Futuna-Aniwa

thank you

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[fafa awaka] The inside walls of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5228)

Example: Photo by raboul / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. This plant can "call the snake." Hold the leaf between 2 fingers and pull down along the length of the leaf--it sounds like a snake so the snake comes. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Dianella ensifolia

n sweetheart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n betrothal, marriage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fakukuŋa o pakau] n shoulder blade

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸe’ata] n. Peacock Hind, Peacock Grouper

Example: Photo by Mattia Menchetti, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n conshell used in making necklaces

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v beg from one who has nothing; teasing, joke-telling

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bottom of sea

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸonu tapa] A type of shell. Possibly family Nautilidae.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n trip, voyage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n holes though sinet in canoe making

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n vocal cords

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v swallow, gulp down

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fuŋa] n. Malabar Blood Snapper, Saddletail Snapper, Large-Mouthed Nannygai

(Bislama) Red Snapa

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

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

v to sail, move by sail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸutu] First verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

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

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

[ŋoʃia] The technique of fastening the leaves used for a house’s thatching.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n piece of wood, plank, flooring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cooking, preparation of food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj exceedingly small

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n belly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n turtle

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 empty shell of a fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pelvis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long club with one root at head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n a soft grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanai] n. Largescale Mullet

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

Scientific name: Liza macrolepis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n lower side of chest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n poisonous vine, hemlock

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n adze

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus, buttocks, backside

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kona] adj. sour

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n whites of the eye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n firestick

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kofafa] n jaw

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bay

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dog

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n vagina

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n car, truck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ma ture ture] Very shallow water.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n aunt, father’s sister, father’s female parallel cousin, the mother of one’s spouse or potential spouse

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[marau] n. Pink Squirrelfish

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

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

n death, unconsciousness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cloth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to lie, recline; to sleep

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5267)

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

Scientific name: Nerium oleander

[mutu] n. Brown Chub, Grey Sea Chub, Grey Drummer

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

Scientific name: Kyphosus bigibbus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[namruke] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. Half of the population of each village comes from this moiety.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n big rock at Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n cliffs near Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n fever, malaria

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

[nahsara] n day before yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niŋei] n white ant, termite

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n youth, child

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n request

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n thorn

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n husband, old man

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nufwe?] n caterpillar

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[paraŋi] n. Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Gerard E. Allen / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus nigricans 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

n nail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

shallows

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[popo] n. scandent shrub, growing in canopy gap of dense forest. fruits green to pale red. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4186)

Example: Mature stems are used to make a bow for hunting.

Scientific name: Premna?, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[puku ɸakatu] n. terrestrial; leaves ca. 1.5 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2521)

Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pula’] n. Lattice Soldierfish, Violet Soldierfish

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

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

[pulaŋoŋo] n. Shadowfin Soldierfish

Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n back of hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pudding (laplap)

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n inner corner of eye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[retu matoga] n. wind from the east towards Tekau

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n palm of hand

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[roi] n. Bluelined Hind, Bluelined Grouper

Example: Photo by Amada44 / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n liver

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n brother-in-law, male cross cousin

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sekaʋesi] n. Leopard Coralgrouper

Example: Photo by John Sear / iNaturalist, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[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

[sasua] n. Cocoa Snapper

(Bislama) Braon Straep Brim

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

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

[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

[tafasua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n lookout point on Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

[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

n Sunday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n front part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[warukaŋou marari] n. Bigeye Tuna

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

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

n canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru