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ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

amuamu

n strands, threads

ara tapu

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

arofa

n present, gift

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).

atua

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

eiva

n nine

faga

n bed, platform, shelf

fagarupe

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

fakainina

n anger

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakamijimiji

v to dream continuously of one thing

fakaog

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

fakatu

n a steep place

fana

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

fana

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A person with one parent from each moiety.

fano

n trip

fapa

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

farere

n birth

faruke

n stranger

fatoto

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n outrigger pins

fatu tapu

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n taboo stone

feiai

n conshell used in making necklaces

feirau

n circle of people

feisaua

v to plant using the sau

feria

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

fesao

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n language, speech

fesaoga

n story

fiai

n shell necklace

fiji

n servant

fioui

n maker of rain

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

fofo

n deck

foforua

n to dig around and heap earth upon taro

foi ifi

n traditional dance done by women

foi rakau

n a killing stick (black)

foiakahtanu

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

foivai

n calabash, bottle

forau

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

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

fou

a new, young

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

fuaga

n grindstone

fufuiga

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

funa

n the separation and confinement of young boys during circumcision rites

gasina

n taro and banana garden

hfana

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n bow

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

hkaro

n protection, shield

hkio

adj exceedingly small

hliki

adj small

hloi

n food prepared with coconut milk

hmauta

n inland people

hmori

v to pray

hnunafi

v to scale fish

hpane

n grater

htau

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v to count, read

hva

n sound, voice, noise

kai ta geji

n tabooed food

kaifara

n sideboard of canoe

karoji

n bow string

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

kaupega

n fishing net

kausua

n a stick for a net

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.

Kavimeta kona

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

kiliuini

n reed fence

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

koraga

n large crowbar

koupega

n net

maisu vaka

n figurehead of a canoe

marae

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n village common

marino

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n peace

matarua

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n girdle, men’s

matau

n fishhook

matua

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[matua] the planting season

maunu

n bait

meiro

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n sail made of coconut leaf matting

metao

n fishhook

moega

n cloth, clothing

moriga

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n gift

mounu

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n bait for fishing

najeji

n lobster trap

nakunari

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[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

Namruke kona

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

napa

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n dwarf

napula

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

nasivari

nasivari
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n grave

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nisori

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n broom

nopogi htao

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Saturday

paka uaka

n canoe with outrigger

panpaniga

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A marriage ceremony during which the parents of the bride and groom meet and give approval for the marriage.

phane

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[phane] Coconut grating bench.

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potuhpuku

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[potupʰuku] n mat for sitting upon

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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