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1. bure, n.2 View full entry 1843
...A Fijian house....
2. dalo, n. View full entry 1879
...= taro...
3. ivi, n. View full entry 1862
...The Tahitian chestnut, Inocarpus fagiferus (I. edulis), a leguminous evergreen tree bearing spikes of white or yellow flowers and dark red, edible fruit....
4. malo, n. View full entry 1850
...A kind of loincloth worn traditionally by the men of many Pacific islands, usually a long strip of bark cloth passing between the legs and around the waist; = maro...
5. ratu, n. View full entry a1811
...Originally (in Indonesia and Fiji): a king, queen, or prince; a local ruler. Now esp. (in Fiji): a man of noble rank; chief. Freq. as a title....
6. sulu, n.2 View full entry 1850
...In Fiji: a length of cotton cloth wrapped about the body to form a sarong; hence, a type of sarong worn by both sexes (typically from the waist to the knee by...
7. yanggona, n. View full entry 1858
...The Fijian name for kava...
