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ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

ara

n row, line

ara tapu

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

bai

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[bai] Pile of stones used to mark boundaries.

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eigo

n name

eivi o ta tai

n sea creature

elta

n elder

entin

n engine

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fakamijimiji

v to dream continuously of one thing

fakamoa

n first yam of the year to be eaten

fakatoni

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

fakatu

n a steep place

fakoko

n a fight

fatupuga

n meeting, council

feiava

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

feisaua

v to plant using the sau

feniepuku

n arrow (for a bird)

fere

adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)

fesao

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n language, speech

fesaoga

n story

fesaotapu

n insult

fetuafogo

n shooting contest

fiava

n bay, harbor, anchorage

filama

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

fioui

n maker of rain

foa

n traditional dance

foe

[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar

fofau

n adze

foga

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

fogapapa

fogapapa

n wall or fence near yam mound

foi rei

n a killing stick

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

fono

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

fuaga

n grindstone

fujiatara

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v to put up a sail

ganea

n pot, cauldron, utensil

gasaujiri

n arrow, spear

hamakala

n village green

hfana

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n bow

hkaro

n protection, shield

hkio

adj exceedingly small

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hliki

adj small

hmauta

n inland people

hmori

v to pray

honga vaka

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n middle part of the canoe

hpane

n grater

hpura

v to plant, cover seeds with earth

htao

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[tʰao] n Saturday

hva

n sound, voice, noise

inu

v to drink

kaifara

n sideboard of canoe

kaisira

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n evening star

kalapuni

n sleeping mat

kalasia

n a Christian (particularly European)

kato vaka

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[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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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. Half of the population of each village comes from this moiety.

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.

keripoga

n a feast

kete

n square woven mat for sitting on

kiliuini

n reed fence

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

koia

v to husk coconuts

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

maisu vaka

n figurehead of a canoe

marasi

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n a small feast

matau

n fishhook

metao

n fishhook

nakunari

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[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

Namruke

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[namruke] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. Half of the population of each village comes from this moiety.

Namruke kona

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[namruke kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Namruke.

nanafi

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n yesterday

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nifonea

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n fishhook

nigapu

n adze

nogia

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n request

nohkano

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n spirit

nopogi

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n day, season

nopogi tapu

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n Sunday

pai

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

paka uaka

n canoe with outrigger

panpaniga

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A marriage ceremony during which the parents of the bride and groom meet and give approval for the marriage.

paretafeikofi

v to give little in return, give a small return feast

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

pepaea

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n house fence

phane

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[phane] Coconut grating bench.

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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

torojei fotara

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n lower sail