ama
buruga
ekega
etega
fafa awaka
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[fafa awaka]
The inside walls of the canoe.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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farigoi
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[ɸariŋoi]
Canoe marking which signifies tribe and ownership.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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fatoto
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[ɸatoto]
Wooden pegs around outrigger beam keeping it in place.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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fatoto
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[fatoto]
The fore and aft pegs holding up the outrigger boom.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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hta
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[tʰa]
The can used to bail water out of the canoe.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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jiama
jiji
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[ʃiʃi]
Section joining upper and lower section of main canoe. Traditonally made of pandanus root.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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kafa
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[kafa]
The bindings used to join canoe parts. Traditionally made of coconut fiber, but today fishing line is used.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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kanawaka
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[kanawaka]
Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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kanov vaka
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[kanoʋ ʋaka]
Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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kauvmaka fatoto
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[kauvmaka ɸatoto]
Y-shaped stick used to hold up the outrigger beam.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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kauvmaka kiato
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[kauvmaka kiato]
Y-shaped stick used to hold up the outrigger beam.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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kauvmaka kiato
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[kauvmaka kiato]
Y-shaped stick (peg) used to attach the outrigger beam.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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kiato
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[kiato]
The beams connecting the main canoe to the outrigger.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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muri vaka
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[muri ʋaka]
The back of the canoe. The shape of the knob resembles the prominent rock outcropping (of the same name) from whichever bay the vessel embarks.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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rawai
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[rawai]
Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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ta
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[ta]
Bailing can used to remove water from canoe.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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takere
tawai
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[tawai]
The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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tawai
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[tawai]
The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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uru vaka
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[uru ʋaka]
The front of the canoe, designed to break through waves.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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wakasore
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[wakasore]
The name of the traditional canoe with outrigger.
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
Speaker: Anselon Seru
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