Futuna-Aniwa

n substitute, duplicate (examples include a person killed in retaliation for another’s death, one of two persons chewing kava, or one who chews kava for others to drink).

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n foam, steam

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n smoke of fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n anger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chasm, open window or door

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n the end

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸakau sore] Said to be the oldest tree on the island, the first tree. It grows slowly and grows nowhere else. Cutting this tree is not allowed.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸatoto] Wooden pegs around outrigger beam keeping it in place.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n taboo stone

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n exchange of food between two or a few people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arrow (for a bird)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n strait, passage between islands

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸonu tapa] A type of shell. Possibly family Nautilidae.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n small canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

v to fish from land or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruit (includes nuts and berries)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n arrow, spear

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋoʃia] The technique of fastening the leaves used for a house’s thatching.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to weave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to roast

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n a native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ika maru] n. Yellowfin Parrotfish

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

[ʃi] adv. only a ___, just a ___

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ʃiama] Outrigger of canoe, long name.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʃitou] n. Orangespot Surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus olivaceus 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

n wild yam

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n evening star

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n pool of water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kapekanu] n. Five-Lined Snapper

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

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

n forward portion of canoe hull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n jaw, jawbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n septum

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishing rod

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n water bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n square woven mat for sitting on

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n reed fence

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kou warukaŋou] n. Black Marlin

(Bislama) Black Marlin

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

Scientific name: Istiompax indica via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n artery, vein

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[konomata] n eyeball

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n neck, back of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kurapou] n. Longfin Emperor

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

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

n bug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n earthquake

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n brow, forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flea

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stranger, foreigner

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[maʃi ra hŋu] n. small tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4153)

Example: A Y-branch (forked wood) to make a slingshot, and also to make an arrowhead for an arrow to shoot bird.

Scientific name: Tabernaemontana, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n peace

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n rock clinger, chiton (marine mollusk)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n wrist

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spring of water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the wake of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to lie, recline; to sleep

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[motu taɸanua] the harvest season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nau nau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5056)

Example: Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.

Scientific name: Scaevola, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niŋei] n white ant, termite

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n unmarried adult

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n old woman, wife

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spider web

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dolphin, porpoise

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[pakao ɸare] A house component: frame.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n trousers, pants

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[parapu uri] n. wind from the southwest towards Nakiroa/Sukeamu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n wind from the southeast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru kapau] n. Saddle-Back Snapper

(Bislama) Kusaka Brim

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

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

[baru kauroŋa] n. Comet Grouper

(Bislama) Banded Los

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

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

[baru semta furuseo] n. Mozambique Large-Eye Bream, Mozambique Seabream

(Bislama) Bigeye Brim

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

Scientific name: Wattsia mossambia via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[phane] Coconut grating bench.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n loins, thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n toes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Lattice Soldierfish, Violet Soldierfish

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

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

[pula’] n. Pinecone Soldierfish, Small-Eyed Squirrelfish

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

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

n sideboard (of a canoe)

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n men’s arm band

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n foreskin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[sumu] n. Rough Triggerfish, Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish, Oceanic Triggerfish

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

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

n outer corner of eye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[takuku moana] n. Midnight Snapper

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

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

n lookout point on Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tamtautu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5220)

Example: The stems of this plant are used for house posts. They are said to be very hard and last "forever." (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana

[tariŋa] n ear

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tawai] The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. Tree to 15 m, dbh 20 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5217)

Example: The stems of this tree are good for timber that is used for house posts. The stems can also be burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Alphitonia zizyphoides

n upper eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[wakaŋou] n. Wahoo

(Bislama) Wahoo

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

Scientific name: Acanthocybium solandri via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[uritoga] n. wind from the southwest towards Ivei

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n wrist, fist

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʋa:ʋe] n. Russell’s Snapper, Moses Perch

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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