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amuamu

n strands, threads

ara

n row, line

ara fafare

n village (lit. row of houses)

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n chief, ruler, God, spirits

aro

n chest, front side

arofa

n present, gift

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

ata

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

atua

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

eigo

n name

eivi o ta tai

n sea creature

ejia

v to copulate (profane)

elta

n elder

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

fafine

n women, girls

faga

n bed, platform, shelf

fakainina

n anger

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakaog

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

fakapura

n a native feast

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakavageina

n betrothal, marriage

fana

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

fano

n trip

fanua

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n island, land, country, homeland

fare

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n house, dwelling

fasao

n word

fegaitu

n sorcery, magic

feirau

n circle of people

feisaua

v to plant using the sau

feitatau

n exchange of food between two or a few people

feniepuku

n arrow (for a bird)

fetuafogo

n shooting contest

fetuanake

n peacemaker

fiai

n shell necklace

foa

n traditional dance

fofau

n adze

fofo

n deck

foforua

n to dig around and heap earth upon taro

fogapapa

fogapapa

n wall or fence near yam mound

foinaravrevi

n a mound between two rows of yams

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

fono

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

fonutoki

n the brim edge of a vessel

forau

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

fou

a new, young

fuaga

n grindstone

fufuiga

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

fuhi

v to set sail

fujiatara

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v to put up a sail

fujira

v to sail, move by sail

furifasao

n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech

furumoa

n fishing lure

ganea

n pot, cauldron, utensil

gasaujiri

n arrow, spear

hkafiga

n cooking, preparation of food

hlava

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

hnou

v to thatch

ho

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[ho] yes

htao

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[tʰao] n Saturday

ifio

n a native dance

ikaramanga

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

iri

n native dance

iriri

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[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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kaifara

n sideboard of canoe

kairavaru

n long club with one root at head

kaisira

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n evening star

kaupa

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n fence

kaupega

n fishing net

kausafi

n adze

kiato

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n outrigger rods

kiliuini

n reed fence

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

kopra

n dried coconut meat

koraga

n large crowbar

lama

n torch

majijiki

n legendary hero

marae

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n village common

motu tafanua

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[motu taɸanua] the harvest season

mpuku

n ball

napa

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n dwarf

napula

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

nasiki

n magic sign, lucky omen

natokeni

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[natokeni] n poison for fish

neli

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[nieli] n friend

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nilo

n rope

nisori

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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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nopogi htao

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Saturday

pai

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[pai] boundary stones

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pai

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

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

phane

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[phane] Coconut grating bench.

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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)

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.

vaka

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n canoe