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ama
n a kind of tree, the root produces a spice
bookmarkara
n row, line
bookmarkara tapu
n sacred row of plaiting in mats
bookmarkaru
n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall
bookmarkatua
n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor
bookmarketure
[eture] n. Yellowtail Scad
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkfapa
n a feast by two parties, a meeting
bookmarkfarigoi
fegeitua
v to poison, bewitch, curse
bookmarkfeimama
fesaoga
n story
bookmarkfesaotapu
n insult
bookmarkfono
n food customarily eaten after drinking kava
bookmarkfonu tapa
forauga
n trip, voyage
bookmarkfou
a new, young
bookmarkgako
n fat, lard, grease
bookmarkganea
n pot, cauldron, utensil
bookmarkhmafa
v be pregnant
bookmarkika maru
[ika maru] n. Yellowfin Parrotfish
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkjiama
kafika
n Malay Apple tree, Rose apple tree
bookmarkkanai
[kanai] n. Squaretail Mullet
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkkapa
n inside of foot
bookmarkkapekanu
[kapekanu] 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
bookmarkkarkari
n stalk of banana
bookmarkkasoki
kata
v to laugh, smile
bookmarkkato vaka
n basket with two cornered base
bookmarkkaufafa
n jaw, jawbone
bookmarkKavimeta
kiri kohi
n cheeks of buttocks
bookmarkkohkofe
n native cabbage
bookmarkkoka sore
n tree sp.
bookmarkkoleka
n yam sp.
bookmarkkurapo
[kurapo] n. Tang’s Snapper
(Bislama) Yello Brim
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkliko
[likou] n. Highfin Parrotfish (Adult)
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmafe
[maɸei] n. Longfin African Conger, Moustache Conger, Blacklip Conger
Example: Photo by Patrick Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmagalastik
[maɣalaːstik] slingshot
bookmarkmarino
[marinou] n. Yellow And Blueback Fusilier, Blue And Yellow Fusilier
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmariuru
n upper section of frontal bone
bookmarkmata poto
matau
n fishhook
bookmarkmiji
n a dream
bookmarkmtagi
n wind
bookmarkmtane
n boy, youth, young man
bookmarkmutu
[mutu] n. Brown Chub, Grey Sea Chub, Grey Drummer
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknahnatua
n coconut and banana pudding
bookmarknaikiamotu
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5260)
Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarknairea
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5233)
Example: Birds eat this fruit. Hunters know this and hunt near this tree when the fruits are ripe. Second use contributed by Samuel Seru. To treat gonorrhea. Scrape inner bark of the stem to fill 1/3 of a cup. Then fill with cool water and drink 1 x daily for 5 days in the morning. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))
bookmarknapari
n a native cabbage
bookmarknapasi
n a native cabbage
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nta
n cluster of bananas
bookmarknumkumo
n stick of sugar cane
bookmarkpakau
n mastoid process
bookmarkpaua
[ba:wa] n. Golden-Lined Spinefoot, Lined Rabbitfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkpaumu
forelegs
bookmarkpeua
n liver
bookmarkpoja vae matua
n big toe
bookmarkpora bora
[bora bora] n. Bignose Unicornfish
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkpula
[pula’] n. Pinecone Soldierfish, Small-Eyed Squirrelfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkpula
[pula’] n. Shoulderbar Soldierfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkraukimato
n inner corner of eye
bookmarkruku
[ruku] n. Sling-Jaw Wrasse
Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarktama
tjinea
vetei
[ʋetei] n. Indian Goatfish
Example: Photo by Lyle Vail / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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All content copyright © Futuna Aniwa community (2016).
Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, Tom A. Ranker and Sean Thackurdeen. (2016-2018)
Futuna Aniwa language contributors include Ausdin Jackson, Takaronga Kuautonga, Nigasau Misikofo, Paul Navaika, Nigel Nesua, Iarawoi Rezel Samana, Anselon Seru, Donald Tamalua Wotu, Yaugani Zeiake and others as credited within the dictionary entries.
The Futuna Aniwa-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for
"Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu." This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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Futuna Aniwa Talking Dictionary.
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