Futuna-Aniwa

n octopus tentacles

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n a kind of tree, the root produces a spice

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beach, north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n village near Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[eteŋa] seat in the canoe

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[faʃaŋarima] n wrist

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸaka taŋi ŋata] n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4169)

Example: Peel off the outer portion of the stem, clean it, remove the fibers and dry them in the sun, and then weave into rope for fishing and also to make the net for catching flying fish. Weave into rope for fishing, and also weave this fiber to attach to the frame, used to catch flying fish.

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n shelter

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n knot, knob, ring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the plimsoll line on a canoe, that is the level at which the sea should hit the water when it is afloat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mediator

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n beach in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n knowledge

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wood planks, prepared lumber

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n octopus

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n wife, woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n narrow crevice or hole in stone or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to appear (said only of the first tooth)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grindstone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair of the head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v fishing just beyond the reef for the fish melomelo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋaŋaika] n shell fish, reef life

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n fat, lard, grease

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5226)

Example: The stems of this grass are tied together and woven to make the wall of a traditional house. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Miscanthus sinensis

n bow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n shin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hkano] n muscle, flesh

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n dry

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n grater

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tʰa] The can used to bail water out of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to count, read

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n empty shell of a fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[itatafu] The name for the top part of the island. It is flat and good for growing different kinds of taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n bone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mother, mother’s sister and her female parallel cousins

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

greeting Goodbye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n Malay Apple tree, Rose apple tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

Scientific name: Canavalia, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kapekanu] n. One-Spot Snapper

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

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

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n salt, sea salt

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n to swim

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kofafa] n jaw

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kuku] Fruit Doves

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

Scientific name: Ptilinopus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kuli] dog

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[maɸei] n. Longfin African Conger, Moustache Conger, Blacklip Conger

Example: Photo by Patrick Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Conger cinereus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n stranger, foreigner

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n harvest festival

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lungs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n daybreak

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n knife

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n vine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mwejau] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n plant sp. which can create antidote to poisonous fish spines

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sprouted coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[namanu] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4156)

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5273)

Example: Stems of this species are used for house posts and for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum

n vine used for making twine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ndara ja papakaiɸi] fish part: pelvic fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[niɸo] fish part: tooth

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. Vine to 3 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5211)

Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Jasminum

n coconut

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n unmarried adult

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n hill near Pau and Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n day, season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[pai] n penis (profane); pipe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dirt, residue, scab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj spoiled, rotten, overripe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru popai] n. Oblique-Banded Jobfish, Oblique-Banded Snapper

(Bislama) Yello Stripe Poulet

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

Scientific name: Pristipomoides zonatus 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

forelegs

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pebar] n. Hairy Hotlips, Blubberlip

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

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus gibbosus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

species of jellyfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n loins, thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n toes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cliff in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ramala] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

num 2, two

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n brother-in-law, male cross cousin

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[sija] n. Paeony Bullseye, Bloch’s Bigeye

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

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

n beach in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n stone which causes people to forget, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapeja] n. Giant Moray

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

Scientific name: Gymnothorax javanicus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

v thatch

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[doʃi] n. Dusky Parrotfish, Swarthy Parrotfish

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

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

[ʋetei] n. Dash-And-Dot Goatfish

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

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

[ʋetei] n. Finstripe Goatfish

Example: Photo by Robert Pillon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Upeneus taeniopterus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru