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 devil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n homesite in Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[fai] n. Stingray

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n anger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fare furufuru] A type of traditional housing.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n beach in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n birth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸatoto] Wooden pegs around outrigger beam keeping it in place.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n taboo stone

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n kidney

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n octopus

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n insult

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wife, woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ɸiroa] n. Black Blotch Emperor

Example: Photo by Barry Hutchins / Western Australian Museum, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[ɸiroa] n. Blue-Lined Large-Eye Bream

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

Scientific name: Gymnocranius grandoculis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n a killing stick

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸonu tapa] A type of shell. Possibly family Nautilidae.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n the separation and confinement of young boys during circumcision rites

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arm band, bracelet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arrow, spear

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Netfin Grouper

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

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

n eye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj naked

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to fish using large nets

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food prepared with coconut milk

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to pray

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ikaramanga] The types of fish that fisherman are not permitted to eat.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

num 9, nine

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Golden Spadefish

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

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

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

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n pudding with coconut stirred into it

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kasoki] A house component: the lattice of small sticks onto which the leaf walls are fastened.

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n lower side of chest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n to swim

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n poisonous vine, hemlock

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[kisaria] Willie Wagtail

Example: Photo by James Niland, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Rhipidura leucophrys, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kou warukaŋou] n. Striped Marlin

(Bislama) Striped Marlin

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

Scientific name: Kajikia audax via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n spider sp.

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n large crowbar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kuli] dog

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

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

[kuru kuru] n. sparsely branched tree, growing in well developed secondary forest. young fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4149)

Example: Cover top layer of earth oven.

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[likou] n. Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish

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

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

n mangrove crab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chiton (marine mollusk)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n fermented banana or breadfruit pudding

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n upper section of frontal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n little toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n vine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[melomelo] n. Sixblotch Hind, Saddle Grouper

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

Scientific name: Cephalopholis sexmaculata 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

[moko hliki] A type of small, brown and black skink.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n stomach

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bait for fishing

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n boy, youth, young man

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lobster trap

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n big rock at Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[namuji] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5266)

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

Scientific name: Canna indica

n rope

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coconut

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n spirit

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n hill, mountain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baika] n. type of shell

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n coconut spathe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru kajau] n. Deep Water Long-Tail Red Snapper, Flame Snapper

(Bislama) Longtel Red Poulet

Example: Photo by MCZ / Harvard University, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Etelis coruscans via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n nail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

whitecaps, ocean swell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5255)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood or making houses and rafters for the roof. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala

greeting Welcome!

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n palm of hand

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[rueto] n. wind from the northwest towards Namuji

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ruru] Owl

Example: Photo by Christopher Watson, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Tyto javanica, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n ribs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[sekaʋesi] n. White-Edged Lyretail

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

Scientific name: Variola albimarginata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sasua] n. Painted Sweetlips

Example: Photo by Dr. Dwayne Meadows / NOAA, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Diagramma pictum via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n women’s grass skirt

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tafatu] The name of the lowest plateau on Futuna island where crops are planted. Usually just bananas are planted here.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tai] n sea, seaward

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tarakisi] n. Threespot Squirrelfish, Horned Squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Sargocentron cornutum via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tʃipe] n navel, belly button

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[toga rari] n. wind from the southeast near Atatoma

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n. Tree to 15 m, dbh 20 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5217)

Example: The stems of this tree are good for timber that is used for house posts. The stems can also be burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Alphitonia zizyphoides

n blood

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[woɸoru bo’] n. Twosaddle Goatfish

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

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

[umwe umwe] n. Whitemargin Unicornfish, Ringtail Unicornfish

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

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

[uritoga fine] n. wind from the south towards Nukubi

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[faka manu] n. fishing float ("canoe bird")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[wauwau] n. scandent shrub, growing in open scrub. latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4159)

Example: This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.

Scientific name: Alyxia, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[yagesi] The plateau above Tafatu. Kava and taro are planted here.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo