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amtakinaga
n crowd, group of people
bookmarkara
n row, line
bookmarkara tapu
n sacred row of plaiting in mats
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arofa
n present, gift
bookmarkaru
n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall
bookmarkaruarua
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).
bookmarkata
n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead
bookmarkatu
n row, line
bookmarkeigo
n name
bookmarkeivi o ta tai
n sea creature
bookmarkejia
v to copulate (profane)
bookmarkfaga
n bed, platform, shelf
bookmarkfagarupe
n that part of canoe covered by pandanus root in joining the upper section to the main hull
bookmarkfakaog
n feast for paying those who have cut or dug a canoe
bookmarkfakapuruga
n knot, knob, ring
bookmarkfakatapu
n sweetheart
bookmarkfakatauga
n the plimsoll line on a canoe, that is the level at which the sea should hit the water when it is afloat
bookmarkfakoko
n a fight
bookmarkfano
n trip
bookmarkfapa
n a feast by two parties, a meeting
bookmarkfaremori
n church (house of prayer)
bookmarkfaruke
n stranger
bookmarkfatakanu
n charm worn for the dead
bookmarkfeiava
n bay, harbor; passage through reef
bookmarkfere
adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)
bookmarkfetuafogo
n shooting contest
bookmarkfilama
n stick for fixing fire into canoe
bookmarkfoforua
n to dig around and heap earth upon taro
bookmarkfoinaravrevi
n a mound between two rows of yams
bookmarkfono
n food customarily eaten after drinking kava
bookmarkforogafiji
n holes though sinet in canoe making
bookmarkfou
a new, young
bookmarkfuji melomelo
v fishing just beyond the reef for the fish melomelo
bookmarkgaipu
n arm band, bracelet
bookmarkhagka
n anchor
bookmarkhavaka
n piece of wood, plank, flooring
bookmarkhia
hello
bookmarkhioua
interjection shut up
bookmarkhkaro
n protection, shield
bookmarkhlaga
v to weave
bookmarkhnou
v to thatch
bookmarkhnunafi
v to scale fish
bookmarkhpono
n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath
bookmarkhpura
v to plant, cover seeds with earth
bookmarkkai ta geji
n tabooed food
bookmarkkairavaru
n long club with one root at head
bookmarkkalapuni
n sleeping mat
bookmarkkane
n beater for drum
bookmarkkarea
n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell
bookmarkkatiepia
n long club with roots at head
bookmarkkato iotea
kato vaka
n basket with two cornered base
bookmarkkaupega
n fishing net
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koganea
n long pole, club, bar
bookmarkkoraga
n large crowbar
bookmarkkoumotua
n garden
bookmarkkoupa
lama
n torch
bookmarklavanu
n loop knot
bookmarkloto
n car, truck
bookmarkmaisu vaka
n figurehead of a canoe
bookmarkmaka
n sling
bookmarkmaka ufi
n harvest festival
bookmarkmatau
n fishhook
bookmarkmaunu
n bait
bookmarkmetao
n fishhook
bookmarkmoega
n cloth, clothing
bookmarknaleva
n a traditional dance
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nasiki
n magic sign, lucky omen
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nigapu
n adze
bookmarkpai
[pai] n penis (profane); pipe
bookmarkpaka uaka
n canoe with outrigger
bookmarkpekapeka
place with little earth
bookmarktjinea
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Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, Tom A. Ranker and Sean Thackurdeen. (2016-2018)
Futuna Aniwa language contributors include Ausdin Jackson, Takaronga Kuautonga, Nigasau Misikofo, Paul Navaika, Nigel Nesua, Iarawoi Rezel Samana, Anselon Seru, Donald Tamalua Wotu, Yaugani Zeiake and others as credited within the dictionary entries.
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