Futuna-Aniwa

n fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n daylight

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[atatoma] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n smoke of fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[erufie] phr. you’re welcome

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[eture] n. Yellowtail Scad

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

Scientific name: Atule mate via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n that part of canoe covered by pandanus root in joining the upper section to the main hull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pan pipes made of bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸaka taŋi ŋata] n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4169)

Example: Peel off the outer portion of the stem, clean it, remove the fibers and dry them in the sun, and then weave into rope for fishing and also to make the net for catching flying fish. Weave into rope for fishing, and also weave this fiber to attach to the frame, used to catch flying fish.

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n a native feast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fakar woro] n slope

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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 fight

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n morning star

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[fatumanu] n flint

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bay, inlet

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n sorcery, magic

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n eye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n small canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

v to set sail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to sail, move by sail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[furufare] n a row of thatch

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sternum

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n eyelid

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n shrubs and herbaceous plants; small plant life

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Orange-Spotted Grouper

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

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

n flax

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n temporal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n death

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n roots

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ikoɸi] Tongs made of twisted cane, used to pick up hot rocks from oven.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to drink

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n aunt, father’s sister, father’s female parallel cousin, the mother of one’s spouse or potential spouse

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ʃinai] n belly

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sideboard of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crab sp.

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanai] n. Flathead Grey Mullet, Sea Mullet, Grey Mullet

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

Scientific name: Mugil cephalus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n inside of foot

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kapekanu] n. Five-Lined Snapper

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

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

n guts, intestines

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n side of ear lobe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kauvmaka kiato] Y-shaped stick (peg) used to attach the outrigger beam.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sweet potato sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bean

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5231)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for making house posts as well as used for firewood. The leaves are also used as plates for holding food. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Macaranga tanarius

n yam sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kuli] dog

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kurapou] n. Orange-Spotted Emperor, Yellowfin Emperor

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

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

n vagina

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n car, truck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n eel

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n sling

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n charcoal, coals of fire

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marariseŋa] n. Bluefin Trevally

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Caranx melampygus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[marau] n. Pink Squirrelfish

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

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

[marau] n. Silverspot Squirrelfish, Tailspot Squirrelfish

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

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

n husk

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mwejau] n. Yellowfin Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

[hmori] n prayer

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[napuk] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5050)

Example: Used to build fences or pens around houses.

Scientific name: Jatropha curcas, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

[niseni] n. terrestrial; leaves ca. 1.0 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2520)

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n day, season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n hunger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cloud

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n point of the nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shoulder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n edible white fruit

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

shoulder

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

[ramala] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

num 5, five

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n tongue

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n palm of hand

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5230)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this as a fishing line. Strip off the skin (bark) of the stem and place it in the sun to dry. Remove the fiber by stripping it off and weave the fiber into a fishing line. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus

n foreskin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Herald Bay, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n big rocks overlooking Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tafasua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n sacred stone near Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[takuku moana] n. Midnight Snapper

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

Scientific name: Macolor macularis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n husband, man

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapi toki] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5052)

Example: Firewood--green wood will light, good for earth oven area. Stems used to make house posts.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus floridanus, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

[toga] n. wind from the east towards Mari

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[touʃi] n. Spotted Parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Cetoscarus ocellatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n upper eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

[woroŋou] n. Lined Surgeonfish, Bluelined Surgeonfish

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

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

[ʋare ʋare] Water more than 100 meters deep.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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

[ʋetei] n. Indian Goatfish

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

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