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amtakinaga

n crowd, group of people

ara fafare

n village (lit. row of houses)

arofa

n present, gift

ejia

v to copulate (profane)

elta

n elder

fafa

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n mouth, mouthlike opening

faga

n bed, platform, shelf

fajaga

n period of time, point in time

fakainina

n anger

fakana

n 1. possessions, supplies, 2. a child’s penis

fakatoni

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

fana

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[ɸana] A person with one parent from each moiety.

fare

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n house, dwelling

faremori

n church (house of prayer)

farigoina

n knowledge

fatakanu

n charm worn for the dead

fatoto

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n outrigger pins

fatupuga

n meeting, council

feiava

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

feisaua

v to plant using the sau

feniepuku

n arrow (for a bird)

feria

v beg from one who has nothing; teasing, joke-telling

fesaotapu

n insult

fetuafogo

n shooting contest

fetuanake

n peacemaker

fiava

n bay, harbor, anchorage

fioui

n maker of rain

firosia

v to twist together two or more pieces

foa

n traditional dance

foforua

n to dig around and heap earth upon taro

foga

n band, group, troop

foiakahtanu

n a rich man, who has many plants and much food

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

forau

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v travel (by sea), go on a trip, go abroad

foromia

v swallow, gulp down

foutoki

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

fuaga

n grindstone

fufuiga

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

gaipu

n arm band, bracelet

ganea

n pot, cauldron, utensil

gofonu

n tortoise shell

hagka

n anchor

havaka

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

hfana

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n bow

hioua

interjection shut up

hkaro

n protection, shield

hmauta

n inland people

hmoji

n hunting

hnunafi

v to scale fish

ho

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[ho] yes

hpane

n grater

hpono

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

htau

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v to count, read

htua

v to pound, beat with sticks

htunu

v to cook, roast on embers

hva

n sound, voice, noise

inu

v to drink

iriri

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[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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jira

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[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

kairavaru

n long club with one root at head

kaisira

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n evening star

kalapuni

n sleeping mat

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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kau

n to swim

kaupega

n fishing net

kausua

n a stick for a net

koia

v to husk coconuts

kopra

n dried coconut meat

koumotua

n garden

loto

n car, truck

marasi

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n a small feast

matarua

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n girdle, men’s

matjira

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n knife

mavaka

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n stranger, guest

mega

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n cloth

metao

n fishhook

moega

n cloth, clothing

mounu

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n bait for fishing

mpuku

n ball

muri foe

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n canoe paddle

najeji

n lobster trap

Namruke kona

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

napula

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

nasara

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[nahsara] n day before yesterday

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nifonea

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n fishhook

nigapu

n adze

nisori

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[nisouri] A traditional broom

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nisouri

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[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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nogia

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n request

nopogi tapu

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n Sunday

pakaunea

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n trousers, pants

peinu

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waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

phane

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[phane] Coconut grating bench.

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popokiga

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[popokiŋa] Song sung before coming ashore with fish and continued, with dance, after bringing the fish onto the beach.

ta

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n bailer (for a canoe)

torojei fotara

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n lower sail