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ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

amuamu

n strands, threads

ara

n row, line

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).

atu

n row, line

atua

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

eigo

n name

eivi o ta tai

n sea creature

ejia

v to copulate (profane)

elta

n elder

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakatjikina

n the end

fakatoni

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

fakavageina

n betrothal, marriage

fakoko

n a fight

fano

n trip

fanua

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n island, land, country, homeland

fare

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n house, dwelling

farigoina

n knowledge

fatakanu

n charm worn for the dead

fatoto

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n outrigger pins

fatu tapu

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n taboo stone

fegeitua

v to poison, bewitch, curse

feiai

n conshell used in making necklaces

feisaua

v to plant using the sau

fere

adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)

fesao

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n language, speech

fetuafogo

n shooting contest

fiava

n bay, harbor, anchorage

fiji

n servant

foi rakau

n a killing stick (black)

foiakahtanu

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

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

foivai

n calabash, bottle

fojia

a to be engaged to be married

forau

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

foromia

v swallow, gulp down

fufuiga

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

furufare

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[furufare] n a row of thatch

gasina

n taro and banana garden

geji

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

gofonu

n tortoise shell

hamakala

n village green

hfana

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n bow

hioua

interjection shut up

hkio

adj exceedingly small

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hmoji

n hunting

hnou

v to thatch

ho

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[ho] yes

hpono

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

htau

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v to count, read

htunu

v to cook, roast on embers

inu

v to drink

jiama

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[jiama] n outrigger float, pontoon

kalasia

n a Christian (particularly European)

karoji

n bow string

kato iotea

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[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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kato vaka

n basket with two cornered base

kato vaka

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[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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kausua

n a stick for a net

keripoga

n a feast

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

koia

v to husk coconuts

koupa

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[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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majijiki

n legendary hero

maka

n sling

maka ufi

n harvest festival

mamafuji

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n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

mari

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n truth

marino

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n peace

matau

n fishhook

matua

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[matua] the planting season

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

mega

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n cloth

moli vaka

moli vaka
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n back part of the canoe

mpuku

n ball

mtariki

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[matariki] n tribe

muri foe

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n canoe paddle

nakunari

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[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

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.

Namruke kona

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[namruke kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Namruke.

napa

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n dwarf

nasiki

n magic sign, lucky omen

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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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

paufa

menstruation

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

potuhpuku

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[potupʰuku] n mat for sitting upon

rauai

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n sideboard (of 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.

torojei fotara

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n lower sail