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ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

amtakinaga

n crowd, group of people

arofa

n present, gift

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).

eigo

n name

elta

n elder

faga

n bed, platform, shelf

fakainina

n anger

fakana

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

fakatapu

n sweetheart

fakatjikina

n the end

fana

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[ɸana] A person with one parent from each moiety.

fana

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A person with one parent from each moiety.

faremori

n church (house of prayer)

farere

n birth

fasao

n word

fatakanu

n charm worn for the dead

fatupuga

n meeting, council

favaka

n wood planks, prepared lumber

feitatau

n exchange of food between two or a few people

fesao

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n language, speech

fesaoga

n story

fesaotapu

n insult

fetuafogo

n shooting contest

fiava

n bay, harbor, anchorage

foa

n traditional dance

fofo

n deck

foga

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

foi rei

n a killing stick

foia

v to peel or skin something

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

forauga

n trip, voyage

fufuiga

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

gaipu

n arm band, bracelet

ganea

n pot, cauldron, utensil

gasina

n taro and banana garden

hagka

n anchor

hkaro

n protection, shield

hlaga

v to weave

hliki

adj small

hloi

n food prepared with coconut milk

hmaka

n sling, speargun

hmauta

n inland people

hmoji

n hunting

hnunafi

v to scale fish

htao

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[tʰao] n Saturday

htunu

v to cook, roast on embers

ianenea

for, because

ifio

n a native dance

ikaramanga

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[ikaramanga] The types of fish that fisherman are not permitted to eat.

jira

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[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

kairavaru

n long club with one root at head

kaisira

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n evening star

kalapuni

n sleeping mat

kane

n beater for drum

karea

n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell

karoji

n bow string

katea

n forward portion of canoe hull

kato iotea

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[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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kau

n to swim

kaupa

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n fence

kausua

n a stick for a net

kiato

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n outrigger rods

koia

v to husk coconuts

koraga

n large crowbar

lavafatu

n knot

lavanu

n loop knot

maivaka

n stranger, foreigner

majijiki

n legendary hero

maka

n sling

maka ufi

n harvest festival

marae

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n village common

marasi

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n a small feast

mari

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n truth

masi

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n bark cloth

matarua

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n girdle, men’s

matua

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[matua] the planting season

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

moli vaka

moli vaka
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n back part of the canoe

moriga

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n gift

mpuku

n ball

Namruke

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[namruke] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. Half of the population of each village comes from this moiety.

napa

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n dwarf

nasivari

nasivari
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n grave

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nigapu

n adze

nilo

n rope

nisouri

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[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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nisouri

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[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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nogia

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n request

paea

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n stone fence

pai

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

pakaunea

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n trousers, pants

panpaniga

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

panpaniga

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n marriage agreement ceremony

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

popokiga

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[popokiŋa] Song sung before coming ashore with fish and continued, with dance, after bringing the fish onto the beach.

rauai

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n sideboard (of a canoe)

tamori

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[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

tapu

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n Sunday