Futuna-Aniwa

n a plant, root is used to make yellow dye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n daylight

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chest, front side

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[bukusi] a type of fish

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n bed, platform, shelf

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fare furufuru] A type of traditional housing.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[fie] n firewood

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

n bottom of sea

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sacred sea turtle that is not eaten or killed

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n the brim edge of a vessel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n vagina (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mustache

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[furufare] n a row of thatch

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fat, lard, grease

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara] n. Areolate Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Highfin Grouper

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

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

n shin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

interjection shut up

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n story, tale, legend

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma] n. Palelipped Surgeonfish

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

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

sex

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to pound, beat with sticks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chestnut

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ʃi] adv. only a ___, just a ___

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n ankle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bean

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pudding with coconut stirred into it

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

n fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n flame

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coral bits; gravel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kou warukaŋou] n. Swordfish

(Bislama) Swordfish

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Heritage Library, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Xiphias gladius via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pudendeum

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus, buttocks, backside

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n valley, dale

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kofafa] n jaw

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kuli] dog

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n chin

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kurapou] n. Longspine Emperor

Example: Photo by Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[likou] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

n sister-in-law, female cross cousin

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[maɣalaːstik] slingshot

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[maŋo] n. Shark

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n legendary hero

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marau ta] n. Sabre Squirrelfish

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

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

[melomelo] n. Tomato Hind, Tomato Grouper

Example: Photo by Ian V. Shaw / ALA, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[mwejau] n. Highfin Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

n back part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n tree sp. with inedible spherical fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5247)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n ball

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5235)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Myrsine

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[natokeni] n poison for fish

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n broom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n request

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n skin of young banana fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n comet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nufwe?] n caterpillar

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pakasi] pig

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[papa] A house component: twisted cane.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[paramatua] n. wind from the northwest towards Tamtautu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[parapu] n. wind from the west towards Fafakaraua

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[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

[parurai] n. Common Dolphinfish, Mahi Mahi

(Bislama) Mahi Mahi

Example: Photo by Alex Kerstitch / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pebar] n. Hairy Hotlips, Blubberlip

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

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

[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

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

[pula’] n. Brick Soldierfish

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

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

[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

[raŋo] n a fly

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n mouth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n stone in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sekaʋesi] n. White-Edged Lyretail

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

Scientific name: Variola albimarginata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sumfo jaka] n. Green Jobfish

(Bislama) Salmon Fis

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

Scientific name: Aprion virescens via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n homesite in 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

[tamtautu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5220)

Example: The stems of this plant are used for house posts. They are said to be very hard and last "forever." (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana

n taro

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

A Futuna traditional game ("chief") played with shells arrayed in a circle. Helps to develop cognitive skills.

[tokorau tu] n. wind from the west towards Saferaro

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

num 3, three

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n knee, including lower part of leg

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

n head, hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋa:ʋe] n. Russell’s Snapper, Moses Perch

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

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

[ʋetei] n. Gold-Saddle Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus cyclostomus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana