Futuna-Aniwa Talking Dictionary

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ari

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

efu

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fa

num

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

faafetai

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fakapuruga

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fakatapu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fakatauga

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fakau sore

[ɸakau sore]

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fara

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

fatukuru

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fatumanu

[fatumanu] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

favaka

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

feiji

v

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fioui

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

firia

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

firoa

Gymnocranius microdon http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-microdon.html

[ɸiroa] n.

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

foe

[foe] n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fogahma

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

foi rei

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

foimata

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

foiragi

interjection

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fojinai

[foʃinai] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

funa

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

gaone ~ hgaone

[hgaone] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

gatara kosi

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

[ŋatara kosi] n.

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus lanceolatus 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

hka

v. intransitive

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hkanveika

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hlaga

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hliki

adj

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hma

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

[hma] n.

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

hpura

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hsore

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htau

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ifi

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

iva

num

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

ivi kaunalesi

[ivi kaunalesi] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

jiama

[jiama] n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

kanai

Albula glossodonta http://fishbase.org/summary/Albula-glossodonta.html

[kanai] n.

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

Scientific name: Albula glossodonta via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

kano

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaomaru

Photo by pl_stenger / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n.

Example: Photo by pl_stenger / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Abutilon indicum

kapavae

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kape kanu

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

[kape kanu] n. Sone

Example: Photo by Lyle Vail / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

karaunea

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kata

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaunalesi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kete

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kiato

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[kiato]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

kimo

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kiri

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

kisaria

Rhipidura leucophrys

[kisaria]

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

Scientific name: Rhipidura leucophrys, Speaker: Anselon Seru

koga vae

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kotauia

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kotkoto

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

mafe

Conger cinereus http://fishbase.org/summary/Conger-cinereus.html

[maɸei] n.

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

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

mahavai

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

maka

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

makoriri

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

matarua

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

mate

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

matjikorima

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

mauri

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

meinu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

melomelo

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

[melomelo] n.

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

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

misa

[misa] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

moa

Speaker: Paul Navaika

moiau

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

[mwejau] n.

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

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

Moriga

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

muma

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

Namtaperi

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

napari

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

napugi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

narimesa

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

natehmu

This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.

[natehmu] n.

Example: This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.

Scientific name: dicot tree, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

nignigifatu

Haliastur indus

[niŋniŋifatu]

Example: Photo by Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Haliastur indus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

nopogi htao

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

numkumo

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ora

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

otea

[otea] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

pakasi

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

panpaniga

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

paua

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

[ba:wa] n.

Example: Photo by BS Thurner Hof / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

pogo mata

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

pula

Myripristis vittata http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-vittata.html

[pula’] n.

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

pula takai

Myripristis berndti http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-berndti.html

[pula takai] n.

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

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

ramarari

Caranx sexfasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-sexfasciatus.html

[ramarari] n.

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

Scientific name: Caranx sexfasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

Retu Matoga

Retu Matoga

[retu matoga] n.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

tamupuna

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

tapatu

Sphyraena barracuda http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-barracuda.html

[tapatu] n. Barracuda

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

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

tatangatai futuna

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

tjoku feava

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

topatu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[topatu]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

turu turu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[turu turu]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

ufeitona

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

uru vaka

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[uru ʋaka]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

vae

[vai] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

vaka manu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[faka manu] n.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

varoki

[ʋaroki]

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

wakasore

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[wakasore]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

About the Dictionary

There are currently 1503 entries, 902 audio files, and 449 images.

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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how to cite: K. David Harrison. 2016. Futuna Aniwa Talking Dictionary. Swarthmore College. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/futuna_aniwa

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