Futuna-Aniwa

n tongs for fire

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n devil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[atatoma] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n sea creature

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

thank you

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n an inlet of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n hole, depression, crater

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a spider which causes dreams

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n kidney

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n meeting, council

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

brittle stars, a kind of starfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n circle of people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj knotted or snarled (of fishing line)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Tree to 10 m, dbh 30 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5213)

Example: The stems of this tree are good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Ficus

n ore, stones

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Black Blotch Emperor

Example: Photo by Barry Hutchins / Western Australian Museum, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n deck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to peel or skin something

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus; syphilis

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n narrow crevice or hole in stone or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to set sail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forest, bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n reed, wild cane

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

n Tanna; land, shore

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a song, hymn

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hŋoro saki] A song sung before coming ashore with fish. Includes fish shouts.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[hŋu] n cuttlefish; squid

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[hkano] n muscle, flesh

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ika maru] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish

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

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

n period of day before sunrise

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[itamtautu] The name of a harbor with a point on Futuna island where there are coconuts. A good place to plant mango and banana.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʃiŋamotu] n. tree, 2.5 to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4180)

Example: The below ground portion of the stem is used to bake in an earth oven and eat. It has a sugary taste.

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n tabooed food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long club with one root at head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pool of water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5251)

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

Scientific name: Abutilon indicum

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n earth, land, soil

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

[kouhmara] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5057)

Example: Unspecified medicinal use.

Scientific name: Abutilon, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n dog

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n earthquake

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n belly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n upper section of frontal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coral reef

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[melomelo] n. Coral Hind, Coral Grouper

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

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

[melomelo] n. Leopard Hind, Leopard Grouper

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

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

[momoure] n. Orangespine Unicornfish, Clown Unicornfish

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

Scientific name: Naso lituratus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n vagina

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hill

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sprouted coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nakiroa] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n vine used for making twine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishhook

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nikasof] n orphan

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n Sunday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mushroom, fungus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shoulder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[ba:wa] n. Goldspotted Spinefoot, Gold-Spotted Rabbitfish

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

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

whitecaps, ocean swell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a small taro, just above the ground

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n toes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n first toe, pointer

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n great grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[pula’] n. Brick Soldierfish

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

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

n testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n occiput, depression at base of skull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ruku] n. Tripletail Wrasse

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

Scientific name: Cheilinus trilobatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[saferaro] n. village of Futuna

n placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n women’s grass skirt

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n second finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

[tafagai futuna] n Futuna person

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[takaɸa] A song sung while waiting for the food in the earth oven to cook, using sticks for rhythm.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5229)

Example: The stems of this tree are very good for making house posts. The wood from the tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n husband, man

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapi toki] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5052)

Example: Firewood--green wood will light, good for earth oven area. Stems used to make house posts.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus floridanus, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tatoafa] The name for a desert-like area on Vanuatu with lots of rocks and wild canes. Is still used for cultivating some crops.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tekau] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[to:nu] n. Squaretail Coralgrouper

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

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

[toto] n. Splitlevel Hogfish, Blackbelt Hogfish

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

Scientific name: Bodianus mesothorax via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

[yagesi] The plateau above Tafatu. Kava and taro are planted here.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo