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afagai futuna

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n Futuna people

Amkea Tasi

Amkea Tasi

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.

ariki ~ teriki

ariki ~ teriki
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n chief, ruler, God, spirits

atua

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

eisi ~ esi

n pawpaw, papaya

eisu

n nose

Eronan

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n variant name for Futuna

fa

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num 4, four

fagokoumajira

n pan pipes made of bamboo

fakau sore [fakau hsore]

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n ancestors

fana

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A person with one parent from each moiety.

fapa

n a feast by two parties, a meeting

fare furufuru

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[fare furufuru] A type of traditional housing.

fasua

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[fasua] n. type of shell

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

fatoto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[fatoto] The fore and aft pegs holding up the outrigger boom.

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

fegaitu

n sorcery, magic

feiai

n conshell used in making necklaces

fetuanake

n peacemaker

firoa

Lethrinus olivaceus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-olivaceus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Longface Emperor

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

firoa

Lethrinus variegatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-variegatus.html
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[ɸiroa] n. Slender Emperor

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

fonaji

n little harvest of breadfruit or chestnuts

fonufonu

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n kind of beetle

foromia

v swallow, gulp down

foruku

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n small canoe

fuepuga

n chicken with a crown the color of which contrasts with the other head feathers

funamoto

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))

gataftafe

n river bed, swamp

gatara

Epinephelus chlorostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-chlorostigma.html
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[ŋatara] n. Brownspotted Grouper

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

gatara kosi

Epinephelus tauvina http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-tauvina.html
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[ŋatara kosi] n. Greasy Grouper

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

girifau

n flax

hgoro

hgoro

n a song, hymn

hlava

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

hsore

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

htae

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n excrement

inai

n womb

iriri

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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

jiji

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ʃiʃi] Section joining upper and lower section of main canoe. Traditonally made of pandanus root.

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

kamkufatu

n common herbaceous flowering plant, Strachytarpheta urticaefolia

kamoni tai

Canavalia
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[kamoni tai] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5058)

kanai

Moolgarda seheli http://fishbase.org/summary/Moolgarda-seheli.html
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[kanai] n. Bluespot Mullet

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kanai

Albula glossodonta http://fishbase.org/summary/Albula-glossodonta.html
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[kanai] n. Roundjaw Bonefish

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

kanov vaka

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[kanoʋ ʋaka] Lower section of the outside of main canoe.

karaka

n a fruit tree which bears a small fruit with a single seed

kaunalesi

n spine

kave

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n sibling or parallel cousin of opposite sex (of woman)

keka

n bush

kiato

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[kiato] The beams connecting the main canoe to the outrigger.

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

kisaria

Rhipidura leucophrys
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[kisaria] Willie Wagtail

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

kohi

n anus, buttocks, backside

kohkofe

n native cabbage

kolomlome

n tidal wave

koraga

n large crowbar

lape

n vagina

liko

Scarus forsteni http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-forsteni.html
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[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

liko

Chlorurus frontalis http://fishbase.org/summary/Chlorurus-frontalis.html
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[likou] n. Pacific Slopehead Parrotfish, Tan-Faced Parrotfish

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

ma

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n sister-in-law, female cross cousin

mahmaji

Naso brachycentron http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-brachycentron.html
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[mahmaʃi] n. Humpback Unicornfish

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

maka

n sling

marino

Pterocaesio trilineata http://fishbase.org/summary/Pterocaesio-trilineata.html
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[marinou] n. Three-Stripe Fusilier

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

mata poto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[mata poto] A type of shell. Possibly genus Vasum.

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

matjikorima

n finger

metao

n fishhook

muma ~ moma

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n mother, mother’s sister

mutu

n rainbow

Namatagi

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[namatagi] n. village of Futuna

Namtaperi

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n cliffs near Esoa

narikai

n tree sp. with berry-like fruit from which glue is made

natehmu

This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.
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[natehmu] n. well branched tree, growing in dense forest. fruits white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4185)

Example: This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.

ndara ja papakaifi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[ndara ja papakaiɸi] fish part: pelvic fin

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

nifijikake

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n puberty ceremony for girls

nignigifatu

Haliastur indus
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[niŋniŋifatu] Brahminy Kite

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

niok o fara harafa

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v roast manioc in leaves

niu

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n coconut

pakeifa niu

n stem of coconut fruit

paragi

Acanthurus nigricans http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-nigricans.html
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[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

paua

Siganus guttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-guttatus.html
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[ba:wa] n. Goldlined Spinefoot, Golden Rabbitfish

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

pe

n nail

peau

whitecaps, ocean swell

pepaea

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n house fence

pohpoku tarohmara

n diaphragm

poja rima

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[poʃo rima] n fingers

poja vae

n toes

popo

Mature stems are used to make a bow for hunting.
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[popo] n. scandent shrub, growing in canopy gap of dense forest. fruits green to pale red. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4186)

Example: Mature stems are used to make a bow for hunting.

pua

n back

pumpuni rima

n back of hand

rakaitonga

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))

rakomai

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greeting Welcome!

Ramala

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[ramala] n. village of Futuna

rifi rima

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n palm of hand

rufau

Carangoides plagiotaenia http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-plagiotaenia.html
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[ruɸau] n. Barcheek Trevally

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

sakaro

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n ribs

sakiri

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[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

sapratou

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

sia

Priacanthus hamrur http://fishbase.org/summary/Priacanthus-hamrur.html
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[sija] n. Moontail Bullseye, Crescent-Tail Bigeye

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

tafetiata

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[tafetiata] n daybreak

takuku moana

Macolor macularis http://fishbase.org/summary/Macolor-macularis.html
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[takuku moana] n. Midnight Snapper

Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

tapa vae

n instep

ufeitona

n hip

ukau

n pus

uru vaka

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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[uru ʋaka] The front of the canoe, designed to break through waves.

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