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| ==Pronunciation table==
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| !Latin
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| !m
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| !n
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| !p
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| !t
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| !k
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| !f
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| !y
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| !l
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| !i
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| !e
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| !a
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| !o
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| !u
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| !IPA
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| |/m/
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| |/p/
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| |/t/
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| |/k/
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| |/s/
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| |/ɸ/
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| |/h/
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| |/j/
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| |/l/
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| |/i/
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| |/e/
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| |/a/
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| |/o/
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| |/u/
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| ==Greetings and Polite Expressions - '''ha u'uyo' o ha noyu susumu'''==
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| *'''tale oi''', ''intrj.'' hello (''lit.'' I see).
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| *'''nuanene oi (tula)''', thank you (very much) (''lit.'', I thank (much)).
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| *'''sahe' epa''', you're welcome (''lit.'', that pleases).
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| *'''puyu yoima''', stay well [''said by the one leaving''].
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| *'''foma yoima''', fare well [''said to the one leaving''].
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| *'''telo ue''', welcome! (''lit.'', you are welcome).
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| *'''kikose noi''', [''greeting upon meeting''] (''lit.'', we meet).
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| *'''nofe oi''', I come [''response to being called''].
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| ==Modesty – '''ha tumao'''==
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| *Among the Islanders genital modesty is the norm. One never appears in public with the genital region exposed, with one exception: weather permitting, children up to the age of three years are not clothed indoors.
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| ==Bodily functions – '''ha yuya lalahu'''==
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| *Defecation and urination are done in private.
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