Futuna-Aniwa

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n chief, ruler, God, spirits

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[doua] n arrowroot

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[burunga] Metal piece on the front of the canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[fakar woro] n slope

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n marble

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coconut tree

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[feituna] n buttocks, bottom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n immature coconut whose husk and meat are still soft

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Longface Emperor

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

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

v to put up a sail

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸutu] First verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n fat, lard, grease

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shrubs and herbaceous plants; small plant life

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n taro and banana garden

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flax

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hello

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n story, tale, legend

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n excrement

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to cook, roast on embers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ika maru] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish

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

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

n backbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[jiama] n outrigger float, pontoon

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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

greeting Goodbye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n collar bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bean

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ka:pe] n. Two-Spot Red Snapper, Twinspot Snapper, Red Bass

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

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

n bladder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sweat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n poisonous vine, hemlock

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the world, planet earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n square woven mat for sitting on

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to fish with a long line

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sweet potato

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kurapou] n. Grass Emperor

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

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

[kurapou] n. Thumbprint Emperor, Blackspot Emperor

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

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

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5243)

Example: The wood is collected for firewood. It is good for cooking lap lap in the earth oven. When cooking in the earth oven, the leaves are used to cover the stones on the fire, and then when the oven is covered with stones, put these leaves on top of the oven. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa

n men’s sarong

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n crater, large deep depression in earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n car, truck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[maɸei] n. Yellow-Edged Moray

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

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

[maɣalaːstik] slingshot

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n flea

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sling

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n belly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fermented banana or breadfruit pudding

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n upper section of frontal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n blue heron

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n cloth, clothing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[moko bula] A type of orange and blue lizard.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[mutu finei] n. Brassy Chub, Lowfin Drummer

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

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

n stream, water channel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n men’s bracelet

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[nakiroa] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n tree sp. with berry-like fruit from which glue is made

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n vine used for making twine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nasitau] n. well branched tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4181)

Example: This plant is a good source offirewood, as it burns a long time; a large log can burn for days.

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[ndara] fish part: dorsal fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n youth, child

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

adj spoiled, rotten, overripe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru bare utu] n. Rusty Jobfish

(Bislama) Silva Poulet

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

Scientific name: Aphareus rutilans via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n edible white fruit

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

n nail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Brick Soldierfish

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

Scientific name: Myripristis amaena via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pusi] n. small tree, 2.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4179)

Scientific name: Pavetta opulina, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

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

[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

n men’s arm band

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[rofatu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[sasua] n. Lesson’s Thicklip, Striped Sweetlips

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

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

n foreskin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[sorenau] The name of the highest part of Futuna, at 666 meters. Good for planting taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

num 10, ten

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5229)

Example: The stems of this tree are very good for making house posts. The wood from the tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

[tamtautu sore] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n back of hand

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n female genitalia

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tapatu ʋai] n. Bigeye Barracuda

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

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

[toga tea] n. wind from the southeast towards Hteiu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[doʃi] n. Dusky Parrotfish, Swarthy Parrotfish

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

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[to:nu] n. Blacksaddled Coralgrouper

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

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

[topatu] A house component: type of horizontal beam at the apex of the house.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n blood

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[toto’ama] n. Reef Needlefish, Reef Longtom

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

Scientific name: Strongylura incisa via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n knee, including lower part of leg

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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. Yellowfin Goatfish

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

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