Futuna-Aniwa

n Futuna people

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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 crowd, group of people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village (lit. row of houses)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n variant name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[eture] n. Chub Mackerel

(Bislama) Mangru

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

Scientific name: Scomber japonicus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[fafa awaka] The inside walls of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pan pipes made of bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fakar woro] n slope

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n the end

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ancestors

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n mixed descent group

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fare marari] A type of traditional housing.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ɸariŋoi] Canoe marking which signifies tribe and ownership.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n stranger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coconut tree

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n shell necklace

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ore, stones

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Yellowlip Emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrnius xanthochilus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to twist together two or more pieces

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n iris, pupil

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[foʃinai] n womb

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v travel (by sea), go on a trip, go abroad

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

v swallow, gulp down

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n vagina (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fuŋa] n. Yellow-Banded Snapper, Hussar

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

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

n niece, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v to sail, move by sail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[furufare] n a row of thatch

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n arm band, bracelet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara] n. Areolate Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Orange-Spotted Grouper

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

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

cliff

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v to weave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to scale fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n turtle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n homesite in Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ika maru] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish

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

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃito] n. Longnose Trevally

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

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

[kaifuʃi] n marine centipede

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[kanai] n. Largescale Mullet

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

Scientific name: Liza macrolepis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kapkapa] Glossy Swiftlet and White-rumped Swiftlet

Example: Photo by T R Shankar Raman, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Collocalia esculenta and Collocalia spodiopygius, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n stalk of banana

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cockle shell fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n species of giant bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishing rod

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kawiameta ] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. Half of the population of each village comes from this moiety.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n coral bits; gravel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus, buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n large crowbar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[likou] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[mwejau] n. Bridled Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Example: Photo by Mark Shepherd / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n grave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n puberty ceremony for girls

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niɸou ura] n. liana climbing into canopy 5 m above the ground, growing in dense forest. fruits green to dark purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4188)

Example: Birds eat fruits and the hunters know this, so they hunt nearby.

Scientific name: liana dicot, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n youth, child

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n old woman, wife

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nokau] Handle of the canoe paddle.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hill, mountain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj long

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pararaŋi toŋa] n. Black-Spot Surgeonfish, Eyespot Surgeonfish

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

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

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ba:wa] n. Little Spinefoot, Scribbled Rabbitfish

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

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

species of jellyfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n middle toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Lattice Soldierfish, Violet Soldierfish

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

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

[raŋo] n a fly

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5245)

Example: The stem is used to make house posts as well as burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Burkella

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[rofatu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[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. Sling-Jaw Wrasse

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

Scientific name: Epibulus insidiator via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n foreskin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Herald Bay, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sija] n. Moontail Bullseye, Crescent-Tail Bigeye

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

Scientific name: Priacanthus hamrur via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sino] The name of a beach on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tafagai futuna] n Futuna person

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n rock in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tai sia] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[takaɸa] A song sung while waiting for the food in the earth oven to cook, using sticks for rhythm.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5229)

Example: The stems of this tree are very good for making house posts. The wood from the tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n sacred stone in Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tamtautu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tapi toki] n. small, densely branched tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4160)

Example: This plant is used for firewood, as when it is cut green, it will burn quite easily. The can be used to make rafters. It cannot be used as a housepost in the ground, as it will not last long at all.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

num 1, one

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

my bay is Severaro

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tokorau tu] n. wind from the west towards Saferaro

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[toto] n. Splitlevel Hogfish, Blackbelt Hogfish

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

Scientific name: Bodianus mesothorax via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to cook

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n knuckles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n knee, including lower part of leg

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n front part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu