Body Parts

1. Na ulu

   Head

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; in Fiji the head is sacred and touching someone's head is a serious offence

2. Na drauniulu

   Hair

   Usage

   "Drau" (leaf) plus "ni" (of) plus "ulu" (head); body hair is "vuti" instead

3. Na mata

   Eye

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; shared with the Polynesian languages

4. Na daliga

   Ear

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; "d" is [nd] and "g" is [ŋ], so it sounds like "ndalinga"

5. Na ucu

   Nose

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; Fijian "c" is the [ð] of English "this"

6. Na gusu

   Mouth

   Usage

   "G" is [ŋ]; the word also means the mouth of a river or cave, and a group's spokesperson

7. Na bati

   Tooth

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; "b" is [mb]

8. Na domo

   Throat / voice

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; one word for the throat and the voice

9. Na liga

   Hand / arm

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; one word for hand and arm

10. Na kete

    Belly

    Usage

    The same form as in the nouns card; Tongan uses the identical word

11. Na daku

    Back

    Usage

    The same form as in the nouns card

12. Na yava

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    The same form as in the nouns card; one word for leg and foot

13. Na duru

    Knee

    Usage

    The same form as in the nouns card

14. Na kuli

    Skin

    Usage

    The same form as in the nouns card; do not confuse it with "koli", the dog

15. Na sui

    Bone

    Usage

    The same word as in "E musu na sui" (a broken bone) in the health set

16. Na dra

    Blood

    Usage

    The same form as in the nouns card; "dr" is [ndr]

17. Na uto

    Heart

    Usage

    The same word as in "mate ni uto" (heart disease); the possessed form is "uto-qu" (my heart)

18. Na yate

    Liver

    Usage

    Traditionally the seat of courage and feeling, so it also carries the sense of "guts"

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