Futuna-Aniwa

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n descent line

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[au] n foam, steam

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n smoke of fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n pawpaw, papaya

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to copulate (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[eteŋa] seat in the canoe

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[fai] n. Stingray

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n anger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

communal kitchen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n knowledge

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

brittle stars, a kind of starfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

v to plant using the sau

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[feituna] n buttocks, bottom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸiroa] n. Spotcheek Emperor

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

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

n whale

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n central stalk of a plant or fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shrubs and herbaceous plants; small plant life

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arrow, spear

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Malabar Grouper

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

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

n flax

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n shin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n inland people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to roast

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n chestnut

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n a native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spine, backbone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ʃitou] n. Striated Surgeonfish, Lined Bristletooth

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

Scientific name: Ctenochaetus striatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kafa] The bindings used to join canoe parts. Traditionally made of coconut fiber, but today fishing line is used.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n nape of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kapekanu] n. Five-Lined Snapper

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

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

n necklace

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kataʔ] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2527)

Scientific name: Asplenium nidus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishing net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sakau, kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kono mata] fish part: eye

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n valley, dale

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kuli] dog

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kurapou] n. Longspine Emperor

Example: Photo by Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[kurapou] n. Orange-Spotted Emperor, Yellowfin Emperor

Example: Photo by FAO / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[kurapo] n. Tang’s Snapper

(Bislama) Yello Brim

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

Scientific name: Lipocheilus carnolabrum via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[likou] n. Highfin Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[likou] n. Pacific Slopehead Parrotfish, Tan-Faced Parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Chlorurus frontalis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n appearance, likeness, face

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n harvest festival

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n field, plain, pasture, meadow

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marariseŋa] n. Orangespotted Trevally

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

Scientific name: Carangoides bajad via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[marinou] n. Redbelly Yellow Fusilier

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Caesio cuning via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n orange tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a dream

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5234)

Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Pittosporum aneityense

n mother, mother’s sister

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n plant sp. which can create antidote to poisonous fish spines

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stream, water channel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5235)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Myrsine

[nakiroa] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[naruru] The name of a place on Futuna island which is good for planting banana and mango.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[natehmu] n. well branched tree, growing in dense forest. fruits white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4185)

Example: This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.

Scientific name: dicot tree, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n backbone, spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n almond

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[no naɸi] fish part: scales

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n comet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fins (of fish)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[oneone] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[pakao ɸare] A house component: frame.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n point of the nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

A marriage ceremony during which the parents of the bride and groom meet and give approval for the marriage.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[baru kapau] n. Saddle-Back Snapper

(Bislama) Kusaka Brim

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

Scientific name: Paracaesio kusakarii via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ba:wa] n. White-Spotted Spinefoot, White-Spotted Rabbitfish

Example: Photo by Kathleen Kresner-Reyes / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Siganus fuscescens via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

menstruation

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

forelegs

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

whitecaps, ocean swell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n thumb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n little

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pure fine] n. generic name for shells ("girls shell")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ramaŋa] a season

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[retu arari] n. wind form the northeast towards Tafasua

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ruɸau] n. Barcheek Trevally

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

Scientific name: Carangoides plagiotaenia via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n women’s grass skirt

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n bailer (for a canoe)

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[tafasua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n sacred stone in Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n lookout point on Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n stone which causes people to forget, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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

n inside of eyes beside nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sugar cane

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n head, hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʋetei] n. Finstripe Goatfish

Example: Photo by Robert Pillon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Upeneus taeniopterus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru