Futuna-Aniwa

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sea creature

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[eture] n. Chub Mackerel

(Bislama) Mangru

Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via FishBase

Scientific name: Scomber japonicus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pan pipes made of bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n period of time, point in time

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

General term for a house.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n lookout point on Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[fasua] n. type of shell

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ɸau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5054)

Example: Mature stems used for house posts. Take young shoots, strip bark, ret in sea for 1-2 weeks. Take out, separate and clean fiber, dry in sun for 3-4 days. Then weave grass skirt, for women and used ceremonially. In older times, this skirt was used in gardening. Can also use this fiber as handle for Pandanus baskets.

Scientific name: Hibiscus tilliaceus, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fejava] n bay, inlet

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n Futuna language

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸiroa] n. Blue-Spotted Large-Eye Bream

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

Scientific name: Gymnocranius microdon via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ngai] n almond, almond tree

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. Tree to 5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5215)

Example: The stems of this plant are good for firewood and house posts (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Melochia odorata

[ŋatara kosi] n. One-Blotch Grouper

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus melanostigma via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5226)

Example: The stems of this grass are tied together and woven to make the wall of a traditional house. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Miscanthus sinensis

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋoʃia] The technique of fastening the leaves used for a house’s thatching.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n cuttlefish, squid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n temporal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma] n. Eyestripe Surgeonfish, Pencil Surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus dussumieri via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to thatch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tʰa] The can used to bail water out of the canoe.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[hteiu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n a native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n maggots

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ʃitou] n. Brown Surgeonfish, Dusky Surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus nigrofuscus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n collar bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n nape of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kamoni] A vine with yellow flowers that grows on the beach. Tied to the Popokiga fishing song.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ka:pe] n. Mangrove Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack

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

Scientific name: Lutjanus argentimaculatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n common edible shellfish with a pyramid shaped shell

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n bow string

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bladder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishing rod

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kauvmaka ɸatoto] Y-shaped stick used to hold up the outrigger beam.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sibling or parallel cousin of opposite sex (of woman)

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[kawiameta] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. The population of each village is divided between the two moieties.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[kiato] The beams connecting the main canoe to the outrigger.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n small sea urchin sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kiriraŋutu] fish part: lip

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kisaria] Willie Wagtail

Example: Photo by James Niland, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Rhipidura leucophrys, Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to fish with a long line

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus, buttocks, backside

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kona] adj. sour

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n wing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kouhmara] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5057)

Example: Unspecified medicinal use.

Scientific name: Abutilon, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kurapou] n. Pacific Yellowtail Emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrinus atkinsoni via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n torch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[likou] n. Bridled Parrotfish (Adult)

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

Scientific name: Scarus frenatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n an itch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n aunt

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lungs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fermented banana or breadfruit pudding

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[melomelo] n. Tomato Hind, Tomato Grouper

Example: Photo by Ian V. Shaw / ALA, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cephalopholis sonnerati via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

chicken

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n tree sp. with inedible spherical fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n gift

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n ball

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mu] n. Redfin Bream

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

Scientific name: Monotaxis heterodon via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[murivai] n heel

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n generic term for bananas

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n magic sign, lucky omen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

grave, cemetary

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n fig tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nukubi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[pakasi] pig

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n marriage agreement ceremony

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[baru kauroŋa] n. Comet Grouper

(Bislama) Banded Los

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus morrhua via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n big toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n buttocks, anus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mouth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5255)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood or making houses and rafters for the roof. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala

[saferaro] n. village of Futuna

[sasua] 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: Anselon Seru

n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n second finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[suku] fish part: caudal fin

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sumu] n. Rough Triggerfish, Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish, Oceanic Triggerfish

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

Scientific name: Canthidermis maculatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[supwe] n mucus

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tai] n sea, seaward

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5229)

Example: The stems of this tree are very good for making house posts. The wood from the tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

[takuku moana] n. Black-and-White Snapper

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

Scientific name: Macolor niger via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n lookout point on Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapou] The shout that the fishermen give to announce to the village that they have caught fish. The type of shout and number of times it’s repeated indicate type and quantity of fish.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tu] Emerald Dove

Example: Photo by Jim Bendon, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Chalcophaps indica, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n knee, including lower part of leg

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[umwe] n. Bulbnose Unicornfish, Humpnose Unicornfish

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Naso tonganus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ʋaʋa ɸoɸare] n. liana climbing in syzygium namoa tree c. 5 m above ground, growing in well developed secondary forest. fruits green to dark purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4152)

Example: The vine is used as a rope to ties thing, as it is flexible and strong. Hold the vine over a hot fire then tie it on something while it is still warm. When this vine cools, it is very strong.

Scientific name: Gynochthodes myrtifolia, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[ʋetei] n. Gold-Saddle Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus cyclostomus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru