Body Parts

1. upo'o

   Head

   Usage

   The same form as in the health set; "E ro'i to'u upo'o" is "my head hurts"

2. rouru

   Hair

   Usage

   From Proto-Polynesian *lau-qulu, cognate with Tongan "louʻulu" and Samoan "lauulu"

3. mata

   Eye

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; shared widely across the Pacific languages

4. tari'a

   Ear

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; useful for ear trouble after diving

5. ihu

   Nose

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card

6. vaha

   Mouth

   Usage

   Cognate with Hawaiian "waha"; use it at the dentist

7. niho

   Tooth

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; point at the tooth that hurts

8. rima

   Hand / arm

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; it is also the numeral five, so point while you show it

9. turi

   Knee

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; identical to Māori "turi"

10. tua

    Back

    Usage

    The same form as in the nouns card

11. 'iri

    Skin

    Usage

    The same word also means tree bark; use it for sunburn and bites

12. mai'u'u

    Nail

    Usage

    From Proto-Polynesian *maqikuku, cognate with Hawaiian "maiʻuʻu"

13. ivi

    Bone

    Usage

    For a fracture; Samoan uses the same word, but Fijian "ivi" is the Tahitian chestnut tree and, by extension, the kidney

14. toto

    Blood

    Usage

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

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