a'ahi, tuna

ahimaa, Tahifian oven

ahu, altar on a marae

lahu, garment formerly worn by men

aita, no

aito, iron wood

lana, coconut grater

anavai, river

anuhe, fern

Aotearoa, former name for NewZealand

ape, a plant

ari'i chief, prince, king, (English equivalent inadequate)

ari'i rahi, of much higher rank than the ari'i

arioi, social class of early Polynesians

laute, hibiscus

auteraa, a tree

atua, gods in general

fa'e, house

fafapiti, ray

fara, pandanus

farani  French

fare, house

fare atua, house of the gods on a marae

fare tupapau, house for the dead on the marae

fata, pole

fau, headdress, once used by chief

fei, banana

fenua, land, territory

fetue, "pencil" sea urchin

ha'ari, coconut palm

haerepo, spokesman, story-teller

haura, sword-fish

havai'i, former name for Raiatea

heiva, festival

himene, song, hymn, traditional tarava

hoa, shallow channel

honu, turtle

hotu, a tree whose kernel is poisonous

huehue, a fish, tetrodon

hupehupe, lazy

hutu, old form of hotu

ia orana, hello

iaotai, aristocratic class in early days

iita, pawpaw (tree)

'ino, wickedness, evil

iti, small

itoito, energy, courage

kava, anaesthetizing beverage used by early Polynesians

kaveu, coconut-crab

maeva, welcome

mahi, fermented fruit of breadfruit-tree

mahimahi, a fish, dolphinfish

maiore, breadfruittree

maire, sweet-smelling fern

maitai, fine! manahune, in the past, the proletariats

manureva, plane manu, bird, reva, space

mao, a shark

maohi, native

mape, a tree

mara'amu, southeasterly wind

marae, ancient temple

marara, flying-fish

maro, a belt worn by early Polynesians

maro'ura, a belt used to consecrate an ari'i rahi

mati, a plant used for dyeing

maururu, thank you

meia, a banana

miro, a tree

miki miki, a shrub found on atolls

monoi, perfumed oil

more, bark of the purau-skirt for dancing made of the same bark

mori, lamp

motu, islet

nape, thin rope plaited from coconut-fibre Also, name of a fish

niau, rib of coconut palm

niho, tooth

nohu, stonefish, scorpion-fish

nono, a tree-stinging insect

nui, big, large

ofeofe, slave

orero, religious orator, preacher

otea, a dance

otu'u, a bird, the egret

fouma, a fish, barb

paepae, paved floor of ancient house

pahi, big canoe, ship

pahu, a drum

pahua, a shellfish, giant clam

pape, fresh water

pareu, a woman's loin-cloth

pani, a fish-snapper

patu, ancient weapon, small club

Paumotu, native of the Tuamotus

penu, stone, wood or coral pestle

peue, a mat made of plaited vegetable fibre

pia, a plant

popaa, white man

popoi, dough made from uru, taro or banana

pu, a she[[, conch-shell

puaa, pig

puarata, a tree growing in the hills

pupu, team, group, today: an association

purau, a tree, also spelt burau

putaiana, ancient omament for ears

ra, sun

r-aatir-a, in the past: a chieftain  Today: foreman, manager, captain

ra'au, medecine

rea, yellow coloursaffron, ginger

roa, used to add emphasis, very, much

roi, a fish, grouper

roii, sea-slug

ruhi, a fish, jack

ruperupe, prosperous, thriving

tahua, priest, healer

tama'a, to eat, to have a meal

tamanu, a tree

tamari'i, child

tamure, a @ of dance

tane, husband, man, gentleman

taofe, coffee

taote doctor

tapa, beaten bark, used as cloth

tapu, forbidden

taramea, a coraleating starfish

taro, a plant

tarua, a plant

taumi, ancient breastplate worn by warriors in Society Is

teuteu, a servant in the early days

tiane'e, a crustacean, 11 sea-cicada"

tiare, a plant

tifaifai, appliqu6 bedspread in bright colours

tinito, Chinese

tipairua, double-canoe with sail

ti'i

tild, statue, carving, idol

tipanie, a tree

tiputa, ancient clothing, tapa poncho

tira, mast, pole

toere, type of drum

tonu, coral trout

to'o, stick, walkingstick ancient effigy of Gods kept on the marae

tou, a tree

tuava, guava-tree

tupa, land crab

Tute, Captain Cook ufi, a plant, yam

uhu, parrot-fish

umara, a plant, sweet potato

umete, wooden dish

upa upa, music and dancing

uri, dog

uru, breadfruit-tree

ute, traditional chant

uteute, red colour

va'a motu, outrigger canoe with a sail

vaeake, ancient footrests for Marquesan stilts

vahine, woman, wife, Mrs

vana, black sea urchin

vanira, vanilla

vao, former prisoner

varo, crustacean, squill fish

vea, newspaper

vi, mango

viti, quick

vivo, nose flute