Aneityum Talking Dictionary

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(i)naklaklimu

n. school of fish

Speaker: Chris Nevehev

copojcop̃oj

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ehlou

v. to fish (by torchlight)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

erop̃rop̃

v. to fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

incetevak

Sargocentron spiniferum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-spiniferum.html

n. Sabre squirrelfish

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Sargocentron spiniferum via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

incope

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

indroumu

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

[indraʊmu] n. fish prepared in a wrapping of pandanus leaf

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

inhalau u napa

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inhar

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inharisihau

Himantura fai

n. Pink whipray

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Himantura fai, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inholai

Kyphosus cinerascens http://fishbase.org/summary/Kyphosus-cinerascens.html

n. Blue sea chub, snubnose chub, topsail drummer

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Kyphosus cinerascens via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inholai mobo

Kyphosus bigibbus http://fishbase.org/summary/Kyphosus-bigibbus.html

n. Brown Chub, Grey Sea Chub, Grey Drummer

Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Kyphosus bigibbus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inhos

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inhuri

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inhuturao

Coryphaena hippurus http://fishbase.org/summary/Coryphaena-hippurus.html

n. Common dolphinfish, mahi mahi

Example: Photo by Alex Kerstitch / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

inja

Zanclus cornutus http://fishbase.org/summary/Zanclus-cornutus.html

n. Moorish idol

Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Zanclus cornutus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

injaa

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

injivij

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

injivij

Balistoides viridescens http://fishbase.org/summary/Balistoides-viridescens.html

n. Titan triggerfish

Example: Photo by Leonard Low, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Balistoides viridescens via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inmadineto

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmokmilcai

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmokomelmat

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmokomma

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmokotesianekrou

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmora

Siganus vulpinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-vulpinus.html

n. Foxface

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Siganus vulpinus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

inmora

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmorancai

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inm̃adiatooga

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inm̃okom

Chlorurus microrhinos

n. Steephead parrotfish

Example: Photo by charlie20 / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Chlorurus microrhinos, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inm̃otaneat

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inpci

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inrowuh

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

intacedo

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

intelgal

Acanthurus guttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-guttatus.html

n. Whitespotted surgeonfish, northern dialect

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus guttatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

intesianamuri

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

intesyan numarei

Lethrinus genivittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-genivittatus.html

n. Longspine emperor

Example: Photo by Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Lethrinus genivittatus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

intesyanyac

Plectropomus laevis http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-laevis.html

n. Blacksaddled coralgrouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by jidanchaomian / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Plectropomus laevis via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

inthi

[indi] n. excrement (gen.)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

inwaj

Strongylura incisa http://fishbase.org/summary/Strongylura-incisa.html

Reef needlefish, Reef longtoms

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Strongylura incisa via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

isjii

v. to fish (with a net)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

iña

n. fishing line

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

kajauanya

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

kapan

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

lopot lopot

Plectorhinchus vittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-vittatus.html

n. Oriental sweetlips

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus vittatus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

moa moa

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nace

Photo by J.E Randall, Fishbase: CC BY-A-NC 3.0

n. Roundjaw bonefish

Example: Photo by J.E Randall, Fishbase: CC BY-A-NC 3.0

Scientific name: Albula glossodonta via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nadec

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nagagnit

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-chaetodonoides.html

n. Harlequin sweetlips, many-spotted sweetlips

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

najaj

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

najgau

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

najgauelcau

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

napdaj

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

napdaj

Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

n. Slender silver-biddy

Example: Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

Scientific name: Gerres oblongus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

naran

Acanthurus auranticavus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-auranticavus.html

n. Orange-socket surgeonfish

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus auranticavus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

narasen

[narasɛn] n. skin (general)

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

natisiyeg

Liza vaigiensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Liza-vaigiensis.html

n. Squaretail mullet

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Liza vaigiensis via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nauintin numu

[naʊintiɲ nʊmʊ] n. fish bowels

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

necna p̃a

Liza macrolepis http://fishbase.org/summary/Liza-macrolepis.html

n. Largescale mullet

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Liza macrolepis via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

necye

n. yellow and black fish

Speaker: David Nasauman

nedwonomo

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

[neθwonomo] n. fish bones

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

negna

Moolgarda seheli http://fishbase.org/summary/Moolgarda-seheli.html

n. Bluespot mullet

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Moolgarda seheli via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

neisindien

[nɛjsindiɛn] n. fish anus

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

nejev

Katsuwonus pelamis http://fishbase.org/summary/Katsuwonus-pelamis.html

n. Skipjack tuna

Example: Photo by Krw130lm / Fishes of Australia, License: CC BY-A-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Katsuwonus pelamis via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nelna

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

[nɛlna] n. fish sp.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

nemeg

Choerodon anchorago http://fishbase.org/summary/Choerodon-anchorago.html

n. Anchor tuskfish, Orange-dotted tuskfish

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein, iNaturalist: CC BY-A-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Choerodon anchorago via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nerinabod

Kyphosus vaigiensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Kyphosus-vaigiensis.html

n. Brassy chub, lowfin drummer

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Kyphosus vaigiensis via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nerop

Caranx lugubris http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-lugubris.html

n. Black jack

Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Caranx lugubris via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nerophat

Caranx melampygus http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-melampygus.html

n. Bluefin trevally (male) (reef fish)

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Caranx melampygus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nerophat

Carangoides fulvoguttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-fulvoguttatus.html

n. Yellowspotted trevally, Turrum

Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Fishes of Australia, License: CC BY-A 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Carangoides fulvoguttatus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nesga nemtan numu

[ɲɛsŋa nɛmtan nʊmʊ] n. fish eye

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

nidi yebeg

Naso brachycentron http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-brachycentron.html

n. Humpback unicornfish

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Naso brachycentron via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nijen

[nirinɟat erefera ran] n. tail (of a fish)

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

nijmanyahao

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnothorax-flavimarginatus.html

n. Yellow-Edged Moray

Example: Photo by Bernard Dupont, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Gymnothorax flavimarginatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

ninahen

[ninahɛn] n. scales

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

ninehen

[ninɛhɛn] n. scales

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

nipʧin niri

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

[nipʧin niri] n. shell (empty)

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

nirak

Acanthocybium solandri http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthocybium-solandri.html

n. Wahoo

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthocybium solandri via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nirid

[niriθ] n. gills

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

niriyau

Siganus punctatus

n. Goldspotted spinefoot

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Siganus punctatus, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nobom

Selar crumenophthalmus http://fishbase.org/summary/Selar-crumenophthalmus.html

n. Bigeye scad

Example: Photo by J.E. Randall / Fishbase, License: CC BY-A-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Selar crumenophthalmus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nomotan

Lethrinus nebulosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-nebulosus.html

n. Spangled emperor

Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Lethrinus nebulosus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nomyatamain

Lethrinus harak http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-harak.html

n. Thumbprint emperor, blackspot emperor

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Lethrinus harak via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nopugei

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

n. pufferfish

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nowahau

Acanthurus bariene

n. Black-spot surgeonfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo / Flickr.com, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus bariene, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nowanlas

Acanthurus olivaceus

n. Orangespot surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus olivaceus, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nowanu

Conger cinereus http://fishbase.org/summary/Conger-cinereus.html

n. Longfin African conger, moustache conger

Example: Photo by Patrick Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Conger cinereus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nowat

Acanthurus triostegus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-triostegus.html

n. Convict surgeonfish, convict tang

Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus triostegus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

numrin diʧigan

[nʊmrɪn diʧiŋan] n. gills (of a fish)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

numrinhou

Lutjanus gibbus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-gibbus.html

n. Humpback red snapper, paddletail

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Lutjanus gibbus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

numu

n. fish

Speaker: Chris Nevehev

numu

[nʊmʊ] n. fish (gen.)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

numudec

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

numulou

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nupdcai

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nusjakai

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

pik pik

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

tatau

Sphyraena barracuda http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-barracuda.html

n. Great barracuda

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Sphyraena barracuda via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

tatau

Sphyraena putnamae http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-putnamae.html

n. Sawtooth barracuda

Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Sphyraena putnamae via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

tatau

Sphyraena obtusata http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-obtusata.html

n. Yellowtail barracuda

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Sphyraena obtusata via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

wodyperaha

v. to fish (with a rod)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

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All content copyright © Aneityum community. (2015)
Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison, Gregory D. S. Anderson and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett and Sean Thackurdeen. (2015-2018)
Aneityum language contributors include Kirk Keitadi, Tony Keith, Titiya Lalep, David Nasauman, Osiani Nerian, Ruben Nerian, Chris Nevehev, Romario Yaufati and others as credited within the dictionary entries. Based in part on materials from Inglis, John (1882) A Dictionary of the Aneityumese Language: In Two Parts. I. Aneityumese and English. II. English.
The Aneityum-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for “Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu.” This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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