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afagai futuna

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n Futuna people

ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

anonu

n a plant, root is used to make yellow dye

arajia

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n a claw

ari

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n flounder

arigawagawa

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

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

ate

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n heart

ausafi

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n smoke of fire

elta

n elder

fafetai

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discourse Thank you!

fagarupe

n that part of canoe covered by pandanus root in joining the upper section to the main hull

fakafura

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[fakafura] n diaphragm

fakana

n 1. possessions, supplies, 2. a child’s penis

fakatjikina

n the end

fakatu

n a steep place

fare

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n house, dwelling

farigoi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ɸariŋoi] Canoe marking which signifies tribe and ownership.

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

fatakanu

n charm worn for the dead

fetu

n stone

fiai

n shell necklace

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))

fioui

n maker of rain

foe

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[ɸoe] Paddle of canoe.

foga

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

fora

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n whale

forau

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v travel (by sea), go on a trip, go abroad

fuaga

n grindstone

fue

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[ɸue] Second verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

fuhi

v to set sail

furufare

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[furufare] n a row of thatch

gaja eipu

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[ŋaʃa ipu] n skull

garo, hgaro

n jaw, tooth, molar

gasaujiri

n arrow, spear

gatara

Epinephelus chlorostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-chlorostigma.html
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[ŋatara] n. Brownspotted Grouper

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

hia

hello

hkio

adj exceedingly small

hne

sex

Htafu

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n homesite in Esoa

hto

n roots

jito

Gnathanodon speciosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gnathanodon-speciosus.html
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[ʃitou] n. Golden Trevally

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

kai ta geji

n tabooed food

kanai

Moolgarda seheli http://fishbase.org/summary/Moolgarda-seheli.html
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[kanai] n. Bluespot Mullet

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

kasifa

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

kasikia

n twirl stick or club as in some dances

kaupega, koupega

n membrane, diaphragm

kautariga

n side of ear lobe

kauvmaka fatoto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kauvmaka ɸatoto] Y-shaped stick used to hold up the outrigger beam.

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

kete

n square woven mat for sitting on

koupenaua

n neck, back of neck

kovkavatua

Macropiper latifolium
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[koʋkaʋatua] n. treelet, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4184)

kumarae

n forehead

kumu

n lime

liko

Chlorurus frontalis http://fishbase.org/summary/Chlorurus-frontalis.html
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[likou] n. Pacific Slopehead Parrotfish, Tan-Faced Parrotfish

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

magi

n mangrove crab

makoriri

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n chiton (marine mollusk)

manava

n belly

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

marino

Pterocaesio tile http://fishbase.org/summary/Pterocaesio-tile.html
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[marinou] n. Dark-Banded Fusilier, Neon Fusilier

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

masaga

n twins, pair

matagi

n wind

matjikorima

n finger

mijimiji

n the wake of canoe

moiau

Scarus ghobban http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-ghobban.html
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[mwejau] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

moiau

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

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

moko bula

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[moko bula] A type of orange and blue lizard.

momoramaga

n evening star

mori mori

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5267)

Example: This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

mounu

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n bait for fishing

Nakiroa

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[nakiroa] n. village of Futuna

nalolo

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n frigate bird

Namatagi

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[namatagi] n. village of Futuna

namuri

n fever, malaria

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.

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nifonea

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n fishhook

nikaso

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[nikasof] n orphan

niu

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n coconut palm, coconut fruit

pakeisu

n point of the nose

panpaniga

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A marriage ceremony during which the parents of the bride and groom meet and give approval for the marriage.

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

paua

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

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

poja rima tama

n little

pusi

cat

rakomai

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greeting Welcome!

ramarari

Carangoides fulvoguttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-fulvoguttatus.html
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[ramarari] n. Yellowspotted Trevally, Turrum

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

rema

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num 5, five

rifi rima

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n palm of hand

ruku

Cheilinus undulatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-undulatus.html
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[ruku] n. Humphead Wrasse

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

ruku

Cheilinus trilobatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-trilobatus.html
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[ruku] n. Tripletail Wrasse

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

sasua

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-chaetodonoides.html
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[sasua] n. Harlequin Sweetlips, Many-Spotted Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips

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

sia

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Heteropriacanthus-cruentatus.html
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[sija] n. Glasseye

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

sia

Lutjanus gibbus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-gibbus.html
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[sija] n. Humpback Red Snapper, Paddletail

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

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

tapa rima

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n back of hand

tjoku feava

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n my bay

toua

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n arrowroot

vaka

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n canoe

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

Veronan

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n another name for Futuna