Futuna-Aniwa

I have grandchildren

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n ashes, dust

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fafa awaka] The inside walls of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

discourse Thank you!

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fai] n. Stingray

Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to dream continuously of one thing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fakar woro] n slope

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸana] A person with one parent from each moiety.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n mediator

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n rock

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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 servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a braid or braided piece of rope

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to conceive

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sacred sea turtle that is not eaten or killed

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n your child’s spouse

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))

[ɸutu] First verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pot, cauldron, utensil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Tanna; land, shore

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n anchor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v. intransitive burn (intransitive)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

adj small

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v be pregnant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n belly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to scale fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grater

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to cook, roast on embers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃiŋamotu] n. tree, 2.5 to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4180)

Example: The below ground portion of the stem is used to bake in an earth oven and eat. It has a sugary taste.

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[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

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

n Malay Apple tree, Rose apple tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a soft grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanai] n. Bluespot Mullet

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

Scientific name: Moolgarda seheli 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 cockle shell fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[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 reef, rocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n guts, intestines

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaurounu] n. Hound Needlefish, Crocodile Longtom

Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n earth, land, soil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lips

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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 tidal wave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Herb to 0.5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5209)

Example: This plant is used as a styptic, to stop wounds from bleeding. Mash as much leaf as needed to cover the wound and place it directly on the wound. Also, for treating sores to help them heal, take the tops of 4 stems and squeeze the juice directly on the sore. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

[kouhmara] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5057)

Example: Unspecified medicinal use.

Scientific name: Abutilon, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n trochus

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n eel

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n field, plain, pasture, meadow

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marariseŋa] n. Bluefin Trevally

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Caranx melampygus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

[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

n little toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[murivai] n heel

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n stream, water channel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

n fiber, coconut fiber

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[namuji] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n day

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nau nau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5056)

Example: Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.

Scientific name: Scaevola, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n entrails, tendons, sinew, blood vessels

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[no naɸi] fish part: scales

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n youth, child

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n thorn

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru kajau] n. Deep Water Long-Tail Red Snapper, Flame Snapper

(Bislama) Longtel Red Poulet

Example: Photo by MCZ / Harvard University, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Etelis coruscans via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[baru kapau] n. Saddle-Back Snapper

(Bislama) Kusaka Brim

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

Scientific name: Paracaesio kusakarii via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[baru pula] n. Deep Water Red Snapper, Ruby Snapper

(Bislama) Sottell Red Poulet

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

Scientific name: Etelis carbunculus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n edible white fruit

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

[biliŋa] n. Sixfinger Threadfin, Pacific Threadfin

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

Scientific name: Polydactylus sexfilis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n diaphragm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n top of hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[poʃo rima] n fingers

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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 thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

cat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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

n palm of hand

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

[sorenau] The name of the highest part of Futuna, at 666 meters. Good for planting taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n lower eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ta] Bailing can used to remove water from canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sacred stone near Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n sacred stone in Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n child of oneself, child of one’s siblings and parallel cousins of the same sex as oneself

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n elbow

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[faka manu] n. fishing float ("canoe bird")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋitoka] A house component: the door.

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua