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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)

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

fagarupe

n that part of canoe covered by pandanus root in joining the upper section to the main hull

fakamijimiji

v to dream continuously of one thing

fakamoa

n first yam of the year to be eaten

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakatapu

n sweetheart

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

fana

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A person with one parent from each moiety.

fanua

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n island, land, country, homeland

farigoina

n knowledge

fatoto

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n outrigger pins

fatu tapu

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n taboo stone

fatupuga

n meeting, council

feiava

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

feniepuku

n arrow (for a bird)

fere

adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)

fetu

n stone

fetuanake

n peacemaker

fiava

n bay, harbor, anchorage

fiji

n servant

foe

[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar

fogapapa

fogapapa

n wall or fence near yam mound

foi ifi

n traditional dance done by women

foi rei

n a killing stick

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

fonutoki

n the brim edge of a vessel

forauga

n trip, voyage

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

fou uru

v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

fuji melomelo

v fishing just beyond the reef for the fish melomelo

furufare

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[furufare] n a row of thatch

furumoa

n fishing lure

gaipu

n arm band, bracelet

geji

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

hfana

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n bow

hia

hello

hkai

n story, tale, legend

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

hkaro

n protection, shield

hlaga

v to weave

hlava

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

hmauta

n inland people

hnofoga

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[hnofoŋa] n dwelling

hnunafi

v to scale fish

hpane

n grater

hpono

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

hsore

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

htua

v to pound, beat with sticks

ianenea

for, because

kalapuni

n sleeping mat

kane

n beater for drum

katea

n forward portion of canoe hull

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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kato vaka

n basket with two cornered base

kaunea

n fishing rod

kaupa

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n fence

Kavimeta kona

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

kete

n square woven mat for sitting on

kiliuini

n reed fence

kirikiri

n coral bits; gravel

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

kopra

n dried coconut meat

koupa

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[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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maivaka

n stranger, foreigner

maka

n sling

marae

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n village common

matau

n fishhook

maunu

n bait

mega

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n cloth

metao

n fishhook

muri foe

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n canoe paddle

najeji

n lobster trap

nanafi

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n yesterday

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nifonea

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n fishhook

nisori

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n broom

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

paka uaka

n canoe with outrigger

pakaunea

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n trousers, pants

paretafeikofi

v to give little in return, give a small return feast

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

phane

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[phane] Coconut grating bench.

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potuhpuku

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[potupʰuku] n mat for sitting upon

rauai

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n sideboard (of a canoe)

sakiri

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[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

tamori

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[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

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.

tjinea

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[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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