Futuna-Aniwa

n strands, threads

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

thank you

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[fafakaraua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ɸaka taŋi ŋata] n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4169)

Example: Peel off the outer portion of the stem, clean it, remove the fibers and dry them in the sun, and then weave into rope for fishing and also to make the net for catching flying fish. Weave into rope for fishing, and also weave this fiber to attach to the frame, used to catch flying fish.

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n chasm, open window or door

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸana] A person with one parent from each moiety.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n an early European name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n island, land, country, homeland

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n taboo stone

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v beg from one who has nothing; teasing, joke-telling

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sacred sea turtle that is not eaten or killed

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n fishing lure

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n shin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to roast

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

v to drink

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tabooed food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stalk of banana

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kasifa] n reef, shoal, sandbar (especially deeper sections of reef)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

small woven bag

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n basket with two cornered base

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dew, mist, fog

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5243)

Example: The wood is collected for firewood. It is good for cooking lap lap in the earth oven. When cooking in the earth oven, the leaves are used to cover the stones on the fire, and then when the oven is covered with stones, put these leaves on top of the oven. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa

[likou] n. Globehead Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[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

n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n puberty ceremony for girls

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n day, season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wind from the west

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru popai] n. Oblique-Banded Jobfish, Oblique-Banded Snapper

(Bislama) Yello Stripe Poulet

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

Scientific name: Pristipomoides zonatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n big toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sweet yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[retu matua] n. wind from the north towards Rofatu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n husband, man

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n navel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tariŋa] n ear

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n uvula

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tawai] The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n inside of eyes beside nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to cook

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[woɸoru bo’] n. Twosaddle Goatfish

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

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

n tooth decay

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[woroŋou] n. Lined Surgeonfish, Bluelined Surgeonfish

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

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

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n new form of Eronan, a variant name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

[ʋa:ʋe] n. Russell’s Snapper, Moses Perch

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

Scientific name: Lutjanus russellii 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