Futuna-Aniwa

I have grandchildren

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a plant, root is used to make yellow dye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a claw

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n foam, steam

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n maggot, worm

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n sea creature

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fa] n gale, hurricane winds, storm winds

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

thank you

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

A person with one parent from each moiety.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mixed descent group

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v roast in leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n circle of people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n exchange of food between two or a few people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[foʃinai] n womb

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n narrow crevice or hole in stone or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the brim edge of a vessel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸue] Second verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n beard

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 forest, bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hgaone] n sand, beach

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ŋatara kosi] n. Brown-Marbled Grouper

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

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

n tortoise shell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cooking, preparation of food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma] n. Eyestripe Surgeonfish, Pencil Surgeonfish

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

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

v to scale fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to be born

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

num 9, nine

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ivi kaunalesi] n collarbone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ʃitou] n. Golden Trevally

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

Scientific name: Gnathanodon speciosus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n beater for drum

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bow string

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forward portion of canoe hull

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 dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a feast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n square woven mat for sitting on

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bean

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n large crowbar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n neck, back of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lime

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 fontanelle

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

[marariseŋa] n. Brassy Trevally

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

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

n finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[melomelo] n. Coral Hind, Coral Grouper

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

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

[misa] n low tide

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n cloth, clothing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mwejau] n. Globehead Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

Scientific name: Scarus globiceps via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[moko hliki] A type of small, brown and black skink.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n vagina

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hmori] n prayer

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[mu] n. Redfin Bream

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

Scientific name: Monotaxis heterodon via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n canoe paddle

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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

[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tree sp. with berry-like fruit from which glue is made

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n entrails, tendons, sinew, blood vessels

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nokau] Handle of the canoe paddle.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n comet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n southeast wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[paraŋi paroro] n. Elongate Surgeonfish, Pale Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Paddy Ryan / www.ryanphotographic.com, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus mata 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 house fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n top of hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nostril

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n node

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Whitetip Soldierfish

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

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

[pure tani] n. generic name for shells ("boys shell")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ruku] n. Blackeye Thicklip, Thicklip Wrasse

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

Scientific name: Hemigymnus melapterus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

[saka] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5059)

Example: Fruit is edible when bract is dry. Boil the whole plant in a 1 liter of hot water, for 1 hour. Make certain juice comes out from plant. To treat dengue fever, drink hot 1-2 cups daily, for 2-3 days.

Scientific name: Physalis, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tafasua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tafetiata] n daybreak

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

num 10, ten

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n boulders near Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n stone which causes people to forget, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapatu ʋai] n. Yellowtail Barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena obtusata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n father, dad

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n oven

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[toro ɸaru] n. well branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4155)

Example: Wood used to make bows. The wood can be used to make house posts, but do not last long, perhaps 1-2 years.

Scientific name: Micromelum minutum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[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

[tu] Emerald Dove

Example: Photo by Jim Bendon, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Chalcophaps indica, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n knee, including lower part of leg

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n pus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[umwe umwe] n. Sleek Unicornfish

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

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

[uritoga] n. wind from the southwest towards Ivei

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5244)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this vine to decorate their heads during the Kastom dance. If people decorate their heads with this vine today, they say that the vine is from the God of Matchichiki, Futina and if one wears it, people will know that the person is from Futuna--a form of identity. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Alyxia stellata

n new form of Anarua, a beach on the north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana