Futuna-Aniwa

n tentacle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[bai] Pile of stones used to mark boundaries.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

discourse Thank you!

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n women, girls

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸaka masi] n. well branched tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4151)

Example: Children like to eat the fruits when they ripen black. Stem for house posts, as the wood is very strong.

Scientific name: Syzygium nomoa, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n first yam of the year to be eaten

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the end

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n house, dwelling

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n outrigger pins

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[fatoto] The fore and aft pegs holding up the outrigger boom.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n morning star

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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 coconut tree

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n stone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Ambon Emperor

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

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

[ɸiroa] n. Ornate Emperor

Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[ɸonu tapa] A type of shell. Possibly family Nautilidae.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n vagina (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n beard

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸuna moto] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4157)

Example: The stems are used for firewood, as it is hard and burns well, for example to roast taro, yams, and other foods.

Scientific name: Ilex vitiensis, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the roof thatching.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[furuseo] Louisiade White-eye

Example: Photo by Remi Bigonneau, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Zosterops griseotinctus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ŋoʃia] The technique of fastening the leaves used for a house’s thatching.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to pray

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to thatch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grater

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

n appearance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fibrous husk of chestnut or coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a soft grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fat

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n stalk of banana

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bow string

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n lower side of chest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n poisonous vine, hemlock

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kauroukau] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n tenticle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kiriraŋutu] fish part: lip

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n artery, vein

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n type of necklace

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n bay

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kurapou] n. Thumbprint Emperor, Blackspot Emperor

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

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

[kuru kuru] n. sparsely branched tree, growing in well developed secondary forest. young fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4149)

Example: Cover top layer of earth oven.

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[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

n fontanelle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

n peace

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n little toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sail made of coconut leaf matting

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n urine (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n evening star

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fever, malaria

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n day

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ndara] fish part: dorsal fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n fishhook

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n adze

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coconut

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

[paramatua] n. wind from the northwest towards Tamtautu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[baru maru] n. Golden Eye Jobfish, Goldeneye Snapper

(Bislama) Yellofin White Poulet

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

Scientific name: Pristipomoides flavipinnis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

whitecaps, ocean swell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n section of umbolical cord on newborn which drops off

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n middle toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Lattice Soldierfish, Violet Soldierfish

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

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

n cliff in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

greeting Welcome!

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[rofatu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ruku] n. Redbreasted Wrasse

Example: Photo by BBM Explorer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cheilinus fasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ruru] Owl

Example: Photo by Christopher Watson, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Tyto javanica, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[saka] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5059)

Example: Fruit is edible when bract is dry. Boil the whole plant in a 1 liter of hot water, for 1 hour. Make certain juice comes out from plant. To treat dengue fever, drink hot 1-2 cups daily, for 2-3 days.

Scientific name: Physalis, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[sija] n. Humpback Red Snapper, Paddletail

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

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

[tamtautu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[toto] n. Splitlevel Hogfish, Blackbelt Hogfish

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

Scientific name: Bodianus mesothorax via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. Herb to 1.0 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5210)

Example: Name means "strong." This is a plant used to make the children strong, as implied by the local name. For children who are 1-3 years old, take a small branch of Tuhmakei, heat over a fire, and rub on the child’s knees, elbows, and ankles 1x daily for 5 days. Each day use another branch and hang it in a tree such as a coconut where the wind can go through it. this will make the child very strong and be able to walk well. Also used by older men, go give them virility. Take 6 leaves and boil in water 1x daily, drink the liquid and toss the leaves away. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Sida rhombifolia

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[warukaŋo] n. Kawakawa

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

Scientific name: Euthynnus affinis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[uritoga] n. wind from the southwest towards Ivei

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

num 8, eight

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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. Dash-And-Dot Goatfish

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

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