Futuna-Aniwa Talking Dictionary

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Anarua

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

anonu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ara tapu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

eisi ~ esi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Eronan

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

eture

Scomber japonicus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scomber-japonicus.html

[eture] n. Mangru

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

Scientific name: Scomber japonicus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

fakafura

[fakafura] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fare

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

fare furufuru

[fare furufuru]

Speaker: Anselon Seru

fare otea

[ɸare otea]

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

feata

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

[ɸe’ata] n.

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

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

feke

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

fioata

n.

Example: The stems of this tree are good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Ficus

firia

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

firikinga fatu

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

firoa

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

[ɸiroa] n.

Example: Photo by Barry Hutchins / Western Australian Museum, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

firosia

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fogapapa

fogapapa

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

foia

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fonu tapa

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[ɸonu tapa]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

foutoki

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fue

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

gatara kosi

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

[ŋatara kosi] n.

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

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

hgaro, garo

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hkano

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hkanonea

adj

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hnunafi

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htafugi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htau

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ikofi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[ikoɸi]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

jiama

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[ʃiama]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

kanai

Mugil cephalus http://fishbase.org/summary/Mugil-cephalus.html

[kanai] n.

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

Scientific name: Mugil cephalus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

kata

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kato

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaufakawara

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[kaufaghawara]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

kaumajira

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kausua

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kave

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

Kavimeta

[kawiameta]

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

keire

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

keiu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kete

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kiri ragutu

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

kofe

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

koganea

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

koka sore

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

konomata

[konomata] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

koro

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

kumkumi

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

mageo

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

maivaka

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

majijiki

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

maka ufi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

mamauru

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

manu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

matau

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

matjikovae

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

melomelo

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

[melomelo] n.

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

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

mkaka

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

moko hliki

[moko hliki]

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

muma

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

nagavai

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Nagi

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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

naulesi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ndara

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[ndara]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

nikaso

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

niseni

Sphaerostephanos invisus

[niseni] n.

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

no ami

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[no ami]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

oritoga

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

otea

[otea] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

pakeifa niu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

paragi paroro

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

[paraŋi paroro] n.

Example: Photo by Paddy Ryan / www.ryanphotographic.com, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

Paramatua

[paramatua] n.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

paru onea

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

[baru onea] n. Spot Los

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

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

paru popai

Pristipomoides zonatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Pristipomoides-zonatus.html

[baru popai] n. 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

paru taplenake

Hyporthodus octofasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Hyporthodus-octofasciatus.html

[baru taplenake] n. Eit Ban Los

Example: Photo by Fish Database of Taiwan, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Hyporthodus octofasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

paua

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

[ba:wa] n.

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

paumu

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

pehpeki

Speaker: Paul Navaika

pelu

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

phane

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[phane]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

poiaka

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

potuhpuku

[potupʰuku] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

rakauriki

n.

Example: The stem is used to make house posts as well as burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Burkella

rifi rima

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

rimu

[rimu]

Speaker: Anselon Seru

roi

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

[roi] n.

Example: Photo by Amada44 / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

sakaro

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

sieni

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

sukale

Todiramphus

[sukale]

Example: Photo by Bryan Harry / National Park Service; License: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Todiramphus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

tona fatu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

toro

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

torojei fotara

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

toru

num

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

toutou

Aerodramus vanikorensis

[toutou]

Example: Photo by Lip Kee Yap, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Aerodramus vanikorensis, Speaker: Anselon Seru

turi rima

n

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.
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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