Futuna-Aniwa

n the activity of spearing fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a kind of tree, the root produces a spice

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

A Futuna traditional game played with shells, as a show of memory and mathematical ability. Name means "take away one", describing how shells are removed one by one, and the player must recite how many remain in each row.

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n row, line

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[arigawagawa] A refreshment consumed after a fishing expedition or other hard labor.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sea creature

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[yasoa] n village of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[fai] n. Stingray

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n period of time, point in time

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸaka taŋi ŋata] n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4169)

Example: Peel off the outer portion of the stem, clean it, remove the fibers and dry them in the sun, and then weave into rope for fishing and also to make the net for catching flying fish. Weave into rope for fishing, and also weave this fiber to attach to the frame, used to catch flying fish.

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n shelter

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

A person with one parent from each moiety.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fatoto] The fore and aft pegs holding up the outrigger boom.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n insult

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shooting contest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ore, stones

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Trumpet Emperor, Red Throat Emperor

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

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

n a rich man, who has many plants and much food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruiting season

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beard

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mustache

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n your child’s spouse

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n eyelid

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[hgaone] n sand, beach

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ŋatara kosi] n. Highfin Grouper

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

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

[ŋou] n dew, mist, light rain, snow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5226)

Example: The stems of this grass are tied together and woven to make the wall of a traditional house. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Miscanthus sinensis

n Tanna Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a song, hymn

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flesh, body; essence

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj exceedingly small

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n turtle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to cook, roast on embers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n empty shell of a fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ʃiroŋ] A house component: a window.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n tabooed food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sideboard of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spathe of coconut palm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kouhmara] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5057)

Example: Unspecified medicinal use.

Scientific name: Abutilon, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[koʋkaʋatua] n. treelet, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4184)

Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n dog

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n lime

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n loop knot

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[likou] n. Yellowfin Parrotfish (Adult)

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

n car, truck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ashes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mahmaʃi] n. Humpback Unicornfish

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

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

n appearance, likeness, face

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n figurehead of a canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stranger, foreigner

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sore, ulcer

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village common

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[marariseŋa] n. Brassy Trevally

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

Scientific name: Caranx papuensis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[marau uroa] n. Bluelined Squirrelfish, Tahitian Squirrelfish

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

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

[marinou] n. Three-Stripe Fusilier

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

Scientific name: Pterocaesio trilineata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n upper section of frontal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rock clinger, chiton (marine mollusk)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[melomelo] n. Strawberry Hind, Strawberry Grouper

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

n birds (edible)

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n canoe paddle

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[namanu] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4156)

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n a scar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fish scales

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n trousers, pants

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

adj long

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru ariki] n. Rainbow Runner

(Bislama) Rainbow Runner

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

Scientific name: Elagatis bipinnulata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[baru kopau kanu] n. Yellowtail Blue Snapper, False Fusilier

(Bislama) Yello Tel Brim

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

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

n liver

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[biliŋa] n. Sixfinger Threadfin, Pacific Threadfin

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

[puku ɸakatu] n. terrestrial; leaves ca. 1.5 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2521)

Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n mouth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[rai] n. Needlescaled Queenfish

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

Scientific name: Scomberoides tol via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n neice, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law (referring to the relative of a man)

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n inner corner of eye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[retu arari] n. wind form the northeast towards Tafasua

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[rimu] Edible seaweed gathered around the reef during low tide. Used in salads and is particularly good with breadfruit because of its saltiness.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ruɸau] n. Island Trevally

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

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

[sasua] n. Harlequin Sweetlips, Many-Spotted Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips

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

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

[sija] n. Paeony Bullseye, Bloch’s Bigeye

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

Scientific name: Priacanthus blochii via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n second finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n outer corner of eye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sacred stone near Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n feasting area

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapatu ʋai] n. Yellowtail Barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena obtusata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[to:nu] n. Squaretail Coralgrouper

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

Scientific name: Plectropomus areolatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[woɸoru bo’] n. Whitesaddle Goatfish, Diamondscale Goatfish

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

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

[umwe umwe] n. Sleek Unicornfish

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

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

[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