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amtakinaga
n crowd, group of people
bookmarkara tapu
n sacred row of plaiting in mats
bookmarkatu
n row, line
bookmarkatua
n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor
bookmarkeigo
n name
bookmarkfakamoa
n first yam of the year to be eaten
bookmarkfakapura
n a native feast
bookmarkfakatapu
n sweetheart
bookmarkfakatoni
n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut
bookmarkfano
n trip
bookmarkfapa
n a feast by two parties, a meeting
bookmarkfasao
n word
bookmarkfatakanu
n charm worn for the dead
bookmarkfatupuga
n meeting, council
bookmarkfeiai
n conshell used in making necklaces
bookmarkfeiava
n bay, harbor; passage through reef
bookmarkfeisaua
v to plant using the sau
bookmarkfere
adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)
bookmarkfesaoga
n story
bookmarkfetu
n stone
bookmarkfiai
n shell necklace
bookmarkfiria
n a braid or braided piece of rope
bookmarkfofo
n deck
bookmarkfoforua
n to dig around and heap earth upon taro
bookmarkfoga
n band, group, troop
bookmarkfoi rakau
n a killing stick (black)
bookmarkfoi rei
n a killing stick
bookmarkfoiakahtanu
n a rich man, who has many plants and much food
bookmarkforogafiji
n holes though sinet in canoe making
bookmarkforomia
v swallow, gulp down
bookmarkfou
a new, young
bookmarkfou uru
v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties
bookmarkfujira
v to sail, move by sail
bookmarkfurumoa
n fishing lure
bookmarkgaipu
n arm band, bracelet
bookmarkganea
n pot, cauldron, utensil
bookmarkhagka
n anchor
bookmarkhia
hello
bookmarkhkapa
n a game of peek-a-boo
bookmarkhlaga
v to weave
bookmarkhlaga aika
v to fish using large nets
bookmarkhmaka
n sling, speargun
bookmarkhpono
n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath
bookmarkifio
n a native dance
bookmarkinu
v to drink
bookmarkiriri
kai ta geji
n tabooed food
bookmarkkaifara
n sideboard of canoe
bookmarkkalapuni
n sleeping mat
bookmarkkalasia
n a Christian (particularly European)
bookmarkkarea
n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell
bookmarkkasikia
n twirl stick or club as in some dances
bookmarkkausafi
n adze
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Kavimeta
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keripoga
n a feast
bookmarkkete
n square woven mat for sitting on
bookmarkkirikiri
n coral bits; gravel
bookmarkkoganea
n long pole, club, bar
bookmarklama
n torch
bookmarklavanu
n loop knot
bookmarkloto
n car, truck
bookmarkmaisu vaka
n figurehead of a canoe
bookmarkmaivaka
n stranger, foreigner
bookmarkmaka ufi
n harvest festival
bookmarkmoega
n cloth, clothing
bookmarknisouri
paka uaka
n canoe with outrigger
bookmarkparetafeikofi
v to give little in return, give a small return feast
bookmarkpaufa
menstruation
bookmarktapou
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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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