Futuna-Aniwa

[au] n foam, steam

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to copulate (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n period of time, point in time

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n back of knee

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hole, depression, crater

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n house, dwelling

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

communal kitchen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n knowledge

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n outrigger pins

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[fatumanu] n flint

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

v to poison, bewitch, curse

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to plant using the sau

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a the flowers of reeds, breadfruit, and chestnuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arrow (for a bird)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the brim edge of a vessel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸue] Second verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸutu] First verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n jaw, tooth, molar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Greasy Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Netfin Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Starspotted Grouper

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

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

n tortoise shell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hŋaʋaʋa] fish part: insides, intestines

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n morning

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ika maru] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish

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 empty shell of a fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[itatafu] The name for the top part of the island. It is flat and good for growing different kinds of taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Foxface

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

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

n calf of leg

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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 root

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pudding of scraped bananas and coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a soft grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kape kanu] n. Common Bluestripe Snapper

(Bislama) Sone

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

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

n pudding with coconut stirred into it

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 sweat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 cheeks of buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long pole, club, bar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n yam sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lime

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 lungs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a small feast

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n swarm or school of fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[matuku] White-faced Heron

Example: Photo by Martin Pot, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Egretta novaehollandiae, Speaker: Anselon Seru

chicken

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n the sea (particularly the deep sea)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[moko hliki] A type of small, brown and black skink.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[nabau] n. Yellowmargin Triggerfish

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

Scientific name: Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n mint plant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nahsara] n day before yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[natokeni] n poison for fish

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nikasof] n orphan

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n day, season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to give little in return, give a small return feast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

whitecaps, ocean swell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a small taro, just above the ground

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[poʃo rima lowiariri] n middle finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nostril

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[porugu] General name for any canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pula’] n. Whitetip Soldierfish

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

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

[pure fine] n. generic name for shells ("girls shell")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pudding (laplap)

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

cat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[pusi] n. small tree, 2.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4179)

Scientific name: Pavetta opulina, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[sasua] n. Oriental Sweetlips

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

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

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[takaɸa] A song sung while waiting for the food in the earth oven to cook, using sticks for rhythm.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n father, father’s brothers, father’s male parallel cousins, mother’s husband

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n grandchild

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapi toki] n. small, densely branched tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4160)

Example: This plant is used for firewood, as when it is cut green, it will burn quite easily. The can be used to make rafters. It cannot be used as a housepost in the ground, as it will not last long at all.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n Futuna man

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n east wind

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[toga rari] n. wind from the southeast near Atatoma

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 uncle, mother’s brother, mother’s male parallel cousin, the father of one’s spouse or potential spouse

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[toutou] Uniform Swiftlet and Mayr’s Swiftlet

Example: Photo by Lip Kee Yap, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Aerodramus vanikorensis, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n knuckles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n new form of Eronan, a variant name for Futuna

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. Finstripe Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Upeneus taeniopterus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson