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ajiga
n the activity of spearing fish
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n strands, threads
bookmarkapolo
n devil
bookmarkara
n row, line
bookmarkara tapu
n sacred row of plaiting in mats
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ata
n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead
bookmarkatua
n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor
bookmarkbai
eigo
n name
bookmarkeiva
n nine
bookmarkentin
n engine
bookmarkfafine
n women, girls
bookmarkfagokoumajira
n pan pipes made of bamboo
bookmarkfakamiji
v to cause to dream
bookmarkfakana
n 1. possessions, supplies, 2. a child’s penis
bookmarkfakaog
n feast for paying those who have cut or dug a canoe
bookmarkfakavageina
n betrothal, marriage
bookmarkfaremori
n church (house of prayer)
bookmarkfarere
n birth
bookmarkfatupuga
n meeting, council
bookmarkfavaka
n wood planks, prepared lumber
bookmarkfegeitua
v to poison, bewitch, curse
bookmarkfeiai
n conshell used in making necklaces
bookmarkfeisaua
v to plant using the sau
bookmarkfere
adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)
bookmarkfilama
n stick for fixing fire into canoe
bookmarkfioui
n maker of rain
bookmarkfirosia
v to twist together two or more pieces
bookmarkfoa
n traditional dance
bookmarkfofo
n deck
bookmarkfoga
n band, group, troop
bookmarkfoi ifi
n traditional dance done by women
bookmarkfoiakahtanu
n a rich man, who has many plants and much food
bookmarkfoivai
n calabash, bottle
bookmarkfonaji
n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts
bookmarkfono
n food customarily eaten after drinking kava
bookmarkfonutoki
n the brim edge of a vessel
bookmarkforomia
v swallow, gulp down
bookmarkfotakoto
v to fish from land or reef
bookmarkfuaga
n grindstone
bookmarkfufuiga
n center strip for finishing and covering the peak of a roof
bookmarkfuji melomelo
v fishing just beyond the reef for the fish melomelo
bookmarkfujira
v to sail, move by sail
bookmarkfurifasao
n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech
bookmarkgaipu
n arm band, bracelet
bookmarkgasina
n taro and banana garden
bookmarkgofonu
n tortoise shell
bookmarkhagka
n anchor
bookmarkhkai
n story, tale, legend
bookmarkhkaro
n protection, shield
bookmarkhkio
adj exceedingly small
bookmarkhlaga aika
v to fish using large nets
bookmarkhmaka
n sling, speargun
bookmarkhmoji
n hunting
bookmarkhpura
v to plant, cover seeds with earth
bookmarkhsore
n pole used for carrying things on shoulders
bookmarkhtunu
v to cook, roast on embers
bookmarkianenea
for, because
bookmarkkaifara
n sideboard of canoe
bookmarkkalapuni
n sleeping mat
bookmarkkane
n beater for drum
bookmarkkato iotea
kaunea
n fishing rod
bookmarkkirikiri
n coral bits; gravel
bookmarkkoga ika
v to fish with a long line
bookmarkkoraga
n large crowbar
bookmarkkoupa
lavafatu
n knot
bookmarkmaka
n sling
bookmarkmetao
n fishhook
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najeji
n lobster trap
bookmarknaleva
n a traditional dance
bookmarknapula
n pipe, flute; musical instrument
bookmarknilo
n rope
bookmarknisouri
pekapeka
place with little earth
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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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