Futuna-Aniwa

n Futuna people

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n village (lit. row of houses)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chest, front side

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n maggot, worm

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n pawpaw, papaya

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sea creature

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n 1. possessions, supplies, 2. a child’s penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n an early European name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n outrigger pins

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n morning star

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ɸe’ai] A type of shell. Possibly genus Conus.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ɸe’ata] n. Peacock Hind, Peacock Grouper

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

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

v beg from one who has nothing; teasing, joke-telling

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shell necklace

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Pink Ear Emperor

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

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

n a killing stick (black)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus; syphilis

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n whale

Speaker: Paul Navaika

v to fish from land or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fuʃi] n banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸuna moto] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4157)

Example: The stems are used for firewood, as it is hard and burns well, for example to roast taro, yams, and other foods.

Scientific name: Ilex vitiensis, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n Tanna Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

adj small

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma] n. Eyestripe Surgeonfish, Pencil Surgeonfish

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

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

n new form of Pau, a village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n period of day before sunrise

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rock look out point near Moriga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ʃitou] n. Golden Trevally

Example: Photo by Karelj / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Gnathanodon speciosus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

[kafa] The bindings used to join canoe parts. Traditionally made of coconut fiber, but today fishing line is used.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n spathe of coconut palm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanai] n. Milkfish

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

Scientific name: Chanos chanos via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kanai] n. Squaretail Mullet

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

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

n fat

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kapekanu] n. Common Bluestripe Snapper

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

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

n pudding with coconut stirred into it

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n sakau, kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a small bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n small sea urchin sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kiriraŋutu] fish part: lip

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n artery, vein

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n men’s sarong

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[marau] n. Pink Squirrelfish

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

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

[marinou] n. Marr’s Fusilier, Twinstripe Fusilier

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

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

n wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Pleiades constellation; diamond pattern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n girdle, men’s

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n spring of water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n knife

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[matuku] White-faced Heron

Example: Photo by Martin Pot, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Egretta novaehollandiae, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sail made of coconut leaf matting

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[misa] n low tide

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5247)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n a traditional dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[natokeni] n poison for fish

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niɸo] fish part: tooth

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n orphan

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n rope

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n youth, child

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ora mea] n. Red Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n coconut spathe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[papa] A house component: twisted cane.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[papakaiɸi] fish part: pectoral fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

whitecaps, ocean swell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

shoulder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wild yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

[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

[rofatu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[sasua] n. Painted Sweetlips

Example: Photo by Dr. Dwayne Meadows / NOAA, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Diagramma pictum via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5274)

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

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis

n big rocks overlooking Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[sukeamu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[takuku moana] n. Black-and-White Snapper

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

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

n stone which causes people to forget, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapatu] n. Blackfin Barracuda

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

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

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tekau] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tokorau] n. wind from the southwest towards Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[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

n gums

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

n yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[umwe umwe] n. Whitemargin Unicornfish, Ringtail Unicornfish

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

[uritoga fine] n. wind from the south towards Nukubi

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[yagesi] The plateau above Tafatu. Kava and taro are planted here.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo