Futuna-Aniwa

n beach, north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n daylight

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n smoke of fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[bukusi] a type of fish

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ekeŋa] Seats on a canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[isia] The name of a place on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

v to dream continuously of one thing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the plimsoll line on a canoe, that is the level at which the sea should hit the water when it is afloat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n betrothal, marriage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n an early European name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Slender Emperor

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

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

[ɸiroa] n. Yellowlip Emperor

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Lethrnius xanthochilus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n wall or fence near yam mound

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to peel or skin something

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n strait, passage between islands

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fuŋa] n. Malabar Blood Snapper, Saddletail Snapper, Large-Mouthed Nannygai

(Bislama) Red Snapa

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

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

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5227)

Example: The stems of this shrub are used as firewood, because they are easy to light when dry. These stems are used for cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n black banana

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n eyelid

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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. Honeycomb Grouper

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

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

[ŋou] n dew, mist, light rain, snow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hŋoro saki] A song sung before coming ashore with fish. Includes fish shouts.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n story, tale, legend

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n temporal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma] n. White-Freckled Surgeonfish, Spotted-Face Surgeonfish

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

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

n sling, speargun

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n homesite in Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v to cook, roast on embers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chestnut

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n maggots

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n nose

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n bone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n pelvis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃiŋamotu] n. tree, 2.5 to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4180)

Example: The below ground portion of the stem is used to bake in an earth oven and eat. It has a sugary taste.

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[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

[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n collar bone

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 common edible shellfish with a pyramid shaped shell

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n salt, sea salt

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n species of giant bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flame

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sibling or parallel cousin of opposite sex (of woman)

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n dew, mist, fog

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

[koʋkaʋatua] n. treelet, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4184)

Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n bay

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mangrove crab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fontanelle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crown of skull, tuft of hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marau ta] n. Sabre Squirrelfish

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n life

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[matariki] n tribe

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n coconut and banana pudding

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[namanu] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4156)

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n fiber, coconut fiber

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n point of the nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wind from the southeast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n upper tusks of pig

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

place with little earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n face

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

[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

n thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pudding (laplap)

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n mouth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ramaŋa] a season

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ramarari] n. Bigeye Trevally

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

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

[rokinea] Traditional earth oven.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[rueto] n. wind from the northwest towards Namuji

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ruku] n. Floral Wrasse

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[saveraro] The name of a harbor on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n ribs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[sekaʋesi] n. White-Edged Lyretail

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

Scientific name: Variola albimarginata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sapratou] A song sung while waiting for food in earth oven to cook, using rocks as rhythm.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tafetiata] n daybreak

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n instep

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stomach

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n father, dad

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n suture on top of skull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

[tʃipe] n navel, belly button

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tokorau] n. wind from the southwest towards Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n gums

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lower sail

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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

[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 new form of Eronan, a variant name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana