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amtakinaga

n crowd, group of people

apolo

n devil

arofa

n present, gift

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

atu

n row, line

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

fagokoumajira

n pan pipes made of bamboo

fakamijimiji

v to dream continuously of one thing

fakaog

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

fakatjikina

n the end

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

fana

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

fano

n trip

farere

n birth

fasao

n word

feiava

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

feirau

n circle of people

feisaua

v to plant using the sau

fesaoga

n story

fetu

n stone

fetuafogo

n shooting contest

fetuanake

n peacemaker

fiji

n servant

filama

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

firosia

v to twist together two or more pieces

fitjika

n servant

foa

n traditional dance

foe

[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar

fofau

n adze

foforua

n to dig around and heap earth upon taro

foga

n band, group, troop

fogapapa

fogapapa

n wall or fence near yam mound

foi rakau

n a killing stick (black)

foi rei

n a killing stick

foivai

n calabash, bottle

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

forauga

n trip, voyage

foruku

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n small canoe

fufuiga

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

furifasao

n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech

furumoa

n fishing lure

gaipu

n arm band, bracelet

ganea

n pot, cauldron, utensil

hamakala

n village green

hgoro saki

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[hŋoro saki] A song sung before coming ashore with fish. Includes fish shouts.

hkafiga

n cooking, preparation of food

hliki

adj small

hloi

n food prepared with coconut milk

hnou

v to thatch

hnunafi

v to scale fish

inu

v to drink

iri

n native dance

iriri

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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

kaifara

n sideboard of canoe

kaisira

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n evening star

kalapuni

n sleeping mat

katiepia

n long club with roots at head

kaupega

n fishing net

kausafi

n adze

kausua

n a stick for a net

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.

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

koia

v to husk coconuts

koraga

n large crowbar

maisu vaka

n figurehead of a canoe

maivaka

n stranger, foreigner

majijiki

n legendary hero

maka

n sling

masi

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n bark cloth

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

mtariki

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[matariki] n tribe

najeji

n lobster trap

nakunari

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[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

nanafi

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n yesterday

nasivari

nasivari
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n grave

neli

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[nieli] n friend

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nigapu

n adze

nisouri

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[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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nohkano

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n spirit

nopogi

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n day, season

nopogi tapu

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n Sunday

paea

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n stone fence

pakaunea

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n trousers, pants

paufa

menstruation

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

pekapeka

place with little earth

pepaea

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n house fence

popokiga

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

potuhpuku

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[potupʰuku] n mat for sitting upon

rauai

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n sideboard (of a canoe)

tapu

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n Sunday

tjinea

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[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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torojei fotara

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n lower sail

vaka

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n canoe