Futuna-Aniwa

n Futuna people

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n tentacle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n village (lit. row of houses)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fakafura] n diaphragm

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to dream continuously of one thing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mediator

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v roast in wrapped leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n Futuna language

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n shell necklace

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Trumpet Emperor, Red Throat Emperor

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

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

n traditional dance done by women

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sacred sea turtle that is not eaten or killed

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n whale

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n small canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

v to bind, to tie by wrapping rope around

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5259)

Example: Photo by jcorrie / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Macroptilium lathyroides

[ɸue] Second verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. Tree to 5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5215)

Example: The stems of this plant are good for firewood and house posts (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Melochia odorata

n Tanna; land, shore

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cuttlefish, squid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

cliff

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n village green

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cooking, preparation of food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food prepared with coconut milk

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n death

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tʰao] n Saturday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

adj white, bright, light

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n body; soul

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a sea bird resembling a swift

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n necklace

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kuli] dog

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sweet potato

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chin

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kuriri] Curlews and Sandpipers

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

Scientific name: Scolopacidae, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[likou] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[likou] n. Globehead Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[likou] n. Highfin Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[marariseŋa] n. Orangespotted Trevally

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

Scientific name: Carangoides bajad via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[marau uroa] n. Bluelined Squirrelfish, Tahitian Squirrelfish

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

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

n peace

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[mataŋi] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2526)

Scientific name: Aglaomorpha rigidula, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n wrist

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n life

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n blowhole in rock

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[melomelo] n. Strawberry Hind, Strawberry Grouper

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

Scientific name: Cephalopholis spiloparaea via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n the wake of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tree sp. with inedible spherical fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[namuji] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5223)

Example: This plant is used to make a head decoration for kastom ceremony. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Lygodium reticulatum

n almond

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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

n fig tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rope

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coconut

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n skin of young banana fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Sunday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n coconut spathe

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

v to plant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wind from the west

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to give little in return, give a small return feast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru ariki] n. Rainbow Runner

(Bislama) Rainbow Runner

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

Scientific name: Elagatis bipinnulata 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

[parurai] n. Common Dolphinfish, Mahi Mahi

(Bislama) Mahi Mahi

Example: Photo by Alex Kerstitch / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

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

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

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n top of hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n little

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n first toe, pointer

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n ribs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sumfo jaka] n. Green Jobfish

(Bislama) Salmon Fis

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

Scientific name: Aprion virescens via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[supwe] n mucus

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tamtautu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tapatu ʋai] n. Pickhandle Barracuda

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

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

[tarakisi ʃinou] n. Blackfin Squirrelfish

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Neoniphon opercularis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tarakisi ʃinou] n. Samarra Squirrelfish, Spotfin Squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Neoniphon sammara via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n uvula

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tʃinea] A traditional necklace.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n my bay

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n lower sail

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[warukaŋou marari] n. Dogtooth Tuna

(Bislama) Dogtooth

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

Scientific name: Gymnosarda unicolor via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5244)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this vine to decorate their heads during the Kastom dance. If people decorate their heads with this vine today, they say that the vine is from the God of Matchichiki, Futina and if one wears it, people will know that the person is from Futuna--a form of identity. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Alyxia stellata