Futuna-Aniwa

I have grandchildren

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n octopus tentacles

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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 short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fafakaraua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n cross cousin of opposite sex

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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

n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n child of mixed marriage who acts like k

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n trip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n type of sugar cane

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n kidney

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fejava] n bay, inlet

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n octopus

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ɸiroa] n. Orange-Striped Emperor

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

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

[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

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a killing stick (black)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a mound between two rows of yams

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sweet potato

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸutu] First verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n wave, breaker

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ŋata] n land snake

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n bow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dry

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n grater

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to roast

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[itatafu] The name for the top part of the island. It is flat and good for growing different kinds of taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n bone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mother, mother’s sister and her female parallel cousins

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ʃitou] n. Bluelined Surgeonfish

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

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

n collar bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanai] n. Roundjaw Bonefish

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

Scientific name: Albula glossodonta via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kapekanu] n. Common Bluestripe Snapper

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

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

n a sea bird resembling a swift

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n sea snail, conch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n species of giant bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kauroukau] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n adze

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cheeks of buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kou warukaŋou] n. Swordfish

(Bislama) Swordfish

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Heritage Library, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Xiphias gladius via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pudendeum

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to fish with a long line

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n yam sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[konomata] n eyeball

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kuku] Fruit Doves

Example: Photo by Papier K, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Ptilinopus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

n appearance, likeness, face

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[mari] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[matuku] White-faced Heron

Example: Photo by Martin Pot, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Egretta novaehollandiae, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n husk

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[mwejau] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5247)

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

n island, bit of land

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rainbow

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sprouted coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[nawoʔ] n. well branched tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4187)

Example: This plant is used for firewood. It is hard and burns well.

Scientific name: Alyctron, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n manioc, cassava

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n a fern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nisouri] A traditional broom

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n old woman, wife

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spider web

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pai] boundary stones

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[papakaiɸi] fish part: pectoral fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n edible white fruit

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[poki] Rainbow Lorikeet

Example: Photo by user Cacophony, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Trichoglossus moluccanus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nostril

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pusiki tai] n. Doublebar Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus crassilabris via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[raŋo] n a fly

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[rai] n. Needlescaled Queenfish

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

Scientific name: Scomberoides tol via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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 sweet yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n brother-in-law, male cross cousin

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sapratou] A song sung while waiting for food in earth oven to cook, using rocks as rhythm.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n beach in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapatu] n. Sawtooth Barracuda

Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

num 1, one

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n suture on top of skull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n uvula

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 knuckles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[umwe] n. Bulbnose Unicornfish, Humpnose Unicornfish

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

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

[warukaŋo] n. Kawakawa

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

Scientific name: Euthynnus affinis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[uritoga] n. wind from the southwest towards Ivei

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson