Futuna-Aniwa

n village (lit. row of houses)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chest, front side

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n present, gift

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n foam, steam

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[bai] Pile of stones used to mark boundaries.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n women, girls

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5228)

Example: Photo by raboul / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. This plant can "call the snake." Hold the leaf between 2 fingers and pull down along the length of the leaf--it sounds like a snake so the snake comes. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Dianella ensifolia

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

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v roast in wrapped leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n house, dwelling

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[fare furufuru] A type of traditional housing.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ɸariŋoi] Canoe marking which signifies tribe and ownership.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

adj yellow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸiroa] n. Spangled Emperor

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

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

num 7, seven

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

v travel (by sea), go on a trip, go abroad

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n vocal cords

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n vagina (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n your child’s spouse

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fuʃi] n banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n river bed, swamp

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anchor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a song, hymn

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n middle part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n homesite in Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

for, because

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ika maru] n. Yellowfin Parrotfish

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

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

[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

[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 jala] n. Chocolate Surgeonfish, Mimic Surgeonfish

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

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

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n common herbaceous flowering plant, Strachytarpheta urticaefolia

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kamoni tai] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5058)

Scientific name: Canavalia, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kanai] n. Roundjaw Bonefish

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

Scientific name: Albula glossodonta via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n the Milky Way galaxy

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bush hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

v hiccough, burp

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n membrane, diaphragm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n kind of clay or mud that produces suds when mixed with water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n reed fence

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to fish with a long line

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long pole, club, bar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chin

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kurapou] n. Grass Emperor

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

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

n vagina

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

n sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n car, truck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[maʃi ra hŋu] n. small tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4153)

Example: A Y-branch (forked wood) to make a slingshot, and also to make an arrowhead for an arrow to shoot bird.

Scientific name: Tabernaemontana, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n village common

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5237)

Example: Name means "thick leaves." This is an ornamental plant introduced by the missionaries. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata

n urine (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[misa] n low tide

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n the sea (particularly the deep sea)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cloth, clothing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mwejau] n. Bridled Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Example: Photo by Mark Shepherd / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[nakiroa] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n mosquito

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n fever, malaria

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[natehmu] n. well branched tree, growing in dense forest. fruits white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4185)

Example: This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.

Scientific name: dicot tree, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n request

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n spider web

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n trousers, pants

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[baru popai] n. Oblique-Banded Jobfish, Oblique-Banded Snapper

(Bislama) Yello Stripe Poulet

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

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

n edible white fruit

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n men’s grass skirt

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[pure tani] n. generic name for shells ("boys shell")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5245)

Example: The stem is used to make house posts as well as burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Burkella

n arm, hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[rube] Pigeon

Example: Photo by Charles Davies, License: CC BY-NC 4.0 Accessible on Internet Bird Collection

Scientific name: Ducula pacifica, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ruku] n. Tripletail Wrasse

Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[sasua] n. Painted Sweetlips

Example: Photo by Dr. Dwayne Meadows / NOAA, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Diagramma pictum via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sija] n. Moontail Bullseye, Crescent-Tail Bigeye

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

Scientific name: Priacanthus hamrur via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sino] The name of a beach on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n lower eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sacred stone near Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tai] n sea, seaward

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tamtautu sisi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tapatu ʋai] n. Bigeye Barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena forsteri via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tapatu ʋai] n. Yellowtail Barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena obtusata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n stomach

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n front part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[umwe umwe] n. Whitemargin Unicornfish, Ringtail Unicornfish

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

Scientific name: Naso annulatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n head, hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[wakasore] The name of the traditional canoe with outrigger.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru