Futuna-Aniwa

n tongs for fire

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ama] Outrigger of canoe, shorter name.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n chief, ruler, God, spirits

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n fin

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n back of knee

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fakukuŋa o pakau] n shoulder blade

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mixed descent group

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v roast in wrapped leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n type of sugar cane

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

communal kitchen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n taboo stone

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n meeting, council

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sorcery, magic

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to plant using the sau

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a the flowers of reeds, breadfruit, and chestnuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bay, harbor, anchorage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n kind of beetle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

v to fish from land or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n your child’s spouse

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v fishing just beyond the reef for the fish melomelo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n central stalk of a plant or fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pot, cauldron, utensil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋata] snake

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ŋatara kosi] n. Blacksaddle Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Giant Grouper

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

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

n flax

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma] n. Ringtail Surgeonfish, Dark Surgeonfish

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

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

v be pregnant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hunting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hnofoŋa] n dwelling

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n yams cooked and eaten in planting ceremonies

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ika maru] n. Yellowfin Parrotfish

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

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

n sideboard of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crab sp.

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kamoni] A vine with yellow flowers that grows on the beach. Tied to the Popokiga fishing song.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n to swim

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaufaghawara] A house component: series of long, horizontal beams.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kaurounu] n. Hound Needlefish, Crocodile Longtom

Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cheeks of buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ko kaʋa] n. liana, growing in well developed secondary forest. flowers pale pink. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4154)

Example: Used as a fish poison. Macerate stems and put into pool with water. Smash further until juice comes out. As a result, fish are stunned and can be harvested.

Scientific name: Derris indica, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[kou warukaŋou] n. Blue Marlin

(Bislama) Blue Marlin

Example: Photo by CAFS, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via FishBase

Scientific name: Makaira mazara via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kuriri] Curlews and Sandpipers

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

Scientific name: Scolopacidae, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n car, truck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n legendary hero

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[marariseŋa] n. Brassy Trevally

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

Scientific name: Caranx papuensis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[mari] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n orange tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n little toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coral reef

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n gift

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mother, mom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n men’s bracelet

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5233)

Example: Birds eat this fruit. Hunters know this and hunt near this tree when the fruits are ripe. Second use contributed by Samuel Seru. To treat gonorrhea. Scrape inner bark of the stem to fill 1/3 of a cup. Then fill with cool water and drink 1 x daily for 5 days in the morning. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Ficus

[namruke kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Namruke.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[naruru] The name of a place on Futuna island which is good for planting banana and mango.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[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 sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n southeast wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

A marriage ceremony during which the parents of the bride and groom meet and give approval for the marriage.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n tree fern

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

[baru bare utu] n. Rusty Jobfish

(Bislama) Silva Poulet

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

Scientific name: Aphareus rutilans via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[baru kopau kanu] n. Yellowtail Blue Snapper, False Fusilier

(Bislama) Yello Tel Brim

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

Scientific name: Paracaesio xanthura via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pula’] n. Whitetip Soldierfish

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

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

[retu matua] n. wind from the north towards Rofatu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[rimrimu] inedible seaweed

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n men’s arm band

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[saka] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5059)

Example: Fruit is edible when bract is dry. Boil the whole plant in a 1 liter of hot water, for 1 hour. Make certain juice comes out from plant. To treat dengue fever, drink hot 1-2 cups daily, for 2-3 days.

Scientific name: Physalis, 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

[takere] The floor of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n feasting area

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapatu] n. Great Barracuda

(Bislama) Barracuda

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

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

[tapatu ʋai] n. Bigeye Barracuda

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

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

n stomach

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Futuna man

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tawai] The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tekau] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n inside of eyes beside nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[topatu] A house component: type of horizontal beam at the apex of the house.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[turi] n knee

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n pus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[warukaŋou ɸuɸuru] n. Yellowfin Tuna

(Bislama) Yellofin Tuna

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

Scientific name: Thunnus albacares via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[urifafa] n. wind from the southwest near Sukeamu/Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[uritoga] n. wind from the southwest towards Ivei

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n wrist, fist

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʋetei] n. Cinnabar Goatfish

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

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