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amuamu

n strands, threads

apolo

n devil

ara tapu

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

aro

n chest, front side

ata

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

eivi o ta tai

n sea creature

ejia

v to copulate (profane)

elta

n elder

entin

n engine

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakana

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

fakaog

n feast for paying those who have cut or dug a canoe

fakapura

n a native feast

fakatauga

n the plimsoll line on a canoe, that is the level at which the sea should hit the water when it is afloat

fakatjikina

n the end

fakatoni

n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut

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.

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

farigoina

n knowledge

fatoto

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n outrigger pins

fegeitua

v to poison, bewitch, curse

feitatau

n exchange of food between two or a few people

fere

adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)

fiava

n bay, harbor, anchorage

foe

[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

fono

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

forauga

n trip, voyage

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

funa

n the separation and confinement of young boys during circumcision rites

furifasao

n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech

furufare

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[furufare] n a row of thatch

gasaujiri

n arrow, spear

hagka

n anchor

hia

hello

hioua

interjection shut up

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

hlaga

v to weave

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hlava

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

hnofoga

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[hnofoŋa] n dwelling

hnou

v to thatch

hnunafi

v to scale fish

htau

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v to count, read

htunu

v to cook, roast on embers

ianenea

for, because

inu

v to drink

iriri

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

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jira

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[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

kai ta geji

n tabooed food

kalapuni

n sleeping mat

kane

n beater for drum

karoji

n bow string

kasai

n shed

katiepia

n long club with roots at head

kato iotea

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[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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kaupega

n fishing net

kausafi

n adze

Kavimeta

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

Kavimeta

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[kawiameta] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. The population of each village is divided between the two moieties.

Kavimeta kona

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[kawiameta kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Kawiameta.

keripoga

n a feast

kirikiri

n coral bits; gravel

koia

v to husk coconuts

koraga

n large crowbar

koro

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n fence

masi

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n bark cloth

matarua

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n girdle, men’s

maunu

n bait

mega

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n cloth

meiro

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n sail made of coconut leaf matting

moli vaka

moli vaka
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n back part of the canoe

najeji

n lobster trap

naleva

n a traditional dance

nanafi

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n yesterday

nasara

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[nahsara] n day before yesterday

nasiki

n magic sign, lucky omen

nasivari

nasivari
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n grave

natokeni

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[natokeni] n poison for fish

nisori

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n broom

nisouri

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[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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nopogi

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n day, season

nopogi htao

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Saturday

nopogi tapu

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n Sunday

pai

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

paka uaka

n canoe with outrigger

panpaniga

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

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

pekapeka

place with little earth

pepaea

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n house fence

phane

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[phane] Coconut grating bench.

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ta

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n bailer (for a canoe)

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.