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ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

ara

n row, line

ara tapu

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

ata

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

atua

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

eigo

n name

eiva

n nine

ejia

v to copulate (profane)

elta

n elder

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

fakana

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

fakatapu

n sweetheart

fakatauga

n the plimsoll line on a canoe, that is the level at which the sea should hit the water when it is afloat

fakatoni

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

fakoko

n a fight

fana

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

fanua

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n island, land, country, homeland

fapa

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

fatu tapu

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n taboo stone

fatupuga

n meeting, council

feiai

n conshell used in making necklaces

feitatau

n exchange of food between two or a few people

feniepuku

n arrow (for a bird)

feria

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

fesao

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n language, speech

fiava

n bay, harbor, anchorage

firosia

v to twist together two or more pieces

fitjika

n servant

foforua

n to dig around and heap earth upon taro

foga

n band, group, troop

fogapapa

fogapapa

n wall or fence near yam mound

foi rei

n a killing stick

foiakahtanu

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

foinaravrevi

n a mound between two rows of yams

fojia

a to be engaged to be married

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

fono

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

forauga

n trip, voyage

foromia

v swallow, gulp down

foruku

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n small canoe

fou

a new, young

fou uru

v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties

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

fuhi

v to set sail

gaipu

n arm band, bracelet

gasaujiri

n arrow, spear

hgoro saki

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[hŋoro saki] A song sung before coming ashore with fish. Includes fish shouts.

hioua

interjection shut up

hmaka

n sling, speargun

hmori

v to pray

hnou

v to thatch

hnunafi

v to scale fish

ho

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[ho] yes

htao

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[tʰao] n Saturday

htunu

v to cook, roast on embers

ifio

n a native dance

ikaramanga

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[ikaramanga] The types of fish that fisherman are not permitted to eat.

iri

n native dance

kaisira

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n evening star

kasikia

n twirl stick or club as in some dances

kaunea

n fishing rod

kaupa

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n fence

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. The population of each village is divided between the two moieties.

kiliuini

n reed fence

kirikiri

n coral bits; gravel

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

koumotua

n garden

koupa

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[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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lama

n torch

maivaka

n stranger, foreigner

mamafuji

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n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

marae

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n village common

marino

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n peace

masi

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n bark cloth

matua

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[matua] the planting season

mega

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n cloth

moriga

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n gift

muri foe

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n canoe paddle

najeji

n lobster trap

nakunari

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[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

nanafi

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n yesterday

nasara

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[nahsara] n day before yesterday

nasivari

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n grave

nilo

n rope

nisori

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n broom

nisouri

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[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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pai

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[pai] boundary stones

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pai

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

paufa

menstruation

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

pekapeka

place with little earth

pepaea

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n house fence

popokiga

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

potuhpuku

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[potupʰuku] n mat for sitting upon

ramaga

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[ramaŋa] a season

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.