Futuna-Aniwa Talking Dictionary

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arajia

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

ariki ~ teriki

ariki ~ teriki

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

ariri

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[ariri]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Esia

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

etega

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[eteŋa]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

fafetai

discourse

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fagarupe

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fai

[fai] n.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

fajagarima

[faʃaŋarima] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fakamama

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fakatu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Farea

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

fioata

n.

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

Scientific name: Ficus

foga

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

foi rakau

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

foimata uri

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

foitona

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fonu tapa

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[ɸonu tapa]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

fuafa

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fugou

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

gaipu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

gako

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

gasau

[ŋasau]

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

gatara kosi

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

[ŋatara kosi] n.

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

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

gojia

[ŋoʃia]

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

havaka

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hgoro

hgoro

n

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hmori

v

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hpo

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

ika maru

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

[ika maru] n.

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

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

ikofi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[ikoɸi]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

ipapao

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

iva

num

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

ivi pua

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

jira

[ʃiɾa] v

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

kamkovai

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kamkufatu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kamoa

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kanai

Liza vaigiensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Liza-vaigiensis.html

[kanai] n.

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

Scientific name: Liza vaigiensis via FishBase, 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

kapekanu

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

[kapekanu] n. Red Snapa

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

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

kari

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

karoji

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

karukaru

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaufafa

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Keam

[keam] n.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

ko uorukago

Xiphias gladius http://fishbase.org/summary/Xiphias-gladius.html

[kou warukaŋou] n. Swordfish

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Heritage Library, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Xiphias gladius via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

koro

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

kovkavatua

Macropiper latifolium

[koʋkaʋatua] n.

Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

kuganai

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kurikau

n

Speaker: Paul Navaika

liko

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

[likou] n.

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

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

liko

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

[likou] n.

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

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

magia

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

mahavae

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

makaka

Selaginella rechingeri

[makaka] n.

Scientific name: Selaginella rechingeri, Speaker: Anselon Seru

masi

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

melomelo

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

[melomelo] n.

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

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

misa

[misa] n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

moega

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

moiau

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

[mwejau] n.

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

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

Moriga

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

motu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Mouga

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

muma

n

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

nafara

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

naleva

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

namanu

Dendrolobium umbellatum

[namanu] n.

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

napanisila

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

napasi

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

narikai

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

naruru

[naruru]

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

ndara

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[ndara]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

niseni

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

nta

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ono

num

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

oromea

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

[oramea] n.

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

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

pa

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

pai

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[pai]

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

palo

adj

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

paragi

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

[paraŋi] n.

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

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

paru kaiau

Etelis coruscans http://fishbase.org/summary/Etelis-coruscans.html

[baru kajau] n. Longtel Red Poulet

Example: Photo by MCZ / Harvard University, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Etelis coruscans via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

pili

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

puku

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ritarita

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

Sinao

n

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

ta

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

Tamtautu

[tamtautu] n.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

tapeia

Gymnothorax javanicus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnothorax-javanicus.html

[tapeja] n.

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

Scientific name: Gymnothorax javanicus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

tapogakere

n.

Example: The stems of this plant are used for house posts. They are said to be very hard and last "forever." (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana

tau

v

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

taufufu

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

toji

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

[doʃi] n.

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

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

tona reo

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

toro

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

toru

num

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

umue umue

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

[umwe umwe] n.

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

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

uoguo

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Uritoga

Uritoga

[uritoga] n.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

vare vare

[ʋare ʋare]

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.
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