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aiau noiai afatumubuku

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I have grandchildren

alokave feke

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n octopus tentacles

ao

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n daylight

efu

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n ashes, dust

fai

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[fai] n. Stingray

fajagarima

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[faʃaŋarima] n wrist

fakainina

n anger

fakamiji

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n a spider which causes dreams

fakar woro

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[fakar woro] n slope

fakatjikina

n the end

fakoko

n a fight

fara harafa

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v roast in wrapped leaves

fe’ai

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

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

fioata

n. Tree to 10 m, dbh 30 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5213)

Example: The stems of this tree are good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

fou uru

v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties

gaipu

n arm band, bracelet

gakere ~ hgakere

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[hgakere] n land

gasaujiri

n arrow, spear

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.

havaka

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

hfine

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woman

hgavava

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n intestines

hge

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n a cough

hgoro

hgoro

n a song, hymn

hgoro saki

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[hŋoro saki] A song sung before coming ashore with fish. Includes fish shouts.

hkai

n story, tale, legend

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

htao

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[tʰao] n Saturday

ivi taku

n pelvis

jijifi

Platax boersii http://fishbase.org/summary/Platax-boersii.html
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[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Golden Spadefish

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

jijifi pakasi

Platax teira http://fishbase.org/summary/Platax-teira.html
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[ʃiʃiɸi bakasi] n. Longfin Batfish

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

jito

Acanthurus olivaceus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-olivaceus.html
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[ʃitou] n. Orangespot Surgeonfish

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

kairavaru

n long club with one root at head

kalelega

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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

karaka

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

karupaua

n pudding with coconut stirred into it

kauaga, kouaga

n groin

kiato

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n outrigger rods

kiki

n a small bird sp.

kirikiri

n coral bits; gravel

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

kohkofe

n native cabbage

koka

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5231)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for making house posts as well as used for firewood. The leaves are also used as plates for holding food. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

kolomlome

n tidal wave

ma

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n sister-in-law, female cross cousin

ma ture ture

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[ma ture ture] Very shallow water.

magalastik

[maɣalaːstik] slingshot

maka ufi

n harvest festival

makara

n field, plain, pasture, meadow

maki

n sickness

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

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

matataro

n wrist

matatui

n swarm or school of fish

matavai

n spring of water

maunu

n bait

meinu

n cluster of coconuts

moko

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n lizard

mtagi

n wind

mumopil

n plant sp. which can create antidote to poisonous fish spines

nakunari

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[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

namo

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n mosquito

napugi

n day

narimesa

n vine used for making twine

natehmu

This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.
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[natehmu] n. well branched tree, growing in dense forest. fruits white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4185)

Example: This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.

nikipisi

n sandalwood tree

nofoana

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n unmarried adult

nokau

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[nokau] Handle of the canoe paddle.

oa

[o’a] banyan tree

oritoga

n southeast wind

otea

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[otea] n midday

pakafeiniu

n stalk of the coconut frond

pakasi

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n pig

pakau muro

Kyphosus cinerascens http://fishbase.org/summary/Kyphosus-cinerascens.html
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[pakau marau] n. Blue Sea Chub, Snubnose Chub, Topsail Drummer

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

paramisi ~ parahmisi, paramatua

n wind from the northwest

paru kapau

Paracaesio kusakarii http://fishbase.org/summary/Paracaesio-kusakarii.html
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[baru kapau] n. Saddle-Back Snapper

(Bislama) Kusaka Brim

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paru onea

Epinephelus magniscuttis http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-magniscuttis.html
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[baru onea] n. Speckled Grouper

(Bislama) Spot Los

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paua

Siganus corallinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-corallinus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Blue-Spotted Spinefoot, Coral Rabbitfish

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

paua

Siganus argenteus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-argenteus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Streamlined Spinefoot, Forktail Rabbitfish

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poki

Trichoglossus moluccanus
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[poki] Rainbow Lorikeet

Example: Photo by user Cacophony, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

puku

n hip

pumpuni rima

n back of hand

rifi rima

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n palm of hand

rimu

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[rimu] Edible seaweed gathered around the reef during low tide. Used in salads and is particularly good with breadfruit because of its saltiness.

Rueto

Rueto
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[rueto] n. wind from the northwest towards Namuji

rufau

Carangoides orthogrammus http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-orthogrammus.html
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[ruɸau] n. Island Trevally

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

Sisait

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n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

takere

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

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tapatu

Sphyraena qenie http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-qenie.html
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[tapatu] n. Blackfin Barracuda

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tape

n navel

tapou

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[tapou] The shout that the fishermen give to announce to the village that they have caught fish. The type of shout and number of times it’s repeated indicate type and quantity of fish.

tarakisi

Sargocentron cornutum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-cornutum.html
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[tarakisi] n. Threespot Squirrelfish, Horned Squirrelfish

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

uaimuri

n buttocks

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

umue umue

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

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uorukago

Euthynnus affinis http://fishbase.org/summary/Euthynnus-affinis.html
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[warukaŋo] n. Kawakawa

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uorukago kanu

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[warukaŋou kanu] n. Bonito

(Bislama) Ponite