Futuna-Aniwa Talking Dictionary

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aikofi

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

ara fafare

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Atafu

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

au

[au] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

elta

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fakaumea

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

fana

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

faretoto

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fasao

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fatoto

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

fatu

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

Fatu Ao

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

feata

Cephalopholis argus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-argus.html

[ɸe’ata] n.

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

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

fegeitua

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

feisaua

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fogahma

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fora

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

fugona

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

furuseo

Zosterops griseotinctus

[furuseo]

Example: Photo by Remi Bigonneau, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Zosterops griseotinctus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

gaja eipu

[ŋaʃa ipu] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

gatara

Epinephelus areolatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-areolatus.html

[ŋatara] n.

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

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

gatara kosi

Epinephelus malabaricus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-malabaricus.html

[ŋatara kosi] n.

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

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

gau pakora

[ŋau pakora] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

gofonu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

gutu

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

gutu manu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hgoro saki

[hŋoro saki]

Speaker: Anselon Seru

hlaga aika

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hma

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

[hma] n.

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

honga vaka

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

htea

adj

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

inai

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaa

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaji puri vae

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kamoni tai

Canavalia

[kamoni tai] n.

Scientific name: Canavalia, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

kanai

Crenimugil crenilabis http://fishbase.org/summary/Crenimugil-crenilabis.html

[kanai] n.

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

Scientific name: Crenimugil crenilabis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

karea

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kasai

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

katiepia

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kato vaka

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[kato ʋaka]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

kaumagarae

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kausafi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kausua

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kave

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kete

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

koga

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kopunaua karoa

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

kosegeia

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kurapo

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

[kurapou] n.

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

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

lape

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

lavafatu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

liko

Scarus ghobban http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-ghobban.html

[likou] n.

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

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

ma ture ture

[ma ture ture]

Speaker: Anselon Seru

mafe

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

mahmata

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

maki

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

marara

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

marino

Caesio cuning http://fishbase.org/summary/Caesio-cuning.html

[marinou] n.

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

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

marino

Pterocaesio tile http://fishbase.org/summary/Pterocaesio-tile.html

[marinou] n.

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

Scientific name: Pterocaesio tile via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

matataro

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

motu tafanua

[motu taɸanua]

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

mpuku

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

mutu

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

[mutu] n.

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

Scientific name: Kyphosus bigibbus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

Namtaperi

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

napanisila

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

Napau

[napau] n.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

napugi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

narimesa

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

nasiki

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

nau nau

Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.

[nau nau] n.

Example: Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.

Scientific name: Scaevola, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

naulesi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

nawo

This plant is used for firewood. It is hard and burns well.

[nawoʔ] n.

Example: This plant is used for firewood. It is hard and burns well.

Scientific name: Alyctron, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

nikipisi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

nofoana

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

nonai

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

pamu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

papakaifi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[papakaiɸi]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

paru kasi

Seriola dumerili http://fishbase.org/summary/Seriola-dumerili.html

[baru kasi] n. Amba Jack

Example: Photo by Mark Fletcher / Fisheries Australia, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Seriola dumerili via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

paua

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

[ba:wa] n.

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

Scientific name: Siganus punctatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

pomea

n.

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

Scientific name: Malvaviscus arboreus

pora bora

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

[bora bora] n.

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

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

pusi

Pavetta opulina

[pusi] n.

Scientific name: Pavetta opulina, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

ritarita

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

rua

num

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

ruku

Cheilinus fasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-fasciatus.html

[ruku] n.

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

Scientific name: Cheilinus fasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

Saferaro

[saferaro] n.

sakavesi

Variola albimarginata http://fishbase.org/summary/Variola-albimarginata.html

[sekaʋesi] n.

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

Scientific name: Variola albimarginata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

Sinou

[sino]

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

tafatu

[tafatu]

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

tan

adj

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

tawai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[tawai]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Tekau

[tekau] n.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

tojinana

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

touji

Cetoscarus ocellatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cetoscarus-ocellatus.html

[touʃi] n.

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

Scientific name: Cetoscarus ocellatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

tuna

v

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

tuta

[tuta]

Speaker: Anselon Seru

uaimuri

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

uikarapusi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

vae

[vai] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

vave

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

[ʋa:ʋe] n.

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

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.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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