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apolo

n devil

ara

n row, line

elta

n elder

entin

n engine

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

fafine

n women, girls

fagarupe

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

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakamijimiji

v to dream continuously of one thing

fakamoa

n first yam of the year to be eaten

fakatapu

n sweetheart

fakatoni

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

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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A person with one parent from each moiety.

fano

n trip

faremori

n church (house of prayer)

favaka

n wood planks, prepared lumber

feiai

n conshell used in making necklaces

feniepuku

n arrow (for a bird)

feria

v beg from one who has nothing; teasing, joke-telling

fetuafogo

n shooting contest

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

firosia

v to twist together two or more pieces

fofo

n deck

foi ifi

n traditional dance done by women

foi rei

n a killing stick

foiakahtanu

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

fojia

a to be engaged to be married

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

forau

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

foromia

v swallow, gulp down

fuaga

n grindstone

fuhi

v to set sail

fujiatara

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v to put up a sail

furifasao

n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech

furufare

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[furufare] n a row of thatch

gasaujiri

n arrow, spear

gasina

n taro and banana garden

hia

hello

hkafiga

n cooking, preparation of food

hkaro

n protection, shield

hloi

n food prepared with coconut milk

hmaka

n sling, speargun

hmoji

n hunting

hnou

v to thatch

honga vaka

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n middle part of the canoe

hpane

n grater

hpono

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

hsore

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

hva

n sound, voice, noise

ianenea

for, because

ikaramanga

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

jira

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[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

kaifara

n sideboard of canoe

kalapuni

n sleeping mat

kane

n beater for drum

karoji

n bow string

katiepia

n long club with roots at head

kato vaka

n basket with two cornered base

kau

n to swim

kausafi

n adze

keripoga

n a feast

kete

n square woven mat for sitting on

kiliuini

n reed fence

kirikiri

n coral bits; gravel

koro

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n fence

koumotua

n garden

koupega

n net

lama

n torch

loto

n car, truck

maisu vaka

n figurehead of a canoe

maka

n sling

maka ufi

n harvest festival

marae

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n village common

maunu

n bait

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

meiro

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n sail made of coconut leaf matting

metao

n fishhook

moriga

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n gift

motu tafanua

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[motu taɸanua] the harvest season

mounu

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n bait for fishing

naleva

n a traditional dance

napa

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n dwarf

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

nifonea

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n fishhook

nopogi

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n day, season

paea

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n stone fence

pai

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

pakaunea

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n trousers, pants

panpaniga

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n marriage agreement ceremony

paretafeikofi

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

ramaga

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[ramaŋa] a season

rauai

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n sideboard (of a canoe)

sakiri

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[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

tapu

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n Sunday

vaka

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n canoe