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ara

n row, line

eture

Scomber japonicus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scomber-japonicus.html
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[eture] n. Chub Mackerel

(Bislama) Mangru

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

fakatapu

n sweetheart

fakau sore

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[ɸakau sore] Said to be the oldest tree on the island, the first tree. It grows slowly and grows nowhere else. Cutting this tree is not allowed.

fakavageina

n betrothal, marriage

fare

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n house, dwelling

fare marari

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[fare marari] A type of traditional housing.

fatakanu

n charm worn for the dead

fatu

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n rock

Fatu Ao

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n morning star

fefeke

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brittle stars, a kind of starfish

feisaua

v to plant using the sau

feitama

a the flowers of reeds, breadfruit, and chestnuts

fofo

n deck

foforua

n to dig around and heap earth upon taro

foia

v to peel or skin something

foimata

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n eye

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

fuaga

n grindstone

fue

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[ɸue] Second verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

fufuiga

n center strip for finishing and covering the peak of a roof

furu fare

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[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

gata

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[ŋata] n land snake

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

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

gau

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[ŋou] n dew, mist, light rain, snow

gausau

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5226)

Example: The stems of this grass are tied together and woven to make the wall of a traditional house. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

gauta

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n Tanna; land, shore

girifau

n flax

gu

n cuttlefish, squid

gugutu

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cliff

hgavava

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n intestines

hkanou

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[hkano] n muscle, flesh

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

hpura

v to plant, cover seeds with earth

hta

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[tʰa] The can used to bail water out of the canoe.

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

iriri

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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

iro

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n maggots

kaka

n spathe of coconut palm

kamakama

kamakama
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n crab sp.

kane

n beater for drum

kapekanu

Lutjanus kasmira http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-kasmira.html
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[kapekanu] n. Common Bluestripe Snapper

Example: Photo by Lyle Vail / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kapekanu

Lutjanus malabaricus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-malabaricus.html
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[kapekanu] n. Malabar Blood Snapper, Saddletail Snapper, Large-Mouthed Nannygai

(Bislama) Red Snapa

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

kasai

n shed

kata

v to laugh, smile

kato vaka

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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

katokato

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n dragonfly

kete

n square woven mat for sitting on

kimo

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n rat

kiriragutu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kiriraŋutu] fish part: lip

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

ko uorukago

Makaira mazara http://fishbase.org/summary/Makaira-mazara.html
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[kou warukaŋou] n. Blue Marlin

(Bislama) Blue Marlin

Example: Photo by CAFS, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via FishBase

koia

v to husk coconuts

kolomlome

n tidal wave

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))

koupenaua

n neck, back of neck

lama

n torch

lape

n vagina

majira

n bamboo

mamke

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n hawk

marae

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n village common

marari sega

Caranx papuensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-papuensis.html
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[marariseŋa] n. Brassy Trevally

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

Mari

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n village in Futuna

mata

n eyes, face

matavai

n spring of water

matoru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5237)

Example: Name means "thick leaves." This is an ornamental plant introduced by the missionaries. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

muruji

n generic term for bananas

murukina

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[murukina] A house component: the coconut leaf and wild cane walls of the house. Can be plain or intricately woven. Occasionally made from bamboo, though this lets more rain in.

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

mutu tanei

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

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

napari

n a native cabbage

nasivar

grave, cemetary

one

n sand

oritoga

n southeast wind

otea

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[otea] n midday

paka uaka

n canoe with outrigger

panpaniga

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n marriage agreement ceremony

papa

n walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch

parapu

n wind from the west

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

peka

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flying fox

poja vae louiariri

n middle toe

poja vae tasi

n first toe, pointer

pos

n node

rakomai

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greeting Welcome!

ramaga

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[ramaŋa] a season

Rofatu

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[rofatu] n. village of Futuna

rufau

Carangoides plagiotaenia http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-plagiotaenia.html
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[ruɸau] n. Barcheek Trevally

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

sieni

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n women’s grass skirt

siva

n second finger

tafetiata

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[tafetiata] n daybreak

Tamamu

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n feasting area

tangata

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n husband, man

tapatu

Sphyraena putnamae http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-putnamae.html
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[tapatu] n. Sawtooth Barracuda

Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

tapi toki

This plant is used for firewood, as when it is cut green, it will burn quite easily. The can be used to make rafters. It cannot be used as a housepost in the ground, as it will not last long at all.
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[tapi toki] n. small, densely branched tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4160)

Example: This plant is used for firewood, as when it is cut green, it will burn quite easily. The can be used to make rafters. It cannot be used as a housepost in the ground, as it will not last long at all.

tonu

Plectropomus laevis http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-laevis.html
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[to:nu] n. Blacksaddled Coralgrouper

Example: Photo by jidanchaomian / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

tuhtuke mata

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n eyebrows

ulu vaka

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n front part of the canoe

Varona

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n new form of Eronan, a variant name for Futuna

vejigario

n throat

vetei

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Mulloidichthys-vanicolensis.html
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[ʋetei] n. Yellowfin Goatfish

Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

wauwau

This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.

[wauwau] n. scandent shrub, growing in open scrub. latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4159)

Example: This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.