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amtakinaga

n crowd, group of people

amuamu

n strands, threads

apolo

n devil

ara tapu

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

eigo

n name

eiva

n nine

eivi o ta tai

n sea creature

fafine

n women, girls

fagarupe

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

fakamijimiji

v to dream continuously of one thing

fakamoa

n first yam of the year to be eaten

fakana

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

fakatapu

n sweetheart

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.

fana

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A person with one parent from each moiety.

fano

n trip

fanua

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n island, land, country, homeland

farere

n birth

faruke

n stranger

fasao

n word

fatoto

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n outrigger pins

fegeitua

v to poison, bewitch, curse

feiava

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

feirau

n circle of people

feitatau

n exchange of food between two or a few people

fetu

n stone

fiai

n shell necklace

filama

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

fofo

n deck

foforua

n to dig around and heap earth upon taro

foga

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

foga

n band, group, troop

foia

v to peel or skin something

foinaravrevi

n a mound between two rows of yams

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

foruku

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n small canoe

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

fou

a new, young

fuaga

n grindstone

furumoa

n fishing lure

ganea

n pot, cauldron, utensil

gasaujiri

n arrow, spear

geji

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

havaka

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

hia

hello

hioua

interjection shut up

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

hkaro

n protection, shield

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hmauta

n inland people

honga vaka

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n middle part of the canoe

htau

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v to count, read

htua

v to pound, beat with sticks

htunu

v to cook, roast on embers

iri

n native dance

kaifara

n sideboard of canoe

karea

n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell

karoji

n bow string

kasai

n shed

kasikia

n twirl stick or club as in some dances

katiepia

n long club with roots at head

kato iotea

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[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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kau

n to swim

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.

kirikiri

n coral bits; gravel

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

kosegeia

n firestick

lavanu

n loop knot

masi

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n bark cloth

matau

n fishhook

moega

n cloth, clothing

mori ~ hmori

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[hmori] n prayer

moriga

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n gift

mounu

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n bait for fishing

mpuku

n ball

mtariki

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[matariki] n tribe

najeji

n lobster trap

napula

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

natokeni

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[natokeni] n poison for fish

nigapu

n adze

nisori

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[nisouri] A traditional broom

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nisori

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n broom

nisouri

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[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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nogia

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n request

nopogi

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n day, season

paea

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n stone fence

pai

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[pai] boundary stones

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pai

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

paka uaka

n canoe with outrigger

panpaniga

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n marriage agreement ceremony

paretafeikofi

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

ramaga

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[ramaŋa] a season

sakiri

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[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

tamori

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[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

tjinea

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[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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torojei fotara

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n lower sail