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amuamu
n strands, threads
bookmarkara
n row, line
bookmarkarofa
n present, gift
bookmarkaruarua
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).
bookmarkejia
v to copulate (profane)
bookmarkfaga
n bed, platform, shelf
bookmarkfagokoumajira
n pan pipes made of bamboo
bookmarkfakapuruga
n knot, knob, ring
bookmarkfakatauga
n the plimsoll line on a canoe, that is the level at which the sea should hit the water when it is afloat
bookmarkfakatoni
n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut
bookmarkfapa
n a feast by two parties, a meeting
bookmarkfaremori
n church (house of prayer)
bookmarkfasao
n word
bookmarkfavaka
n wood planks, prepared lumber
bookmarkfeiava
n bay, harbor; passage through reef
bookmarkfeitatau
n exchange of food between two or a few people
bookmarkfere
adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)
bookmarkfesaotapu
n insult
bookmarkfetu
n stone
bookmarkfiai
n shell necklace
bookmarkfiava
n bay, harbor, anchorage
bookmarkfioui
n maker of rain
bookmarkfirosia
v to twist together two or more pieces
bookmarkfitjika
n servant
bookmarkfoa
n traditional dance
bookmarkfoe
[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar
bookmarkfofo
n deck
bookmarkfoi rakau
n a killing stick (black)
bookmarkfoia
v to peel or skin something
bookmarkfoiakahtanu
n a rich man, who has many plants and much food
bookmarkfoivai
n calabash, bottle
bookmarkfojia
a to be engaged to be married
bookmarkfonaji
n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts
bookmarkforogafiji
n holes though sinet in canoe making
bookmarkfuji melomelo
v fishing just beyond the reef for the fish melomelo
bookmarkfurumoa
n fishing lure
bookmarkgasina
n taro and banana garden
bookmarkhgoro saki
hia
hello
bookmarkhkai
n story, tale, legend
bookmarkhkaro
n protection, shield
bookmarkhlaga aika
v to fish using large nets
bookmarkhloi
n food prepared with coconut milk
bookmarkhmoji
n hunting
bookmarkhmori
v to pray
bookmarkhnou
v to thatch
bookmarkhsore
n pole used for carrying things on shoulders
bookmarkhtua
v to pound, beat with sticks
bookmarkianenea
for, because
bookmarkiriri
karea
n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell
bookmarkkaroji
n bow string
bookmarkkatea
n forward portion of canoe hull
bookmarkkau
n to swim
bookmarkkete
n square woven mat for sitting on
bookmarkkiliuini
n reed fence
bookmarkkirikiri
n coral bits; gravel
bookmarkkopra
n dried coconut meat
bookmarkkoraga
n large crowbar
bookmarkkosegeia
n firestick
bookmarkkoumotua
n garden
bookmarkmaisu vaka
n figurehead of a canoe
bookmarkmaka
n sling
bookmarkmatau
n fishhook
bookmarkmetao
n fishhook
bookmarkmoega
n cloth, clothing
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napula
n pipe, flute; musical instrument
bookmarknisouri
pai
[pai] n penis (profane); pipe
bookmarkpaka uaka
n canoe with outrigger
bookmarkpopokiga
tjinea
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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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Futuna Aniwa Talking Dictionary.
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