Futuna-Aniwa

A Futuna traditional game played with shells, as a show of memory and mathematical ability. Name means "take away one", describing how shells are removed one by one, and the player must recite how many remain in each row.

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n daylight

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n maggot, worm

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n sea creature

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chest

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fakukuŋa o pakau] n shoulder blade

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n child of mixed marriage who acts like k

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n kidney

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

a the flowers of reeds, breadfruit, and chestnuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Ornate Emperor

Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[ɸiroa] n. Pink Ear Emperor

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

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

n eye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n iris, pupil

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n narrow crevice or hole in stone or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to bind, to tie by wrapping rope around

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n vagina (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸuna moto] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4157)

Example: The stems are used for firewood, as it is hard and burns well, for example to roast taro, yams, and other foods.

Scientific name: Ilex vitiensis, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[ɸutu] First verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[hgakere] n land

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ŋatara kosi] n. Giant Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. One-Blotch Grouper

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

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

[ŋou] n dew, mist, light rain, snow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[gauta] n. Tanna island

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n Tanna Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n protection, shield

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v ripen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj small

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food prepared with coconut milk

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sling, speargun

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to pray

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

sex

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n morning

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to roast

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ika maru] n. Ember Parrotfish, Redlip Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

v to drink

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[itamtautu] The name of a harbor with a point on Futuna island where there are coconuts. A good place to plant mango and banana.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʃiŋamotu] n. tree, 2.5 to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4180)

Example: The below ground portion of the stem is used to bake in an earth oven and eat. It has a sugary taste.

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[ʃiʃiɸi bakasi] n. Longfin Batfish

Example: Photo by Dennis Polack / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Platax teira via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʃitou] n. Yellowfin Surgeonfish, Yellowmask Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n Malay Apple tree, Rose apple tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ankle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crab sp.

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[kanai] n. Flathead Grey Mullet, Sea Mullet, Grey Mullet

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

Scientific name: Mugil cephalus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pool of water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanawaka] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sky

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

small woven bag

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n membrane, diaphragm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long pole, club, bar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n men’s sarong

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n loop knot

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

[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 crater, large deep depression in earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n an itch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mangrove crab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hawk

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[melomelo] n. Tomato Hind, Tomato Grouper

Example: Photo by Ian V. Shaw / ALA, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[mwejau] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n back part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n vagina

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Herb to 1 m, leaves reddish colored. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5212)

Example: When a person has a stomach ache, take 5-6 leaves, squeeze them in a cup of water and drink. Said to be good to drink this for general sickness. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Plectranthus scutellarioides

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5273)

Example: Stems of this species are used for house posts and for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nahsara] n day before yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n puberty ceremony for girls

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niɸo] fish part: tooth

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sandalwood tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n canoe with outrigger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stalk of the coconut frond

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

n marriage agreement ceremony

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n tree fern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru kasi] n. Amberjack, Greater Amberjack

(Bislama) Amba Jack

Example: Photo by Mark Fletcher / Fisheries Australia, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Seriola dumerili via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n edible white fruit

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n diaphragm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[bora bora] n. Bignose Unicornfish

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

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

n node

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mouth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[rawai] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n arm, hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[rimrimu] inedible seaweed

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sekaʋesi] n. Spotted Coralgrouper

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

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

n foreskin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[somfoyaga] a type of fish

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5274)

Example: This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis

[supwe] n mucus

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n side

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5262)

Example: Photo by dagendresen / iNaturalist, License: CC0. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Euphorbia hirta

[tapatu] n. Blackfin Barracuda

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

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

[tapi toki] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5052)

Example: Firewood--green wood will light, good for earth oven area. Stems used to make house posts.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus floridanus, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v thatch

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[to:nu] n. Blacksaddled Coralgrouper

Example: Photo by jidanchaomian / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Plectropomus laevis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋare ʋare] Water more than 100 meters deep.

Speaker: Anselon Seru