Futuna-Aniwa

n Futuna people

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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 devil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 name

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spathe of coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the end

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mediator

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n charm worn for the dead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n exchange of food between two or a few people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arrow (for a bird)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n foam, boiling bubbles

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[foŋa iɸi] n. Humphead Wrasse (Initial Phase)

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

Scientific name: Cheilinus undulatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n narrow crevice or hole in stone or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sacred sea turtle that is not eaten or killed

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n black banana

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋata] snake

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ŋatara kosi] n. Orange-Spotted Grouper

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

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

n flax

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tortoise shell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

woman

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n Tanna Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v to weave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to fish using large nets

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj small

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[itatafu] The name for the top part of the island. It is flat and good for growing different kinds of taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n bone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ivi kaunalesi] n collarbone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kanai] n. Fringelip Mullet, Wartylip Mullet

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

Scientific name: Crenimugil crenilabis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5251)

Example: Photo by pl_stenger / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Abutilon indicum

n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n reef, rocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n poisonous vine, hemlock

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n leg, calf of leg

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long pole, club, bar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to husk coconuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n yam sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n breadfruit

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n any of a wide variety of starchy puddings

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mahmaʃi] n. Bluespine Unicornfish

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

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

[mahmaʃi] n. Elongate Unicornfish, Slender Unicornfish

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

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

n appearance, likeness, face

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 lungs

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

n cheek

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n death, unconsciousness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cloth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n blowhole in rock

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[melomelo] n. Coral Hind, Coral Grouper

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

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

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mwejau] n. Yellowfin Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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 lizard

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n ball

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n canoe paddle

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n lobster trap

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[namatagi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n a scar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fins (of fish)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[baika] n. type of shell

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n canoe with outrigger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pakao ɸare] A house component: frame.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[baru onea] n. Speckled Grouper

(Bislama) Spot Los

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

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

[pebar] n. Hairy Hotlips, Blubberlip

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

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

n loins, thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n diaphragm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n top of hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n middle toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5245)

Example: The stem is used to make house posts as well as burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Burkella

[ramala] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n tongue

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

num 2, two

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

[sija] n. Humpback Red Snapper, Paddletail

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

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

[sinu] Fourth verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

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

num 10, ten

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

[tapi toki] n. small, densely branched tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4160)

Example: This plant is used for firewood, as when it is cut green, it will burn quite easily. The can be used to make rafters. It cannot be used as a housepost in the ground, as it will not last long at all.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

v thatch

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n upper eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[umwe umwe] n. Gray Unicornfish, Silverblotched Unicornfish

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

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

n ankle

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

[wakasore] The name of the traditional canoe with outrigger.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo