Futuna-Aniwa

n the activity of spearing fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chest, front side

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[yasoa] n village of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

thank you

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[fafakaraua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n pan pipes made of bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n house, dwelling

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n outrigger pins

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n hibiscus tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5054)

Example: Mature stems used for house posts. Take young shoots, strip bark, ret in sea for 1-2 weeks. Take out, separate and clean fiber, dry in sun for 3-4 days. Then weave grass skirt, for women and used ceremonially. In older times, this skirt was used in gardening. Can also use this fiber as handle for Pandanus baskets.

Scientific name: Hibiscus tilliaceus, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sorcery, magic

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n insult

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a braid or braided piece of rope

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n traditional dance done by women

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n iris, pupil

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[foʃinai] n womb

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5259)

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

Scientific name: Macroptilium lathyroides

n chicken with a crown the color of which contrasts with the other head feathers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair of the head

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 grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hgakere] n land

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wave, breaker

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ŋatara kosi] n. Blacksaddle Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Greasy Grouper

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

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

n Tanna; land, shore

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n Tanna Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a song, hymn

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hŋu] n cuttlefish; squid

Speaker: Paul Navaika

v. intransitive burn (intransitive)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a game of peek-a-boo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dry

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sling, speargun

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tʰao] n Saturday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to pound, beat with sticks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chestnut

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n period of day before sunrise

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rock look out point near Moriga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Foxface

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

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

[ʃiʃiɸi bakasi] n. Longfin Batfish

Example: Photo by Dennis Polack / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[ʃinai] n belly

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ʃitou] n. Brown Surgeonfish, Dusky Surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus nigrofuscus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kanai] n. Flathead Grey Mullet, Sea Mullet, Grey Mullet

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

Scientific name: Mugil cephalus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kanai] n. Largescale Mullet

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

Scientific name: Liza macrolepis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n the Milky Way galaxy

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n inside of foot

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bush hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n forward portion of canoe hull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n reef, rocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sweat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a stick for a net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n water bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n large crowbar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n neck, back of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n breadfruit

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n bug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n sickness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cluster of coconuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n husk

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mwejau] n. Bridled Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n place where the sun sets

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Herb to 1 m, leaves reddish colored. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5212)

Example: When a person has a stomach ache, take 5-6 leaves, squeeze them in a cup of water and drink. Said to be good to drink this for general sickness. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Plectranthus scutellarioides

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5260)

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

Scientific name: Plectranthus scutellarioides

n frigate bird

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[nahsara] n day before yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n request

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n hill near Pau and Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[oneone] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[paraŋi] n. Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Gerard E. Allen / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus nigricans via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n wind from the southeast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru bare utu] n. Rusty Jobfish

(Bislama) Silva Poulet

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

Scientific name: Aphareus rutilans via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ba:wa] n. Golden-Lined Spinefoot, Lined Rabbitfish

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

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

menstruation

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

species of jellyfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n thumb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n big toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[popo] n. scandent shrub, growing in canopy gap of dense forest. fruits green to pale red. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4186)

Example: Mature stems are used to make a bow for hunting.

Scientific name: Premna?, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[bora bora] n. Bignose Unicornfish

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

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

[rai] n. Doublespotted Queenfish

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

Scientific name: Scomberoides lysan via FishBase, 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

[ramaŋa] a season

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ramarari] n. Bigeye Trevally

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

Scientific name: Caranx sexfasciatus 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

[sija] n. Glasseye

Example: Photo by Rick Winterbottom / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n beach in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[takere] The floor of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n grandchild

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n female genitalia

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tapeja] n. Giant Moray

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

Scientific name: Gymnothorax javanicus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n Sunday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[taufufu] A house component: type of horizontal beam at the apex of the house.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n suture on top of skull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[wauwau] n. scandent shrub, growing in open scrub. latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4159)

Example: This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.

Scientific name: Alyxia, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga