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ajiga

n the activity of spearing fish

amuamu

n strands, threads

aro

n chest, front side

aru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

atu

n row, line

atua

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

eiva

n nine

elta

n elder

entin

n engine

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

fagarupe

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

fagokoumajira

n pan pipes made of bamboo

fakamiji

v to cause to dream

fakaog

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

fakatauga

n the plimsoll line on a canoe, that is the level at which the sea should hit the water when it is afloat

fapa

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

faremori

n church (house of prayer)

farere

n birth

fatoto

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n outrigger pins

fegeitua

v to poison, bewitch, curse

fesao

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n language, speech

fetuafogo

n shooting contest

fiai

n shell necklace

filama

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

fioui

n maker of rain

firia

n a braid or braided piece of rope

fitjika

n servant

fofau

n adze

foga

n band, group, troop

fogapapa

fogapapa

n wall or fence near yam mound

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

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

fonutoki

n the brim edge of a vessel

forogafiji

n holes though sinet in canoe making

foruku

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n small canoe

fotakoto

v to fish from land or reef

fousia

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v to bind, to tie by wrapping rope around

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

furumoa

n fishing lure

gaipu

n arm band, bracelet

gasina

n taro and banana garden

hagka

n anchor

hia

hello

hioua

interjection shut up

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

hlava

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

hloi

n food prepared with coconut milk

hmoji

n hunting

hnofoga

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[hnofoŋa] n dwelling

hnou

v to thatch

hpura

v to plant, cover seeds with earth

htau

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v to count, read

htua

v to pound, beat with sticks

ifio

n a native dance

igoa

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[iŋoa] name

inu

v to drink

iriri

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[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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jiama

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[jiama] n outrigger float, pontoon

katiepia

n long club with roots at head

kato vaka

n basket with two cornered base

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 kona

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[kawiameta kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Kawiameta.

kirikiri

n coral bits; gravel

koganea

n long pole, club, bar

kosegeia

n firestick

koupa

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[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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lavanu

n loop knot

majijiki

n legendary hero

maka

n sling

marasi

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n a small feast

masi

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n bark cloth

matua

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[matua] the planting season

maunu

n bait

mega

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n cloth

meiro

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n sail made of coconut leaf matting

mori ~ hmori

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[hmori] n prayer

mtariki

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[matariki] n tribe

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.

Namruke kona

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[namruke kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Namruke.

napa

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n dwarf

nasiki

n magic sign, lucky omen

nasivari

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n grave

nigapu

n adze

nisouri

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[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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nogia

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n request

nohkano

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n spirit

paea

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n stone fence

pai

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

paka uaka

n canoe with outrigger

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

ramaga

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[ramaŋa] a season

tamori

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[tamori] general term for swear words, informal