Futuna-Aniwa

n devil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fin

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n variant name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[erufie] phr. you’re welcome

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bed, platform, shelf

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n kinsmen, relatives, family

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n taboo stone

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n hibiscus tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[feawa] The name of a harbor on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸeimama] n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4178)

Example: This is a source of house posts for temporary houses. The young stick split in half, and is used to grasp hot stones in earth oven.

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n story

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n woman, girl; female; wife

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n maker of rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n deck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to bind, to tie by wrapping rope around

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n fruiting season

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hgakere] n land

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ŋatara kosi] n. Orange-Spotted Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Surge Grouper

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

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

[ŋou] n dew, mist, light rain, snow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ŋauta] Water 10 to 20 meters deep.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma] n. White-Freckled Surgeonfish, Spotted-Face Surgeonfish

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

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

[hteiu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n calf of leg

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃitou] n. Yellowfin Surgeonfish, Yellowmask Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n parrot species

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fibrous husk of chestnut or coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pudding of scraped bananas and coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanai] n. Largescale Mullet

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

Scientific name: Liza macrolepis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kanoʋ ʋaka] Lower section of the outside of main canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bow string

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shed

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cockle shell fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n twirl stick or club as in some dances

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lower side of chest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n basket with two cornered base

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n jaw, jawbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaufaghawara] A house component: series of long, horizontal beams.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to fish with a long line

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n leg, calf of leg

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kona] adj. sour

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[kofafa] n jaw

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kuru kuru] n. sparsely branched tree, growing in well developed secondary forest. young fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4149)

Example: Cover top layer of earth oven.

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[likou] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Adult)

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

n stranger, foreigner

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crown of skull, tuft of hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marau ta] n. Violet Squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Sargocentron violaceum via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n truth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n twins, pair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n knife

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5237)

Example: Name means "thick leaves." This is an ornamental plant introduced by the missionaries. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata

[melomelo] n. Coral Hind, Coral Grouper

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

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

n tree sp. with inedible spherical fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n island, bit of land

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n coconut and banana pudding

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[namruke kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Namruke.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[nasijau] n. small tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4150)

Example: Houseposts, strong wood lasts 7-8 years in the ground. Use the small wood to make a bow and arrow as well as when it is young and straight to make a spear handle. The young wood is flexible and is used to make the circular part of a flying fish net.

Scientific name: Croton insularis, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[nikasof] n orphan

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v roast manioc in leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5225)

Example: The fruits are used as a medicine. For any generalized sickness in the body, collect a handful or two of ripe fruits, put them in a bottle with water, allow this to ferment for 5 days, and drink liquid 3x day before meals. For swellings on the body, heat the leaves over a fire and rub on the affected area 1x daily for as long as needed, when the swelling goes away. The stems of this tree are good for house posts as they last a long time. The leaves can be used to cover lap=lap when cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia

[o’a] banyan tree

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[otea] n midday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[papa] A house component: twisted cane.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to give little in return, give a small return feast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru popai] n. Oblique-Banded Jobfish, Oblique-Banded Snapper

(Bislama) 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

[ba:wa] n. Golden-Lined Spinefoot, Lined Rabbitfish

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

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

[ba:wa] n. Streamlined Spinefoot, Forktail Rabbitfish

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

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

[poʃo rima] n fingers

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n thumb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5269)

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

Scientific name: Malvaviscus arboreus

[popokiŋa] Song sung before coming ashore with fish and continued, with dance, after bringing the fish onto the beach.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n buttocks, anus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Whitetip Soldierfish

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

n thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

cat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[pusiki tai] n. Manybar Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus multifasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5255)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood or making houses and rafters for the roof. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala

num 5, five

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n tongue

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ruetu] n. wind from the north towards Napau

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[sasua] n. Cocoa Snapper

(Bislama) Braon Straep Brim

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

Scientific name: Paracaesio stonei via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n Yesur volcano, Tanna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n sacred stone near Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n rock in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n lookout point on Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n stone which causes people to forget, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tʃipe] n navel, belly button

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[toutou] Uniform Swiftlet and Mayr’s Swiftlet

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

Scientific name: Aerodramus vanikorensis, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ʋetei] n. Gold-Saddle Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus cyclostomus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru