Canoe
Space inside hull of canoe
Outrigger side of the canoe
Paddling side of the canoe
Space inside the tip of the canoe, both ends
The prow mounted on top of the main hull at either end of the canoe.
Hole in paalu for the tip of the larihoduhodu (forestay)
Also called tawori niboubou. Thwarts that are closest to either end of the canoe
Thwarts that extend out to the outrigger (Matalafangi)
Thwarts between the tawo yarai and the tawo falamoi
Thwarts closest to the hiyao
Also called reniersapirihaudu. Part that connects to both hiyao with notch for mast
Two parallel beams at center of outrigger, perpendicular to hull
Ties that hold hiyao to hull
Bamboo piece at inner edge of outrigger platform
Bamboo slats that form outrigger platform
Bamboo piece that forms outer edge of outrigger platform
Piece that connects both hiyao under the platform and holds the yilaerifayauraw
Wooden supports under teibas. Number of ilari teibas depends on size of canoe.
Also called larifariyaurawa. Rods linking lower end of rato to taliharo.
Piece that connects both hiyao and to which the outside end of both matalafangi are attached. (One of the matalfangi is not tied to the hapise as it should be on the canoe in Guam.)
Diagonal beams that connect the outrigger to the bow and stern
Struts between hiyao and tam
Piece connecting the two hiyao above the tam with hole for the yangarap
Crossed diagonal braces that connect to yilaerifayauraw, hiyao, and rate. (These do not exist on the canoe in Guam.)
Float
Tie connecting the lower end of the rato and the yilaerifayauraw
Rope connecting the tam to the outrigger.
The taotao on the canoe in Guam only connects the tam to the wariengi with a single tie. According to Edwin Mario, this type of taotao is typically used on smaller canoes. On larger canoes the taotao is usually a "W"-shaped harness of the type seen on Edwin's canoe (middle picture) and the red canoe.
Rods connecting the tips of the tam to the frame of the outrigger. (This part is missing on the canoe in Guam.)
Peg connecting bautam to tam.
Bamboo pole that attaches to the leading edge of sail like a forestay.
Rope that connects the sail to the larihoduhodu
Wooden tip of larihoduhodu
Bamboo pole that attaches to the bottom edge of the sail like a boom.
Wooden tip of Larinum
Bamboo mast
Literally: "sideburn". The line carved along the edge of the hull, and frequently painted a different color than the rest of the hull.
Sail
Rope that holds up the mast
Rope that you hold in your hand while sailing to control the sail
Rope that holds down the mast (from tip of mast to one of the thwarts)
Photographs of canoe in Guam by Jeff Kintoki (2016). Additional photographs by Joseph W. Carnwath (2013).
Photographs of red canoe by Peter W. Black (2004).
Photographs of Edwin Mario's orange canoe by John Carnwath (2016).
The names of the canoe parts and the pronunciations were recorded in a meeting in Koror, on July 17, 2016, organized by Lee Pedro on behalf of Thafaas (the Men's Association of Sonsorol).
Part names, spelling, and pronunciation by Kalisto Nestor, with additional input and variants suggested by Edwin Mario and Lee Pedro. The spelling of the part names and the audio was recorded by John Carnwath.
Additional resources:
The Tobian names for the canoe parts and the pronunciations can be found on the Friends of Tobi website.