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ara fafare
n village (lit. row of houses)
bookmarkara tapu
n sacred row of plaiting in mats
bookmarkaro
n chest, front side
bookmarkarofa
n present, gift
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).
bookmarkatua
n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor
bookmarkeigo
n name
bookmarkeivi o ta tai
n sea creature
bookmarkentin
n engine
bookmarkfaga
n bed, platform, shelf
bookmarkfagarupe
n that part of canoe covered by pandanus root in joining the upper section to the main hull
bookmarkfajaga
n period of time, point in time
bookmarkfakaog
n feast for paying those who have cut or dug a canoe
bookmarkfakapura
n a native feast
bookmarkfakatapu
n sweetheart
bookmarkfaremori
n church (house of prayer)
bookmarkfaruke
n stranger
bookmarkfasao
n word
bookmarkfatupuga
n meeting, council
bookmarkfavaka
n wood planks, prepared lumber
bookmarkfeiai
n conshell used in making necklaces
bookmarkfesaoga
n story
bookmarkfesaotapu
n insult
bookmarkfetuafogo
n shooting contest
bookmarkfiji
n servant
bookmarkfoa
n traditional dance
bookmarkfofo
n deck
bookmarkfoforua
n to dig around and heap earth upon taro
bookmarkfoi rakau
n a killing stick (black)
bookmarkfoinaravrevi
n a mound between two rows of yams
bookmarkfoiragi
interjection a call to the clouds to rain
bookmarkfono
n food customarily eaten after drinking kava
bookmarkforauga
n trip, voyage
bookmarkfou uru
v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties
bookmarkfurifasao
n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech
bookmarkgaipu
n arm band, bracelet
bookmarkganea
n pot, cauldron, utensil
bookmarkgofonu
n tortoise shell
bookmarkhlaga aika
v to fish using large nets
bookmarkhmoji
n hunting
bookmarkhnou
v to thatch
bookmarkhnunafi
v to scale fish
bookmarkhpane
n grater
bookmarkhpura
v to plant, cover seeds with earth
bookmarkhsore
n pole used for carrying things on shoulders
bookmarkhva
n sound, voice, noise
bookmarkifio
n a native dance
bookmarkiri
n native dance
bookmarkkai ta geji
n tabooed food
bookmarkkaifara
n sideboard of canoe
bookmarkkairavaru
n long club with one root at head
bookmarkkarea
n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell
bookmarkkaroji
n bow string
bookmarkkasikia
n twirl stick or club as in some dances
bookmarkkato vaka
n basket with two cornered base
bookmarkkato vaka
kausafi
n adze
bookmarkkete
n square woven mat for sitting on
bookmarkkiliuini
n reed fence
bookmarkkoga ika
v to fish with a long line
bookmarkkopra
n dried coconut meat
bookmarkkoraga
n large crowbar
bookmarkkosegeia
n firestick
bookmarkkoumotua
n garden
bookmarklama
n torch
bookmarkmaisu vaka
n figurehead of a canoe
bookmarkNamruke
napula
n pipe, flute; musical instrument
bookmarknisouri
nisouri
paka uaka
n canoe with outrigger
bookmarkparetafeikofi
v to give little in return, give a small return feast
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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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