Futuna-Aniwa

n a plant, root is used to make yellow dye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n daylight

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chief, ruler, God, spirits

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n mediator

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n mixed descent group

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n birth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

communal kitchen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n stranger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n morning star

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n Futuna language

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n traditional dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sacred sea turtle that is not eaten or killed

Speaker: Paul Navaika

v to fish from land or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to bind, to tie by wrapping rope around

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸuna moto] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4157)

Example: The stems are used for firewood, as it is hard and burns well, for example to roast taro, yams, and other foods.

Scientific name: Ilex vitiensis, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the roof thatching.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ngai] n almond, almond tree

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ŋatara kosi] n. Orange-Spotted Grouper

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

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

[ŋau pakora] n scar, mark, trail

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[hŋoro saki] A song sung before coming ashore with fish. Includes fish shouts.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

v ripen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food prepared with coconut milk

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ika maru] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish

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

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

n pelvis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃiŋamotu] n. tree, 2.5 to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4180)

Example: The below ground portion of the stem is used to bake in an earth oven and eat. It has a sugary taste.

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n aunt, father’s sister, father’s female parallel cousin, the mother of one’s spouse or potential spouse

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n Malay Apple tree, Rose apple tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tabooed food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bush hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n a fruit tree which bears a small fruit with a single seed

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n jaw, jawbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sakau, kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n outrigger rods

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kona] adj. sour

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n type of necklace

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kuriri] Curlews and Sandpipers

Example: Photo by Mdf, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Scolopacidae, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n vagina

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[likou] n. Highfin Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[likou] n. Pacific Slopehead Parrotfish, Tan-Faced Parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Chlorurus frontalis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[likou] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

n crater, large deep depression in earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[maɸei] n. Longfin African Conger, Moustache Conger, Blacklip Conger

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

Scientific name: Conger cinereus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n brow, forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fontanelle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bird

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village common

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[marariseŋa] n. Orangespotted Trevally

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

Scientific name: Carangoides bajad via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[marinou] n. Blue And Gold Fusilier, Scissortail Fusilier, Goldband Fusilier

Example: Photo by Dennis Polack / Fishwise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Caesio caerulaurea via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n coral reef

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[matuku] White-faced Heron

Example: Photo by Martin Pot, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Egretta novaehollandiae, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n a dream

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the sea (particularly the deep sea)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bait for fishing

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n canoe paddle

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mint plant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ndara] fish part: dorsal fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n coconut palm, coconut fruit

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n youth, child

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hill near Pau and Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n southeast wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stone fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[pakasi] pig

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[parapu] n. wind from the west towards Fafakaraua

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[baru taplenake] n. Eightbar Grouper

(Bislama) Eit Ban Los

Example: Photo by Fish Database of Taiwan, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Hyporthodus octofasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n face

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n index finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5269)

Example: This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Malvaviscus arboreus

[popokiŋa] Song sung before coming ashore with fish and continued, with dance, after bringing the fish onto the beach.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pula’] n. Whitetip Soldierfish

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

Scientific name: Myripristis vittata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pure fine] n. generic name for shells ("girls shell")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pusiki tai] n. Manybar Goatfish

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

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

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5275)

Example: This type of Rapoji is the one with the thin leaf. It is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum

n inner corner of eye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n occiput, depression at base of skull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[rawai] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[rokinea] Traditional earth oven.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sasua] n. Painted Sweetlip, Dotted Sweetlip

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

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus picus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tapatu] n. Great Barracuda

(Bislama) Barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena barracuda via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tapatu ʋai] n. Yellowtail Barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena obtusata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tapi toki] n. small, densely branched tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4160)

Example: This plant is used for firewood, as when it is cut green, it will burn quite easily. The can be used to make rafters. It cannot be used as a housepost in the ground, as it will not last long at all.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

num 1, one

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n uvula

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

A Futuna traditional game ("chief") played with shells arrayed in a circle. Helps to develop cognitive skills.

[tokorau tu] n. wind from the west towards Saferaro

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ankle

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[uru ʋaka] The front of the canoe, designed to break through waves.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋetei] n. Dash-And-Dot Goatfish

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

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

[ʋetei] n. Yellowfin Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Mulloidichthys vanicolensis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[wauwau] n. scandent shrub, growing in open scrub. latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4159)

Example: This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.

Scientific name: Alyxia, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[yagesi] The plateau above Tafatu. Kava and taro are planted here.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo