Futuna-Aniwa

n ashes, dust

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n pawpaw, papaya

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ekeŋa] Seats on a canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[fafa awaka] The inside walls of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n that part of canoe covered by pandanus root in joining the upper section to the main hull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to cause to dream

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v roast in leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n immature coconut whose husk and meat are still soft

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n story

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n insult

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Tree to 10 m, dbh 30 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5213)

Example: The stems of this tree are good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Ficus

[ɸiroa] n. Pink Ear Emperor

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

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

[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n calabash, bottle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a to be engaged to be married

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruiting season

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n central stalk of a plant or fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forest, bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n reed, wild cane

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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. Netfin Grouper

Example: Photo by Molly Varghese / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n intestines

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v. intransitive burn (intransitive)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to pray

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sound, voice, noise

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n husk (of grain in particular)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n empty shell of a fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pelvis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

greeting Goodbye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ʃitou] n. Bluelined Surgeonfish

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

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

[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

[kapekanu] n. Bigeye Snapper

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

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

[kapkapa] Glossy Swiftlet and White-rumped Swiftlet

Example: Photo by T R Shankar Raman, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Collocalia esculenta and Collocalia spodiopygius, Speaker: Anselon Seru

v hiccough, burp

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n membrane, diaphragm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n small sea urchin sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kou warukaŋou] n. Striped Marlin

(Bislama) Striped Marlin

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

Scientific name: Kajikia audax via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n forearm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n torch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[maɸei] n. Longfin African Conger, Moustache Conger, Blacklip Conger

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

Scientific name: Conger cinereus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

[marau] n. Silverspot Squirrelfish, Tailspot Squirrelfish

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

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

n spring of water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coral reef

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n life

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[melomelo] n. Sixblotch Hind, Saddle Grouper

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

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

n a dream

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

n old woman

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5273)

Example: Stems of this species are used for house posts and for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum

n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n fever, malaria

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mint plant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[napau] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[nasitau] n. well branched tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4181)

Example: This plant is a good source offirewood, as it burns a long time; a large log can burn for days.

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n backbone, spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n entrails, tendons, sinew, blood vessels

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tooth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niŋei] n white ant, termite

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[no naɸi] fish part: scales

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n old woman, wife

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n skin of young banana fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n day, season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n comet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nufwe?] n caterpillar

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n stone fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n coconut spathe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stalk of the coconut frond

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pig

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n dirt, residue, scab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wind from the northwest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to give little in return, give a small return feast

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

[baru kasi] n. Amberjack, Greater Amberjack

(Bislama) Amba Jack

Example: Photo by Mark Fletcher / Fisheries Australia, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Seriola dumerili via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n index finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n middle toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n big toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5269)

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

Scientific name: Malvaviscus arboreus

[potupʰuku] n mat for sitting upon

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[pula takai] n. Blotcheye Soldierfish, Bigscale Soldierfish

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

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

n neice, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law (referring to the relative of a man)

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n arm, hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ruɸau] n. Island Trevally

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

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

[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n cowlick, tuft of hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5262)

Example: Photo by dagendresen / iNaturalist, License: CC0. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Euphorbia hirta

n stomach

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[tapi toki] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5052)

Example: Firewood--green wood will light, good for earth oven area. Stems used to make house posts.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus floridanus, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n taro

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n blood

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n pus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[warukaŋou ɸuɸuru] n. Yellowfin Tuna

(Bislama) Yellofin Tuna

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

Scientific name: Thunnus albacares via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo