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amuamu

n strands, threads

apolo

n devil

ara

n row, line

bai

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[bai] Pile of stones used to mark boundaries.

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elta

n elder

faga

n bed, platform, shelf

fagokoumajira

n pan pipes made of bamboo

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakamoa

n first yam of the year to be eaten

fakatjikina

n the end

fana

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A person with one parent from each moiety.

fanua

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n island, land, country, homeland

faremori

n church (house of prayer)

farere

n birth

faruke

n stranger

fasao

n word

fatakanu

n charm worn for the dead

fatupuga

n meeting, council

fegaitu

n sorcery, magic

feiai

n conshell used in making necklaces

feiava

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

feirau

n circle of people

fesao

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n language, speech

fiji

n servant

filama

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

firosia

v to twist together two or more pieces

fitjika

n servant

fofo

n deck

fogapapa

fogapapa

n wall or fence near yam mound

foi rakau

n a killing stick (black)

foi rei

n a killing stick

foia

v to peel or skin something

foinaravrevi

n a mound between two rows of yams

foivai

n calabash, bottle

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

foruku

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n small canoe

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

fou uru

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

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

fujiatara

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v to put up a sail

fujira

v to sail, move by sail

furifasao

n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech

furufare

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[furufare] n a row of thatch

gofonu

n tortoise shell

hamakala

n village green

hfana

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n bow

hkafiga

n cooking, preparation of food

hkaro

n protection, shield

hkio

adj exceedingly small

hlaga

v to weave

hnunafi

v to scale fish

htua

v to pound, beat with sticks

igoa

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[iŋoa] name

kaifara

n sideboard of canoe

kalasia

n a Christian (particularly European)

katiepia

n long club with roots at head

kato vaka

n basket with two cornered base

kaunea

n fishing rod

kaupa

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n fence

kaupega

n fishing 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.

kete

n square woven mat for sitting on

koga ika

v to fish with a long line

koia

v to husk coconuts

koro

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n fence

lama

n torch

lavanu

n loop knot

maisu vaka

n figurehead of a canoe

matau

n fishhook

meiro

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n sail made of coconut leaf matting

moega

n cloth, clothing

moli vaka

moli vaka
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n back part of the canoe

mori ~ hmori

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[hmori] n prayer

moriga

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n gift

mpuku

n ball

mtariki

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[matariki] n tribe

najeji

n lobster trap

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.

nanafi

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n yesterday

nasara

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[nahsara] n day before yesterday

natokeni

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[natokeni] n poison for fish

neli

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[nieli] n friend

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nilo

n rope

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

panpaniga

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

paufa

menstruation

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

pepaea

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n house fence

potuhpuku

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[potupʰuku] n mat for sitting upon

sakiri

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[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

tamori

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[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

tapu

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n Sunday

tjinea

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[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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torojei fotara

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n lower sail

vaka

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n canoe