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amtakinaga

n crowd, group of people

amuamu

n strands, threads

apolo

n devil

ara fafare

n village (lit. row of houses)

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).

ata

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

bai

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[bai] Pile of stones used to mark boundaries.

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ejia

v to copulate (profane)

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakamoa

n first yam of the year to be eaten

fakana

n 1. possessions, supplies, 2. a child’s penis

fakaog

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

fakapura

n a native feast

fakatoni

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

fakavageina

n betrothal, marriage

fakoko

n a fight

fana

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A person with one parent from each moiety.

farere

n birth

favaka

n wood planks, prepared lumber

fegeitua

v to poison, bewitch, curse

feiai

n conshell used in making necklaces

feisaua

v to plant using the sau

feitatau

n exchange of food between two or a few people

feria

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

fesaoga

n story

fiai

n shell necklace

fiji

n servant

filama

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

fofau

n adze

fofo

n deck

foga

n band, group, troop

foinaravrevi

n a mound between two rows of yams

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

fono

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

forau

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

forauga

n trip, voyage

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

fuaga

n grindstone

gasaujiri

n arrow, spear

geji

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

gofonu

n tortoise shell

havaka

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

hkafiga

n cooking, preparation of food

hkai

n story, tale, legend

hkaro

n protection, shield

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hnou

v to thatch

honga vaka

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n middle part of the canoe

hpane

n grater

hsore

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

igoa

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[iŋoa] name

jira

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[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

kairavaru

n long club with one root at head

kalapuni

n sleeping mat

kalasia

n a Christian (particularly European)

kalelega

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[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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kasikia

n twirl stick or club as in some dances

katea

n forward portion of canoe hull

kato iotea

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[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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kato vaka

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[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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kaunea

n fishing rod

kaupega

n fishing net

kausua

n a stick for a net

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

koro

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n fence

koupa

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[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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koupega

n net

lama

n torch

lavafatu

n knot

loto

n car, truck

maka

n sling

mamafuji

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n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

marino

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n peace

matua

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[matua] the planting season

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

moega

n cloth, clothing

mori ~ hmori

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[hmori] n prayer

moriga

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n gift

motu tafanua

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[motu taɸanua] the harvest season

mpuku

n ball

naleva

n a traditional dance

nasiki

n magic sign, lucky omen

nasivari

nasivari
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n grave

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

nisouri

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[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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nopogi

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n day, season

paka uaka

n canoe with outrigger

paufa

menstruation

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

pekapeka

place with little earth

popokiga

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[popokiŋa] Song sung before coming ashore with fish and continued, with dance, after bringing the fish onto the beach.

rauai

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n sideboard (of a canoe)

tamori

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[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

tapu

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n Sunday

vaka

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n canoe