Futuna-Aniwa

n Futuna people

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

I have grandchildren

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a claw

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n heart

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n ashes, dust

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n nine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fa] n gale, hurricane winds, storm winds

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mouth, mouthlike opening

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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 shelter

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n first yam of the year to be eaten

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

v roast in wrapped leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n church (house of prayer)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n immature coconut whose husk and meat are still soft

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n insult

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Black Blotch Emperor

Example: Photo by Barry Hutchins / Western Australian Museum, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[ɸue] Second verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n niece, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[furufare] n a row of thatch

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n pot, cauldron, utensil

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

n anchor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n temporal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to weave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

sex

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tʰa] The can used to bail water out of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

n native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rock look out point near Moriga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n appearance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃitou] n. Orangespot Surgeonfish

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

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

[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n basket with two cornered base

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n to swim

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n jaw, jawbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaufaghawara] A house component: series of long, horizontal beams.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sakau, kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n sweet potato sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaipuri] n beche-de-mer, sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n pudendeum

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n artery, vein

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to husk coconuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5243)

Example: The wood is collected for firewood. It is good for cooking lap lap in the earth oven. When cooking in the earth oven, the leaves are used to cover the stones on the fire, and then when the oven is covered with stones, put these leaves on top of the oven. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa

n louse, flea

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[likou] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Adult)

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

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[marinou] n. Marr’s Fusilier, Twinstripe Fusilier

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

Scientific name: Pterocaesio marri via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n little toe

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

n sail made of coconut leaf matting

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[melomelo] n. Leopard Hind, Leopard Grouper

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

Scientific name: Cephalopholis leopardus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n evening star

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stomach

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mutu] n. Brown Chub, Grey Sea Chub, Grey Drummer

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

Scientific name: Kyphosus bigibbus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n a traditional dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[niwa] n. Aniwa island

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n hill near Pau and Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n skin of young banana fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Sunday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[o’a] banyan tree

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n trousers, pants

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n green coconut not ready to drink

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n upper tusks of pig

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru bare utu] n. Rusty Jobfish

(Bislama) Silva Poulet

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

Scientific name: Aphareus rutilans via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[baru kauroŋa] n. Comet Grouper

(Bislama) Banded Los

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

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

[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 wild yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

[bora bora] n. Spotted Unicornfish

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

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

[pula’] n. Scarlet Soldierfish

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

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

n back of hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Scientific name: Pavetta opulina, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[pusiki tai] n. Manybar Goatfish

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

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

[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

n tongue

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[rimu] Edible seaweed gathered around the reef during low tide. Used in salads and is particularly good with breadfruit because of its saltiness.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sorenau] The name of the highest part of Futuna, at 666 meters. Good for planting taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[sumtukuŋa] n. Titan Triggerfish

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

Scientific name: Balistoides viridescens via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sumu] n. Rough Triggerfish, Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish, Oceanic Triggerfish

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

Scientific name: Canthidermis maculatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tarakisi] n. Threespot Squirrelfish, Horned Squirrelfish

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

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

n father, dad

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n spleen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n east wind

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[uritoga tane] n. wind from the south near Ivei/Nukubi

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʋaʋa ɸoɸare] n. liana climbing in syzygium namoa tree c. 5 m above ground, growing in well developed secondary forest. fruits green to dark purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4152)

Example: The vine is used as a rope to ties thing, as it is flexible and strong. Hold the vine over a hot fire then tie it on something while it is still warm. When this vine cools, it is very strong.

Scientific name: Gynochthodes myrtifolia, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n throat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[wauwau] n. scandent shrub, growing in open scrub. latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4159)

Example: This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.

Scientific name: Alyxia, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga