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amuamu

n strands, threads

apolo

n devil

ara

n row, line

ara tapu

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

faga

n bed, platform, shelf

fagarupe

n that part of canoe covered by pandanus root in joining the upper section to the main hull

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fakainina

n anger

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakaog

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

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakatauga

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

fakau sore

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[ɸakau sore] Said to be the oldest tree on the island, the first tree. It grows slowly and grows nowhere else. Cutting this tree is not allowed.

fano

n trip

fapa

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

farere

n birth

farigoina

n knowledge

fasao

n word

fatakanu

n charm worn for the dead

fatupuga

n meeting, council

favaka

n wood planks, prepared lumber

fegaitu

n sorcery, magic

feiai

n conshell used in making necklaces

feitatau

n exchange of food between two or a few people

fesaoga

n story

fetuafogo

n shooting contest

fiava

n bay, harbor, anchorage

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

firosia

v to twist together two or more pieces

fitjika

n servant

fofo

n deck

foi ifi

n traditional dance done by women

foinaravrevi

n a mound between two rows of yams

fojia

a to be engaged to be married

fono

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

forau

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

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

foruku

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n small canoe

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

geji

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

havaka

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

hfana

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n bow

hgoro saki

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

hioua

interjection shut up

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

hkio

adj exceedingly small

hlaga

v to weave

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hlava

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

hliki

adj small

hmaka

n sling, speargun

hmori

v to pray

hpono

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

hsore

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

htau

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v to count, read

hva

n sound, voice, noise

ianenea

for, because

iri

n native dance

iriri

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[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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jiama

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[jiama] n outrigger float, pontoon

jira

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[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

kaifara

n sideboard of canoe

kaisira

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n evening star

kalasia

n a Christian (particularly European)

kalelega

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[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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kane

n beater for drum

karoji

n bow string

kasai

n shed

kasikia

n twirl stick or club as in some dances

kato vaka

n basket with two cornered base

kau

n to swim

kaunea

n fishing rod

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

kopra

n dried coconut meat

koraga

n large crowbar

koro

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n fence

kosegeia

n firestick

koumotua

n garden

loto

n car, truck

majijiki

n legendary hero

maka ufi

n harvest festival

matjira

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n knife

matua

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[matua] the planting season

maunu

n bait

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

metao

n fishhook

moega

n cloth, clothing

moli vaka

moli vaka
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n back part of the canoe

nakunari

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[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

napa

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n dwarf

nasiki

n magic sign, lucky omen

neli

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[nieli] n friend

nifonea

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n fishhook

nisori

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[nisouri] A traditional broom

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nisori

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n broom

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

sakiri

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[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

tjinea

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[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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