Futuna-Aniwa

n daylight

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n village (lit. row of houses)

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 current, eddy, whirlpool

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[bai] Pile of stones used to mark boundaries.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n name

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to copulate (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n back of knee

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hole, depression, crater

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5228)

Example: Photo by raboul / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. This plant can "call the snake." Hold the leaf between 2 fingers and pull down along the length of the leaf--it sounds like a snake so the snake comes. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Dianella ensifolia

n men’s grass mat; grass skirt; penis sheath; belt

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n mediator

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n hibiscus tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸe’ata] n. White-Streaked Grouper

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

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

n bay, inlet

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n conshell used in making necklaces

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n insult

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wife, woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ɸiroa] n. Blue-Lined Large-Eye Bream

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

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

[ɸiroa] n. Orange-Striped Emperor

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

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

[ɸiroa] n. Ornate Emperor

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

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

v to twist together two or more pieces

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

v to conceive

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to sail, move by sail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sternum

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wave, breaker

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n arrow, spear

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋau pakora] n scar, mark, trail

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n green coconut for drinking

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a cough

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v. intransitive burn (intransitive)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a game of peek-a-boo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ika maru] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish

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

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

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n freckle, discoloration

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

num 9, nine

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n tabooed food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nape of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bean

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanoʋ ʋaka] Lower section of the outside of main canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kapekanu] n. One-Spot Snapper

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

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

n buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kasi] n. Skipjack Tuna

(Bislama) Skipjack

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

Scientific name: Katsuwonus pelamis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n membrane, diaphragm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kiato] The beams connecting the main canoe to the outrigger.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n skin

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kou warukaŋou] n. Blue Marlin

(Bislama) Blue Marlin

Example: Photo by CAFS, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via FishBase

Scientific name: Makaira mazara via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n anus, buttocks, backside

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n valley, dale

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[likou] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[maɣalaːstik] slingshot

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n flea

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n scorpion

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forehead

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sickness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marinou] n. Yellow And Blueback Fusilier, Blue And Yellow Fusilier

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

Scientific name: Caesio teres via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[mataŋi] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2526)

Scientific name: Aglaomorpha rigidula, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n girdle, men’s

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n little toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n knife

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n stranger, guest

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n cloth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5267)

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

Scientific name: Nerium oleander

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[mutu finei] n. Brassy Chub, Lowfin Drummer

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[napuk] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5050)

Example: Used to build fences or pens around houses.

Scientific name: Jatropha curcas, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niŋniŋifatu] Brahminy Kite

Example: Photo by Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Haliastur indus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n broom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n old woman, wife

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n skin of young banana fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nufwe?] n caterpillar

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[nukubi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

A marriage ceremony during which the parents of the bride and groom meet and give approval for the marriage.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[papakaiɸi] fish part: pectoral fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

menstruation

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n liver

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n thumb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5250)

Example: This is an edible plant. Collect the young leaves, boil them in water, discard the water, and add salt and eat. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Solanum americanum

n back

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pulaŋoŋo] n. Shadowfin Soldierfish

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

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

[pusiki tai] n. Doublebar Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus crassilabris via FishBase, 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

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5255)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood or making houses and rafters for the roof. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala

[retu matua] n. wind from the north towards Rofatu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5230)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this as a fishing line. Strip off the skin (bark) of the stem and place it in the sun to dry. Remove the fiber by stripping it off and weave the fiber into a fishing line. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus

[sasua] n. Painted Sweetlip, Dotted Sweetlip

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

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

n rock in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

adj cooked

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

my bay is Severaro

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[toto] n. Blackfin Hogfish

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

Scientific name: Bodianus loxozonus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʋitoka] A house component: the door.

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua