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amuamu
n strands, threads
bookmarkfakatapu
n sweetheart
bookmarkfiji
n servant
bookmarkfiroa
[ɸiroa] n. Longface Emperor
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkfonu tapa
fuafa
n fruiting season
bookmarkhkanveika
n temporal bone
bookmarkhkio
adj exceedingly small
bookmarkhpane
n grater
bookmarkhta
jijifi
[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Sailfin Tang, Sailfin Surgeonfish
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkkaa
n parrot species
bookmarkkai ta geji
n tabooed food
bookmarkkaji puri vai, kaji pure vai
n ankle
bookmarkkamoa
n nape of neck
bookmarkkauroukau
[kauroukau] n. Chameleon Parrotfish
Example: Photo by Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkkeire
n sweet potato sp.
bookmarkkirikiri
n coral bits; gravel
bookmarkkiriragutu
koga ika
v to fish with a long line
bookmarkkoganea
n long pole, club, bar
bookmarkkokouri
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5241)
Example: Planted as an ornamental, for shade (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkkurapo
[kurapo] n. Tang’s Snapper
(Bislama) Yello Brim
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkkuru kuru
liko
[likou] n. Bridled Parrotfish (Adult)
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmagalastik
[maɣalaːstik] slingshot
bookmarkmakaka
manini
[manini] n. Convict Surgeonfish, Convict Tang
Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmata
n eyes, face
bookmarkmatjikorima
n finger
bookmarkmelomelo
n penis
bookmarkmtane
n boy, youth, young man
bookmarknabau
[nabau] n. Yellowmargin Triggerfish
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknaleva
n a traditional dance
bookmarknapasi
n a native cabbage
bookmarknaruru
nignigifatu
[niŋniŋifatu] Brahminy Kite
Example: Photo by Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarknuane
n husband, old man
bookmarkpakeisu
n point of the nose
bookmarkpapa
n walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch
bookmarkparu popai
[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
bookmarkpoja vae
n toes
bookmarkpula
pula
[pula’] n. Lattice Soldierfish, Violet Soldierfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkpure fine
ramarari
[ramarari] n. Bigeye Trevally
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkraso
n testicles
bookmarkrawai
rima
n arm, hand
bookmarkronga
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))
bookmarkruku
[ruku] n. Blackeye Thicklip, Thicklip Wrasse
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarksakavesi
[sekaʋesi] n. White-Edged Lyretail
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarksia
[sija] n. Humpback Red Snapper, Paddletail
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarksiva
n second finger
bookmarktariga
[tariŋa] n ear
bookmarktoi
n. Tree to 15 m, dbh 20 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5217)
Example: The stems of this tree are good for timber that is used for house posts. The stems can also be burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarktona reo
n wart
bookmarktore
n gums
bookmarktoutou
[toutou] Uniform Swiftlet and Mayr’s Swiftlet
Example: Photo by Lip Kee Yap, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarkumue
[umwe] n. Bulbnose Unicornfish, Humpnose Unicornfish
Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, 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.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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Futuna Aniwa Talking Dictionary.
Swarthmore College.
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