Futuna-Aniwa

n beach, north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n village (lit. row of houses)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chief, ruler, God, spirits

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n present, gift

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n smoke of fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n village near Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n pan pipes made of bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a spider which causes dreams

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n feast for paying those who have cut or dug a canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n knot, knob, ring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n word

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸau] Third verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n woman, girl; female; wife

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n ore, stones

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Ornate Emperor

Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a to be engaged to be married

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v travel (by sea), go on a trip, go abroad

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[fuʃi] n banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n arrow, spear

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

cliff

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n green coconut for drinking

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village green

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hŋu] n cuttlefish; squid

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[hma] n. Orange-Socket Surgeonfish, Ringtail Surgeonfish

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

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

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n husk (of grain in particular)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ikaramanga] The types of fish that fisherman are not permitted to eat.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

num 9, nine

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ivei] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʃiŋamotu] n. tree, 2.5 to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4180)

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

[ʃitou] n. Striated Surgeonfish, Lined Bristletooth

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

Scientific name: Ctenochaetus striatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n sideboard of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n collar bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ankle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ankle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sky

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kapekanu] n. One-Spot Snapper

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

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

n cockle shell fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[kataʔ] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2527)

Scientific name: Asplenium nidus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kauvmaka ɸatoto] Y-shaped stick used to hold up the outrigger beam.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n lips

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n marlin or sailfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[kou warukaŋou] n. Striped Marlin

(Bislama) Striped Marlin

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

Scientific name: Kajikia audax via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to husk coconuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Herb to 0.5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5209)

Example: This plant is used as a styptic, to stop wounds from bleeding. Mash as much leaf as needed to cover the wound and place it directly on the wound. Also, for treating sores to help them heal, take the tops of 4 stems and squeeze the juice directly on the sore. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

n dried coconut meat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n valley, dale

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n neck, back of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n scorpion

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n orange tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mataŋi] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2526)

Scientific name: Aglaomorpha rigidula, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n cloth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n the wake of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[mwejau] n. Highfin Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[mutu tanei] n. Blue Sea Chub, Snubnose Chub, Topsail Drummer

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

Scientific name: Kyphosus cinerascens via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n cliffs near Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n vine used for making twine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nieli] n friend

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n puberty ceremony for girls

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sandalwood tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[no ami] fish part: gills

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n skin of young banana fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[otea] n midday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mastoid process

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shoulder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tree fern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n diaphragm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[rofatu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5230)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this as a fishing line. Strip off the skin (bark) of the stem and place it in the sun to dry. Remove the fiber by stripping it off and weave the fiber into a fishing line. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus

[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 placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sija] n. Glasseye

Example: Photo by Rick Winterbottom / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n cowlick, tuft of hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tapi toki] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5052)

Example: Firewood--green wood will light, good for earth oven area. Stems used to make house posts.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus floridanus, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tapou] The shout that the fishermen give to announce to the village that they have caught fish. The type of shout and number of times it’s repeated indicate type and quantity of fish.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n oven

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n gums

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[faka manu] n. fishing float ("canoe bird")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ʋetei] n. Sidespot Goatfish

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

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

[ʋetei] n. Yellowstripe Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Mulloidichthys flavolineatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n new form of Anarua, a beach on the north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana