Futuna-Aniwa Talking Dictionary

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amuamu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

arajia

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

bo

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[bo]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

fagarupe

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fakamarumaru

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fakapuruga

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fare

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

faruke

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fau

[ɸau]

Speaker: Anselon Seru

favaka

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fesaotapu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fetuafogo

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fiava

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fie

[fie] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

firikinga fatu

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

firoa

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

[ɸiroa] n.

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Gymnocranius grandoculis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

fonu tapa

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[ɸonu tapa]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

fugona

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

gaipu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

gamotu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

garo, hgaro

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

gasaujiri

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

gatara

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

[ŋatara] n.

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

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

gutu

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hkanveika

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hleu

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Hlohloi

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

hloi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htae

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

htafugi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htamai

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ira

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

iva

num

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

jiama

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[ʃiama]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

jigamotu

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

[ʃiŋamotu] n.

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

jito

Gnathanodon speciosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gnathanodon-speciosus.html

[ʃitou] n.

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

Scientific name: Gnathanodon speciosus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

kaikarapusi, karapusi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaka

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kamkogoji

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaniva

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaumagarae

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaupega

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kauroukau

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

[kauroukau] n.

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

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

Kiamo

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

kiri ragutu

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

ko uorukago

Istiompax indica http://fishbase.org/summary/Istiompax-indica.html

[kou warukaŋou] n. Black Marlin

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

Scientific name: Istiompax indica via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

koga ika

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

koia

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kopra

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kurapo

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

[kurapou] n.

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

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

kurapo

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

[kurapou] n.

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

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

laso

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

maisu vaka

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

marari sega

Carangoides bajad http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-bajad.html

[marariseŋa] n.

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

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

marino

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

[marinou] n.

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

marino

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

[marinou] n.

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

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

matjikovi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

maunu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

melomelo

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

mijimiji

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

mounu

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

namirau

Stems of this species are used for house posts and for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n.

Example: Stems of this species are used for house posts and for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum

Namruke

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

narimesa

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ngai

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

nigapu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

niseni maru

Christella harveyi

[niseni maru] n.

Scientific name: Christella harveyi, Speaker: Anselon Seru

niu

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

Nukubi

[nukubi] n.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

oge

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

pai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[pai]

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

pakaunea

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

pakehkisi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

pakopako

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Paletamoko

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

para

adj

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

paua

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

[ba:wa] n.

Example: Photo by Kathleen Kresner-Reyes / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via FishBase

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

pekapeka

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

piliga

Polydactylus sexfilis http://fishbase.org/summary/Polydactylus-sexfilis.html

[biliŋa] n.

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

Scientific name: Polydactylus sexfilis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

poja rima takemariri

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

poja vae tasi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

pono

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

rakomai

greeting

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

raso

Fruits edible like berries. Stems used for firewood. The name refers to testicle.

[raso] n.

Example: Fruits edible like berries. Stems used for firewood. The name refers to testicle.

Scientific name: Maesa, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

ruku

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

[ruku] n.

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

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

ruku

Epibulus insidiator http://fishbase.org/summary/Epibulus-insidiator.html

[ruku] n.

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

Scientific name: Epibulus insidiator via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

sasua

Plectorhinchus vittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-vittatus.html

[sasua] n.

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

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

sieni

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

sukale moana

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae and Pseudobulweria becki

[sukale moana]

Example: Photo by Tony Hisgett, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae and Pseudobulweria becki, Speaker: Anselon Seru

Tekau

[tekau] n.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

tona

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

toua

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

tuamata

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ulu vaka

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

uorukago kanu

[warukaŋou kanu] n. Ponite

Speaker: Anselon Seru

uorukago marari

Thunnus obesus http://fishbase.org/summary/Thunnus-obesus.html

[warukaŋou marari] n.

Example: Photo by Fishpix / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Thunnus obesus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

uoukago

Acanthocybium solandri http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthocybium-solandri.html

[wakaŋou] n. Wahoo

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

Scientific name: Acanthocybium solandri via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

Uritoga Fine

Uritoga Fine

[uritoga fine] n.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

vaka

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

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