Futuna-Aniwa Talking Dictionary

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hagka

n anchor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hamakala

n village green

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

havaka

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

heimata

n eye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hfana

n bow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hfine

n woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

hfine

woman

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hgaro

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hgaro, garo

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Hgauta

n Tanna Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

hgavae tagau

n shin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hgavava

n intestines

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hgavava

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[hŋaʋaʋa] fish part: insides, intestines

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

hge

n a cough

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hgoro

hgoro

n a song, hymn

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hgoro saki

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

hgu

[hŋu] n cuttlefish; squid

Speaker: Paul Navaika

hia

hello

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hioua

interjection shut up

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hka

v. intransitive burn (intransitive)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hkafiga

n cooking, preparation of food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hkai

n story, tale, legend

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hkano

n flesh, body; essence

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hkanonea

adj naked

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hkanou

[hkano] n muscle, flesh

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hkanveika

n temporal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hkapa

n a game of peek-a-boo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hkaro

n protection, shield

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hkio

adj exceedingly small

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hlaga

v to weave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hlaga aika

v to fish using large nets

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hlava

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hleo

n field

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hleu

v ripen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hliki

adj small

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Hlohloi

n crater at top of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

hloi

n food prepared with coconut milk

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hloma

n high tide

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hma

n dry

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hma

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

[hma] n. Orange-Socket Surgeonfish, Ringtail Surgeonfish

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

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

hma

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

[hma] n. Ringtail Surgeonfish, Dark Surgeonfish

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

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

hma

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

[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

hma

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

[hma] n. Palelipped Surgeonfish

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

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

hma

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

[hma] n. White-Freckled Surgeonfish, Spotted-Face Surgeonfish

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

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

hma

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

[hma] n. Epaulette Surgeonfish, Blackstreak Surgeonfish, Eyeline Surgeonfish

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

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

hma iala

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

[hma jala] n. Achille’s Tang

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

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

hmafa

v be pregnant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hmaka

n sling, speargun

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hmate

n death

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hmauta

n inland people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hmoji

n hunting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hmori

v to pray

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hnae

n belly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hne

sex

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hnofoga

[hnofoŋa] n dwelling

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hnou

v to thatch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hnunafi

v to scale fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ho

[ho] yes

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

honga vaka

n middle part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

honu

n turtle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hpane

n grater

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hpo

n morning

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hpono

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hpunaga

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hpura

v to plant, cover seeds with earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hsore

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hta

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

htae

n excrement

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

Htafu

n homesite in Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

htafugi

n yams cooked and eaten in planting ceremonies

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htamai

v to be born

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htao

[tʰao] n Saturday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

htau

v to count, read

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htea

adj white, bright, light

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Hteiu

[hteiu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

hto

n roots

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htua

v to pound, beat with sticks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htunu

v to cook, roast on embers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hua

n fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hutoi

v to roast

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

hva

n sound, voice, noise

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hvao

n husk (of grain in particular)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

About the Dictionary

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All content copyright © Futuna Aniwa community (2016).
Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, Tom A. Ranker and Sean Thackurdeen. (2016-2018)
Futuna Aniwa language contributors include Ausdin Jackson, Takaronga Kuautonga, Nigasau Misikofo, Paul Navaika, Nigel Nesua, Iarawoi Rezel Samana, Anselon Seru, Donald Tamalua Wotu, Yaugani Zeiake and others as credited within the dictionary entries.
The Futuna Aniwa-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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