Futuna-Aniwa

n chief, ruler, God, spirits

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n present, gift

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n homesite in Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[yasoa] The name of a place on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[yasoa] n village of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v to cause to dream

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to dream continuously of one thing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n knot, knob, ring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

A person with one parent from each moiety.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v roast in wrapped leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n hibiscus tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

n sorcery, magic

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Futuna language

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n traditional dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to peel or skin something

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beard

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mustache

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[futuna] n. Futuna island

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ŋaŋaika] n shell fish, reef life

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n arm band, bracelet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fat, lard, grease

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara] n. Brownspotted Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Surge Grouper

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

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

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hŋaʋaʋa] fish part: insides, intestines

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n field

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

sex

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n empty shell of a fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n period of day before sunrise

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nose

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Golden Spadefish

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

Scientific name: Platax boersii via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n calf of leg

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n a fruit tree which bears a small fruit with a single seed

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cockle shell fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n reef, rocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Tree to 20 m, dbh 4 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5218)

Example: The thin stems of this plant are used to make a fishing rod. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris

n spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n reed fence

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ko kaʋa] n. liana, growing in well developed secondary forest. flowers pale pink. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4154)

Example: Used as a fish poison. Macerate stems and put into pool with water. Smash further until juice comes out. As a result, fish are stunned and can be harvested.

Scientific name: Derris indica, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[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 native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5241)

Example: Planted as an ornamental, for shade (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Diospyros

n fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n chin

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kurapou] n. Longspine Emperor

Example: Photo by Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[likou] n. Bleeker’s Parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Chlorurus bleekeri via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[likou] n. Globehead Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

n sister-in-law, female cross cousin

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

n aunt, father’s sister, father’s female parallel cousin, the mother of one’s spouse or potential spouse

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n figurehead of a canoe

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 chiton (marine mollusk)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n hawk

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[marau ta] n. Violet Squirrelfish

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

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

n wrist

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[melomelo] n. Darkfin Hind, Flagtail Grouper

Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[misa] n low tide

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[mwejau] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5234)

Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Pittosporum aneityense

[mu] n. Humpnose Big-Eye Bream

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

Scientific name: Monotaxis grandoculis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n men’s bracelet

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5233)

Example: Birds eat this fruit. Hunters know this and hunt near this tree when the fruits are ripe. Second use contributed by Samuel Seru. To treat gonorrhea. Scrape inner bark of the stem to fill 1/3 of a cup. Then fill with cool water and drink 1 x daily for 5 days in the morning. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Ficus

[namruke] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. Half of the population of each village comes from this moiety.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n dwarf

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n tooth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nikasof] n orphan

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n request

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

Saturday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n thorn

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru fifiʃi] n. Goldbanded Jobfish, Goldband Snapper

(Bislama) Big Scale Poulet

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

Scientific name: Pristipomoides multidens via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[baru ʃiŋou] n. Crimson Jobfish, Rosy Snapper

(Bislama) Braon Poulet

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

Scientific name: Pristipomoides filamentosus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

forelegs

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n loins, thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n first toe, pointer

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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

Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata, 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

[rawai] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[romaʃi] n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4182)

Example: The young leaves are edible. Boil them for 30 minutes, and eat. The fruits are also edible and are eaten. Boil fruits 1 hour and eat with coconut. Also, you can wrap the leaves of this plant with Cordyline fruitcosa (MJB 4180) leaves and bake in fire, adding meat as well.

Scientific name: Ficus wassa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n liver

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ruku] n. Humphead Wrasse

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

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

[sija] n. Moontail Bullseye, Crescent-Tail Bigeye

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

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

[tai] n sea, seaward

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

A Futuna traditional game ("chief") played with shells arrayed in a circle. Helps to develop cognitive skills.

n east wind

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

[vai] n leg, foot

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n throat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʋetei] n. Yellowstriped Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Upeneus vittatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru