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ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

ara fafare

n village (lit. row of houses)

ariki ~ teriki

ariki ~ teriki
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n chief, ruler, God, spirits

atu

n row, line

atua

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

entin

n engine

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakaog

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

fakapuruga

n knot, knob, ring

fakatjikina

n the end

fakatoni

n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut

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.

fakavageina

n betrothal, marriage

fakoko

n a fight

fare

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n house, dwelling

faremori

n church (house of prayer)

farigoina

n knowledge

fatakanu

n charm worn for the dead

fatupuga

n meeting, council

favaka

n wood planks, prepared lumber

feniepuku

n arrow (for a bird)

fesaotapu

n insult

fetu

n stone

fetuanake

n peacemaker

fiava

n bay, harbor, anchorage

fiji

n servant

firosia

v to twist together two or more pieces

fitjika

n servant

fofo

n deck

foforua

n to dig around and heap earth upon taro

foi rei

n a killing stick

foiragi

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

fono

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

fonutoki

n the brim edge of a vessel

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

foromia

v swallow, gulp down

fufuiga

n center strip for finishing and covering the peak of a roof

furumoa

n fishing lure

ganea

n pot, cauldron, utensil

gasina

n taro and banana garden

hamakala

n village green

hioua

interjection shut up

hkafiga

n cooking, preparation of food

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

hlava

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

hliki

adj small

hmauta

n inland people

hmoji

n hunting

hmori

v to pray

hnofoga

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[hnofoŋa] n dwelling

hnou

v to thatch

honga vaka

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n middle part of the canoe

hpane

n grater

htua

v to pound, beat with sticks

ianenea

for, because

inu

v to drink

kalelega

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[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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karoji

n bow string

katea

n forward portion of canoe hull

kato iotea

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[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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kato vaka

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[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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kaupa

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n fence

kausafi

n adze

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.

keripoga

n a feast

kiliuini

n reed fence

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

kopra

n dried coconut meat

koraga

n large crowbar

koro

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n fence

kosegeia

n firestick

koupega

n net

lavafatu

n knot

lavanu

n loop knot

maisu vaka

n figurehead of a canoe

maka ufi

n harvest festival

marasi

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n a small feast

mari

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n truth

matarua

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n girdle, men’s

matau

n fishhook

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

mega

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n cloth

metao

n fishhook

motu tafanua

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[motu taɸanua] the harvest season

mounu

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n bait for fishing

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.

napa

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n dwarf

nasivari

nasivari
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n grave

nigapu

n adze

nogia

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n request

paka uaka

n canoe with outrigger

pakaunea

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n trousers, pants

panpaniga

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

panpaniga

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n marriage agreement ceremony

tapou

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[tapou] The shout that the fishermen give to announce to the village that they have caught fish. The type of shout and number of times it’s repeated indicate type and quantity of fish.

tjinea

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[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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