Futuna-Aniwa

n village (lit. row of houses)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flounder

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[eteŋa] seat in the canoe

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

num 4, four

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[fai] n. Stingray

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n spathe of coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n child of mixed marriage who acts like k

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n stranger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸatoto] Wooden pegs around outrigger beam keeping it in place.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n hibiscus tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wood planks, prepared lumber

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coconut tree

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

v to plant using the sau

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair of the head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fat, lard, grease

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forest, bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Foursaddle Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Surge Grouper

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

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

[gauta] n. Tanna island

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n intestines

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n protection, shield

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v be pregnant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tongs

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n maggots

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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

[ʃitou] n. Yellowfin Surgeonfish, Yellowmask Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n parrot species

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kafa] The bindings used to join canoe parts. Traditionally made of coconut fiber, but today fishing line is used.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n a soft grass

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 a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishing rod

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n side of ear lobe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the world, planet earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ko kaʋa] n. liana, growing in well developed secondary forest. flowers pale pink. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4154)

Example: Used as a fish poison. Macerate stems and put into pool with water. Smash further until juice comes out. As a result, fish are stunned and can be harvested.

Scientific name: Derris indica, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n dried coconut meat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kurapo] n. Tang’s Snapper

(Bislama) Yello Brim

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

Scientific name: Lipocheilus carnolabrum via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n torch

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

[mahmaʃi] n. Humpback Unicornfish

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Naso brachycentron 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 eyes, face

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rock clinger, chiton (marine mollusk)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n bait

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n penis

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

[mutu tanei] n. Blue Sea Chub, Snubnose Chub, Topsail Drummer

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

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

[nakiroa] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n fiber, coconut fiber

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[namruke] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. Half of the population of each village comes from this moiety.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n big rock at Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[napau] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[nahsara] n day before yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ndara] fish part: dorsal fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[nieli] n friend

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fishhook

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niŋei] n white ant, termite

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[niseni maru] n. terrestrial; leaves up to 1.0 m. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2523)

Scientific name: Christella harveyi, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[o’a] banyan tree

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n hunger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cloud

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mastoid process

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n green coconut not ready to drink

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n marriage agreement ceremony

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n tree fern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wind from the northwest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wind from the west

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ba:wa] n. Vermiculated Spinefoot, Vermiculate Rabbitfish

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

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

n middle 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

[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

[rawai] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[rueto] n. wind from the northwest towards Namuji

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ruɸau] n. Barcheek Trevally

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

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

n ribs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. Herb to 50 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5216)

Example: Photo by raphaelsandro / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. The leaves of this plant are said to be a good local cabbage, cooked in soup and other foods. The fruits are used to spice food, giving it a hot taste. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Capsicum annuum

[sukeamu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[supwe] n mucus

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n outer corner of eye

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

[tamtautu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n female genitalia

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tapou] The shout that the fishermen give to announce to the village that they have caught fish. The type of shout and number of times it’s repeated indicate type and quantity of fish.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tatoafa] The name for a desert-like area on Vanuatu with lots of rocks and wild canes. Is still used for cultivating some crops.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[doʃi] n. Dusky Parrotfish, Swarthy Parrotfish

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

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

n blood

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n elbow

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo