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arigawagawa
atu
n row, line
bookmarkentin
n engine
bookmarkfagokoumajira
n pan pipes made of bamboo
bookmarkfaka masi
fakaog
n feast for paying those who have cut or dug a canoe
bookmarkfaresor
communal kitchen
bookmarkfavaka
n wood planks, prepared lumber
bookmarkfilama
n stick for fixing fire into canoe
bookmarkfiria
n a braid or braided piece of rope
bookmarkfiroa
[ɸiroa] n. Longface Emperor
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkfoga ifi
[foŋa iɸi] n. Humphead Wrasse (Initial Phase)
Example: Photo by Klaus Stiefel, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkfuepuga
n chicken with a crown the color of which contrasts with the other head feathers
bookmarkhgavava
hia
hello
bookmarkhlava
n belt, strap, strip of cloth
bookmarkhtamai
v to be born
bookmarkhtunu
v to cook, roast on embers
bookmarkjino
n appearance
bookmarkjito iala
[ʃitou jala] n. Chocolate Surgeonfish, Mimic Surgeonfish
Example: Photo by Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkkafa
kaji puri vai, kaji pure vai
n ankle
bookmarkkamkovai
n crab sp.
bookmarkkaraka
n a fruit tree which bears a small fruit with a single seed
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kauaga, kouaga
n groin
bookmarkkaunalesi
n spine
bookmarkkauroukau
[kauroukau] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Juvenile)
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkkofe
n bean
bookmarkkoupa
liko
[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
bookmarkliko
[likou] n. Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmafe
[maɸei] n. Longfin African Conger, Moustache Conger, Blacklip Conger
Example: Photo by Patrick Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmahmaji
[mahmaʃi] n. Bluespine Unicornfish
Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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marari sega
[marariseŋa] n. Bluefin Trevally
Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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meifi
n blowhole in rock
bookmarkmelomelo
[melomelo] n. Tomato Hind, Tomato Grouper
Example: Photo by Ian V. Shaw / ALA, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkmori mori
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5267)
Example: This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkmorua
n place where the sun sets
bookmarkmota
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))
bookmarkmuriri
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5261)
Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkmutu
[mutu] n. Brown Chub, Grey Sea Chub, Grey Drummer
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknami
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5224)
Example: The stems of this tree are used to make firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarknamuriri
n mint plant
bookmarkndara ja papakaifi
no ~ noa
n youth, child
bookmarknuane
n husband, old man
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pakeifa niu
n stem of coconut fruit
bookmarkpapa
n walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch
bookmarkparagi
[paraŋi] n. Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Example: Photo by Gerard E. Allen / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkpeipai taro
a small taro, just above the ground
bookmarkpuku kohi
n buttocks, anus
bookmarkpusi
cat
bookmarkrapoji
n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5275)
Example: This type of Rapoji is the one with the thin leaf. It is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))
bookmarkraukimato
n inner corner of eye
bookmarksasua
[sasua] n. Cocoa Snapper
(Bislama) Braon Straep Brim
Example: Photo by FAO, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarksasua
[sasua] n. Yellowbanded Sweetlips
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarksope
n cowlick, tuft of hair
bookmarkulisi
n backbone
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uru rima
n wrist, fist
bookmarkvaka
n womb
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All content copyright © Futuna Aniwa community (2016).
Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, Tom A. Ranker and Sean Thackurdeen. (2016-2018)
Futuna Aniwa language contributors include Ausdin Jackson, Takaronga Kuautonga, Nigasau Misikofo, Paul Navaika, Nigel Nesua, Iarawoi Rezel Samana, Anselon Seru, Donald Tamalua Wotu, Yaugani Zeiake and others as credited within the dictionary entries.
The Futuna Aniwa-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for
"Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu." This support is gratefully acknowledged.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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Futuna Aniwa Talking Dictionary.
Swarthmore College.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/futuna_aniwa
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