Herald Bay, Futuna

Sinou

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

tafagai futuna

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[tafagai futuna] n Futuna person

takafa

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

takuku moana

Macolor macularis http://fishbase.org/summary/Macolor-macularis.html
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[takuku moana] n. Midnight Snapper

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

tamupuna

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n grandchild

tau

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v thatch

tjipe

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[tʃipe] n navel, belly button

Toga Rari

Toga Rari
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[toga rari] n. wind from the southeast near Atatoma

umue

Naso tonganus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-tonganus.html
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[umwe] n. Bulbnose Unicornfish, Humpnose Unicornfish

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, 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

vetei

Parupeneus cyclostomus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-cyclostomus.html
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[ʋetei] n. Gold-Saddle Goatfish

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

vetei

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

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wakasore

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[wakasore] The name of the traditional canoe with outrigger.

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

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))