Futuna-Aniwa

[ama] Outrigger of canoe, shorter name.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n foam, steam

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n smoke of fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[bo] A house component: central vertical beam.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[isia] The name of a place on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[faʃaŋarima] n wrist

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n anger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chasm, open window or door

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to cause to dream

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n an early European name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v roast in wrapped leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n outrigger pins

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n circle of people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a the flowers of reeds, breadfruit, and chestnuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n maker of rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n foam, boiling bubbles

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n deck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n holes though sinet in canoe making

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to fish from land or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a new, young

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ŋata] snake

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ŋatara] n. Areolate Grouper

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

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

[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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Snubnose Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Starspotted Grouper

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

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

[hma] n. Epaulette Surgeonfish, Blackstreak Surgeonfish, Eyeline Surgeonfish

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

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

n hunting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to cook, roast on embers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spine, backbone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n calf of leg

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n appearance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃiɾa] v to sail?

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kaifuʃi] n marine centipede

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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

Scientific name: Canavalia, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a soft grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[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 water bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n outrigger rods

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

n pudendeum

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kurapou] n. Pacific Yellowtail Emperor

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

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

n louse, flea

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n men’s sarong

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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 eel

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n brow, forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ashes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n an itch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crown of skull, tuft of hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hawk

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[marinou] n. Marr’s Fusilier, Twinstripe Fusilier

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

Scientific name: Pterocaesio marri via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n cluster of coconuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mwejau] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

[mu] n. Humpnose Big-Eye Bream

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

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

n mother, mom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n big rock at Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n pipe, flute; musical instrument

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[natokeni] n poison for fish

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nieli] n friend

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n tooth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niŋniŋifatu] Brahminy Kite

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

Scientific name: Haliastur indus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[nisouri] A traditional broom

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[no naɸi] fish part: scales

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n unmarried adult

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n request

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5225)

Example: The fruits are used as a medicine. For any generalized sickness in the body, collect a handful or two of ripe fruits, put them in a bottle with water, allow this to ferment for 5 days, and drink liquid 3x day before meals. For swellings on the body, heat the leaves over a fire and rub on the affected area 1x daily for as long as needed, when the swelling goes away. The stems of this tree are good for house posts as they last a long time. The leaves can be used to cover lap=lap when cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia

[nukubi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

num 6, six

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n marriage agreement ceremony

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n tree fern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[paramisi] n. wind from the northwest towards Tamtautu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n wind from the southeast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n game or prey

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[ba:wa] n. Barred Spinefoot, Barred Rabbitfish

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

Scientific name: Siganus doliatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n great grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

n cliff in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ramarari] n. Bigeye Trevally

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

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

n palm of hand

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[rimrimu] inedible seaweed

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5230)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this as a fishing line. Strip off the skin (bark) of the stem and place it in the sun to dry. Remove the fiber by stripping it off and weave the fiber into a fishing line. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5274)

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

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis

[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n Sunday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tuta] An old form of canoe in which two tawai are joined together.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[wibini] n. Black Jack

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

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

[ʋa:ʋe] n. Russell’s Snapper, Moses Perch

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[ʋitoka] A house component: the door.

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua