Futuna-Aniwa

n chief, ruler, God, spirits

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ariri] A type of shell. Possibly family Turbinidae.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n chest, front side

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n current, eddy, whirlpool

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[eture] n. Yellowtail Scad

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

Scientific name: Atule mate via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

thank you

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n spathe of coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n an early European name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n marble

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n peacemaker

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wife, woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n maker of rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Spangled Emperor

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

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

v to twist together two or more pieces

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

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grindstone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mustache

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair of the head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to set sail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5227)

Example: The stems of this shrub are used as firewood, because they are easy to light when dry. These stems are used for cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n eyelid

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n shrubs and herbaceous plants; small plant life

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋata] snake

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ŋatara kosi] n. Giant Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Honeycomb Grouper

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

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

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5226)

Example: The stems of this grass are tied together and woven to make the wall of a traditional house. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Miscanthus sinensis

n cliff

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n anchor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj naked

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v be pregnant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n empty shell of a fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n inside of foot

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shell axe fashioned from the conch shell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bow string

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long club with roots at head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dragonfly

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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

[kauroukau] n. Chameleon Parrotfish

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

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

n sibling or parallel cousin of opposite sex (of woman)

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n earth, land, soil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bean

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dew, mist, fog

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long pole, club, bar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n neck, back of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lime

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[likou] n. Highfin Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[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

n appearance, likeness, face

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marariseŋa] n. Orangespotted Trevally

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

Scientific name: Carangoides bajad via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

v to lie, recline; to sleep

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[momoure] n. Orangespine Unicornfish, Clown Unicornfish

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

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

[murukina] A house component: the coconut leaf and wild cane walls of the house. Can be plain or intricately woven. Occasionally made from bamboo, though this lets more rain in.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n fiber, coconut fiber

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n day

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fish scales

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ndara ja papakaiɸi] fish part: pelvic fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n broom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dolphin, porpoise

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n stone fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n trousers, pants

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

[ba:wa] n. Little Spinefoot, Scribbled Rabbitfish

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

Scientific name: Siganus spinus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ba:wa] n. Streamlined Spinefoot, Forktail Rabbitfish

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

Scientific name: Siganus argenteus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

whitecaps, ocean swell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n top of hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Scarlet Soldierfish

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

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

[pula’] n. Shoulderbar Soldierfish

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

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

n thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

num 5, five

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ruku] n. Floral Wrasse

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

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

n brother-in-law, male cross cousin

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sekaʋesi] n. Leopard Coralgrouper

Example: Photo by John Sear / iNaturalist, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[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

n second finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[sukale] Kingfisher

Example: Photo by Bryan Harry / National Park Service; License: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Todiramphus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n lookout point on Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tamtautu sore] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tapatu] n. Sawtooth Barracuda

Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[toga] n. wind from the east towards Mari

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n inside of eyes beside nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n new form of Anarua, a beach on the north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana