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anonu

n a plant, root is used to make yellow dye

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

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).

bukusi

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[bukusi] a type of fish

buruga

buruga
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[burunga] Metal piece on the front of the canoe.

eivi o ta tai

n sea creature

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

fafata

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n chest

fafetai

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discourse Thank you!

fakau sore [fakau hsore]

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n ancestors

fara rafa

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v roast in leaves

fare otea

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[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

fatoto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ɸatoto] Wooden pegs around outrigger beam keeping it in place.

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

feiniu

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n coconut tree

firoa

Gymnocranius grandoculis http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-grandoculis.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Blue-Lined Large-Eye Bream

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

firoa

Lethrinus obsoletus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-obsoletus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Orange-Striped Emperor

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

firoa

Lethrinus nebulosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-nebulosus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Spangled Emperor

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

foe

[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar

fogo

n turtle

foiakahtanu

n a rich man, who has many plants and much food

fojia

a to be engaged to be married

fono

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

fonu

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n sacred sea turtle that is not eaten or killed

fua

n fruit (includes nuts and berries)

fuga

Lutjanus malabaricus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-malabaricus.html
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[fuŋa] 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

garakau

n shrubs and herbaceous plants; small plant life

gasau

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[ŋasau] wild cane

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

gatara kosi

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

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

hamakala

n village green

hgu

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[hŋu] n cuttlefish; squid

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hliki

adj small

hmafa

v be pregnant

hne

sex

Ibau

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n new form of Pau, a village in Futuna

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

isu

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n nose

itamtautu

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[itamtautu] The name of a harbor with a point on Futuna island where there are coconuts. A good place to plant mango and banana.

jiama

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ʃiama] Outrigger of canoe, long name.

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

jinisa

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greeting Goodbye

jira

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[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

kaji puri vae

n ankle

kalapuni

n sleeping mat

kamakama

kamakama
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n crab sp.

kamoa

n nape of neck

kanai

Liza macrolepis http://fishbase.org/summary/Liza-macrolepis.html
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[kanai] n. Largescale Mullet

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

kapipi

n hip

karoa

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n necklace

kata

v to laugh, smile

kato vaka

n basket with two cornered base

kaufafa

n jaw, jawbone

ko uorukago

Kajikia audax http://fishbase.org/summary/Kajikia-audax.html
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[kou warukaŋou] n. Striped Marlin

(Bislama) Striped Marlin

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

kofeinnai

n pudendeum

koga vae

n leg, calf of leg

kokouri

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5241)

Example: Planted as an ornamental, for shade (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

koufafa

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[kofafa] n jaw

kumaua

n sweet potato

kuriri

Scolopacidae
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[kuriri] Curlews and Sandpipers

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

lama

n torch

mafuke

n earthquake

magalastik

[maɣalaːstik] slingshot

mahmata

n appearance, likeness, face

manu

n a cluster of bananas

marari sega

Carangoides bajad http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-bajad.html
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[marariseŋa] n. Orangespotted Trevally

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

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

matagi

n wind

matua

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[matua] the planting season

mo

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n hen

moko hliki

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[moko hliki] A type of small, brown and black skink.

mota

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5247)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

nafune

n old woman

nauaua

n a scar

oromea

Scarus xanthopleura http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-xanthopleura.html
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[ora mea] n. Red Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

paku

n dirt, residue, scab

pe

n nail

pekapeka

place with little earth

peua

n liver

pili

n loins, thigh

poja vae

n toes

pula

Myripristis murdjan http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-murdjan.html
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[pula’] n. Pinecone Soldierfish, Small-Eyed Squirrelfish

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

pula gogo

Myripristis adusta http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-adusta.html
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[pulaŋoŋo] n. Shadowfin Soldierfish

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

rawai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[rawai] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

sakavesi

Plectropomus leopardus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-leopardus.html
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[sekaʋesi] n. Leopard Coralgrouper

Example: Photo by John Sear / iNaturalist, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

sakavesi

Variola albimarginata http://fishbase.org/summary/Variola-albimarginata.html
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[sekaʋesi] n. White-Edged Lyretail

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

sakavesi

Variola louti http://fishbase.org/summary/Variola-louti.html
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[sekaʋesi] n. Yellow-Edged Lyretail

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

sasua

Plectorhinchus picus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-picus.html
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[sasua] n. Painted Sweetlip, Dotted Sweetlip

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

sukale moana

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae and Pseudobulweria becki
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[sukale moana] Silver Gull and Beck’s Petrel

Example: Photo by Tony Hisgett, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Tagajariri

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n homesite in Futuna

Takoraragi

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n sacred stone in Mouga, Futuna

Tamtautu Sisi

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[tamtautu sisi] n. village of Futuna

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

tapeia

Gymnothorax javanicus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnothorax-javanicus.html
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[tapeja] n. Giant Moray

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

taufufu

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[taufufu] A house component: type of horizontal beam at the apex of the house.

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Toga Tea

Toga Tea
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[toga tea] n. wind from the southeast towards Hteiu

tona fatu

n wart

tuamata

n upper eyelid

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n ankle

vare vare

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[ʋare ʋare] Water more than 100 meters deep.

vetei

Parupeneus indicus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-indicus.html
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[ʋetei] n. Indian Goatfish

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