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Tuvalu
A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Funafuti.
kolokolo
A kind of string made from coconut fiber, used in Tuvalu.
Nanumea
An inhabited atoll in the island nation of Tuvalu.
pulaka
Cyrtosperma merkusii, a crop grown in the South Pacific.