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ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

amuamu

n strands, threads

ara fafare

n village (lit. row of houses)

ara tapu

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

aro

n chest, front side

arofa

n present, gift

bai

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[bai] Pile of stones used to mark boundaries.

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eigo

n name

eiva

n nine

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

faga

n bed, platform, shelf

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakamijimiji

v to dream continuously of one thing

fakaog

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

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakavageina

n betrothal, marriage

faremori

n church (house of prayer)

farigoina

n knowledge

fatupuga

n meeting, council

favaka

n wood planks, prepared lumber

feitatau

n exchange of food between two or a few people

feria

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

fiji

n servant

firosia

v to twist together two or more pieces

foforua

n to dig around and heap earth upon taro

foga

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

foi rei

n a killing stick

foia

v to peel or skin something

foiakahtanu

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

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

foivai

n calabash, bottle

fonutoki

n the brim edge of a vessel

forauga

n trip, voyage

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

fou

a new, young

fou uru

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

fousia

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v to bind, to tie by wrapping rope around

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

fujiatara

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v to put up a sail

fujira

v to sail, move by sail

funa

n the separation and confinement of young boys during circumcision rites

gasina

n taro and banana garden

hamakala

n village green

havaka

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

hgoro saki

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

hioua

interjection shut up

hkio

adj exceedingly small

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hmaka

n sling, speargun

hmoji

n hunting

hnou

v to thatch

hnunafi

v to scale fish

honga vaka

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n middle part of the canoe

hpono

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

kai ta geji

n tabooed food

kairavaru

n long club with one root at head

kaisira

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n evening star

kasai

n shed

kato iotea

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[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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kau

n to swim

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.

kete

n square woven mat for sitting on

kiliuini

n reed fence

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

koraga

n large crowbar

kosegeia

n firestick

koupega

n net

lama

n torch

lavanu

n loop knot

loto

n car, truck

maivaka

n stranger, foreigner

majijiki

n legendary hero

maka

n sling

mamafuji

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n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

mari

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n truth

matau

n fishhook

matjira

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n knife

mega

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n cloth

metao

n fishhook

moli vaka

moli vaka
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n back part of the canoe

mounu

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n bait for fishing

mtariki

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[matariki] n tribe

nanafi

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n yesterday

nigapu

n adze

nilo

n rope

nisori

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[nisouri] A traditional broom

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nisouri

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[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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nogia

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n request

nopogi htao

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Saturday

pakaunea

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n trousers, pants

pekapeka

place with little earth

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

tapu

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n Sunday

tjinea

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[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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ulu vaka

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n front part of the canoe