Futuna-Aniwa

n beach, north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a plant, root is used to make yellow dye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[au] n foam, steam

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[burunga] Metal piece on the front of the canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pawpaw, papaya

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n elder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mouth, mouthlike opening

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to dream continuously of one thing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beach in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n knowledge

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n circle of people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[feituna] n buttocks, bottom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸoe] Paddle of canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n adze

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n band, group, troop

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n iris, pupil

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a mound between two rows of yams

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n whale

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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 turned words; idiomatic, symbolic speech

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ŋatara kosi] n. Blacksaddle Grouper

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

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

[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

n tortoise shell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n green coconut for drinking

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Tanna Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[hŋu] n cuttlefish; squid

Speaker: Paul Navaika

v to weave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food prepared with coconut milk

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n death

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n excrement

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n bone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sea snail, conch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stalk of banana

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n necklace

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n reef, rocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bladder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaurounu] n. Hound Needlefish, Crocodile Longtom

Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kawiameta kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Kawiameta.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n earth, land, soil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n coral bits; gravel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bean

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long pole, club, bar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus, buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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))

Scientific name: Diospyros

n yam sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

n flea

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n figurehead of a canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rock clinger, chiton (marine mollusk)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5237)

Example: Name means "thick leaves." This is an ornamental plant introduced by the missionaries. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata

[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

chicken

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n cloth, clothing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lobster trap

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n frigate bird

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nahsara] n day before yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nasitau] n. well branched tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4181)

Example: This plant is a good source offirewood, as it burns a long time; a large log can burn for days.

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[nau nau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5056)

Example: Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.

Scientific name: Scaevola, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ndara ja papakaiɸi] fish part: pelvic fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[nieli] n friend

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n adze

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[niŋniŋifatu] Brahminy Kite

Example: Photo by Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Haliastur indus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n rope

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v roast manioc in leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n comet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[o’a] banyan tree

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n stone fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj long

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n edible white fruit

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

forelegs

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n index finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n tongue

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[retu matoga] n. wind from the east towards Tekau

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n men’s arm band

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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))

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus

[rueto] n. wind from the northwest towards Namuji

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[saferaro] n. village of Futuna

[sasua] n. Harlequin Sweetlips, Many-Spotted Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips

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

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n lower eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n side

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tai] n sea, seaward

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tamtautu sisi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tatoafa] The name for a desert-like area on Vanuatu with lots of rocks and wild canes. Is still used for cultivating some crops.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n uvula

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n gums

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[turu turu] A house component: small vertical beams supporting the A-shaped section of the house.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana