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amtakinaga

n crowd, group of people

ariki ~ teriki

ariki ~ teriki
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n chief, ruler, God, spirits

aro

n chest, front side

eigo

n name

eiva

n nine

ejia

v to copulate (profane)

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

faga

n bed, platform, shelf

fakainina

n anger

fakapura

n a native feast

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakatapu

n sweetheart

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.

fapa

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

faremori

n church (house of prayer)

farigoina

n knowledge

faruke

n stranger

fasao

n word

fatoto

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n outrigger pins

fegeitua

v to poison, bewitch, curse

feiava

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

feitatau

n exchange of food between two or a few people

feniepuku

n arrow (for a bird)

fesao

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n language, speech

fetuafogo

n shooting contest

fiji

n servant

fioui

n maker of rain

fitjika

n servant

fofau

n adze

fofo

n deck

foga

n band, group, troop

foi ifi

n traditional dance done by women

foi rakau

n a killing stick (black)

foi rei

n a killing stick

foinaravrevi

n a mound between two rows of yams

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

fou

a new, young

fujiatara

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v to put up a sail

funa

n the separation and confinement of young boys during circumcision rites

ganea

n pot, cauldron, utensil

gasina

n taro and banana garden

havaka

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

hia

hello

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

hkio

adj exceedingly small

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hliki

adj small

hmaka

n sling, speargun

hnofoga

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[hnofoŋa] n dwelling

ho

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hpono

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

hsore

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

htau

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v to count, read

hva

n sound, voice, noise

ifio

n a native dance

ikaramanga

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

iriri

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

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

jira

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[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

kalelega

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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kane

n beater for drum

kasai

n shed

katea

n forward portion of canoe hull

kato vaka

n basket with two cornered base

kato vaka

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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kaunea

n fishing rod

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.

kiato

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n outrigger rods

kiliuini

n reed fence

kirikiri

n coral bits; gravel

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

koia

v to husk coconuts

koraga

n large crowbar

koro

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n fence

kosegeia

n firestick

koupa

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[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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lavanu

n loop knot

maivaka

n stranger, foreigner

marae

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n village common

masi

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n bark cloth

matua

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[matua] the planting season

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

nakunari

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[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

naleva

n a traditional dance

Namruke kona

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

nasara

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[nahsara] n day before yesterday

natokeni

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[natokeni] n poison for fish

neli

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[nieli] n friend

nifonea

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n fishhook

nigapu

n adze

nisori

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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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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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

panpaniga

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n marriage agreement ceremony

pekapeka

place with little earth

ta

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n bailer (for a canoe)

tamori

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[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

torojei fotara

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n lower sail