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amtakinaga
n crowd, group of people
bookmarkara tapu
n sacred row of plaiting in mats
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arofa
n present, gift
bookmarkaruarua
n substitute, duplicate (examples include a person killed in retaliation for another’s death, one of two persons chewing kava, or one who chews kava for others to drink).
bookmarkatu
n row, line
bookmarkatua
n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor
bookmarkejia
v to copulate (profane)
bookmarkentin
n engine
bookmarkfagokoumajira
n pan pipes made of bamboo
bookmarkfakapuruga
n knot, knob, ring
bookmarkfakatapu
n sweetheart
bookmarkfakatu
n a steep place
bookmarkfakavageina
n betrothal, marriage
bookmarkfakoko
n a fight
bookmarkfarere
n birth
bookmarkfatupuga
n meeting, council
bookmarkfavaka
n wood planks, prepared lumber
bookmarkfegaitu
n sorcery, magic
bookmarkfegeitua
v to poison, bewitch, curse
bookmarkfeiai
n conshell used in making necklaces
bookmarkfeirau
n circle of people
bookmarkfesaotapu
n insult
bookmarkfetuafogo
n shooting contest
bookmarkfilama
n stick for fixing fire into canoe
bookmarkfiria
n a braid or braided piece of rope
bookmarkfoe
[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar
bookmarkfoi ifi
n traditional dance done by women
bookmarkfoiakahtanu
n a rich man, who has many plants and much food
bookmarkfoiragi
interjection a call to the clouds to rain
bookmarkfoivai
n calabash, bottle
bookmarkfojia
a to be engaged to be married
bookmarkfono
n food customarily eaten after drinking kava
bookmarkfonutoki
n the brim edge of a vessel
bookmarkfotakoto
v to fish from land or reef
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
bookmarkfuna
n the separation and confinement of young boys during circumcision rites
bookmarkfurifasao
n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech
bookmarkfurumoa
n fishing lure
bookmarkgaipu
n arm band, bracelet
bookmarkhagka
n anchor
bookmarkhgoro saki
hioua
interjection shut up
bookmarkhlaga
v to weave
bookmarkhlava
n belt, strap, strip of cloth
bookmarkhliki
adj small
bookmarkhmauta
n inland people
bookmarkhmoji
n hunting
bookmarkhpono
n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath
bookmarkiri
n native dance
bookmarkkalapuni
n sleeping mat
bookmarkkalasia
n a Christian (particularly European)
bookmarkkaroji
n bow string
bookmarkkatea
n forward portion of canoe hull
bookmarkkau
n to swim
bookmarkkaunea
n fishing rod
bookmarkkausua
n a stick for a net
bookmarkKavimeta
Kavimeta kona
keripoga
n a feast
bookmarkkirikiri
n coral bits; gravel
bookmarkkoia
v to husk coconuts
bookmarkkopra
n dried coconut meat
bookmarkkosegeia
n firestick
bookmarklavafatu
n knot
bookmarkloto
n car, truck
bookmarkmaivaka
n stranger, foreigner
bookmarkmaka ufi
n harvest festival
bookmarkmatau
n fishhook
bookmarknaleva
n a traditional dance
bookmarkNamruke
nisouri
pai
[pai] n penis (profane); pipe
bookmarkparetafeikofi
v to give little in return, give a small return feast
bookmarkpaufa
menstruation
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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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