Futuna-Aniwa

n tentacle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n row, line

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

[bukusi] a type of fish

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[eture] n. Chub Mackerel

(Bislama) Mangru

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

Scientific name: Scomber japonicus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

thank you

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n the end

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n trip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pandanus

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸare ku] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n marble

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸe’ata] n. White-Streaked Grouper

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

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

n sorcery, magic

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n octopus

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Spotcheek Emperor

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

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

v to peel or skin something

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a rich man, who has many plants and much food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n iris, pupil

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n holes though sinet in canoe making

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fuŋa] n. Yellow-Banded Snapper, Hussar

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

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

n central stalk of a plant or fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 eyelid

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[hgaone] n sand, beach

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n taro and banana garden

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Whitespotted Grouper

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

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

interjection shut up

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flesh, body; essence

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n high tide

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[hma jala] n. Achille’s Tang

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

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

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ika maru] n. Ember Parrotfish, Redlip Parrotfish (Adult)

Example: Photo by Derek Keats, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃitou] n. Brown Surgeonfish, Dusky Surgeonfish

Example: Photo by David Burdick, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n sideboard of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a Christian (particularly European)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n common herbaceous flowering plant, Strachytarpheta urticaefolia

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kape kanu] n. Common Bluestripe Snapper

(Bislama) Sone

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

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

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a fruit tree which bears a small fruit with a single seed

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kataʔ] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2527)

Scientific name: Asplenium nidus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

small woven bag

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n dragonfly

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n sakau, kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[keam] n. Aneityum island

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n long pole, club, bar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kurapo] n. Tang’s Snapper

(Bislama) Yello Brim

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

Scientific name: Lipocheilus carnolabrum via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n vagina

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n any of a wide variety of starchy puddings

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n men’s sarong

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[likou] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[likou] n. Pacific Slopehead Parrotfish, Tan-Faced Parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Chlorurus frontalis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ma ture ture] Very shallow water.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[mahmaʃi] n. Elongate Unicornfish, Slender Unicornfish

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

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

n belly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marinou] n. Yellow And Blueback Fusilier, Blue And Yellow Fusilier

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

Scientific name: Caesio teres via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n knife

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5237)

Example: Name means "thick leaves." This is an ornamental plant introduced by the missionaries. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata

[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

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mwejau] n. Bridled Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

[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

n evening star

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5247)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n mother, mom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n canoe paddle

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[nabau] n. Yellowmargin Triggerfish

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

Scientific name: Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5235)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Myrsine

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[namruke kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Namruke.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n dwarf

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[newawa] n veins, arteries, tendons

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niɸou ura] n. liana climbing into canopy 5 m above the ground, growing in dense forest. fruits green to dark purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4188)

Example: Birds eat fruits and the hunters know this, so they hunt nearby.

Scientific name: liana dicot, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n cloud

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pakao ɸare] A house component: frame.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mastoid process

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

notch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n top of hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[rai] n. Doublespotted Queenfish

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

Scientific name: Scomberoides lysan via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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 sweet yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[romaʃi] n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4182)

Example: The young leaves are edible. Boil them for 30 minutes, and eat. The fruits are also edible and are eaten. Boil fruits 1 hour and eat with coconut. Also, you can wrap the leaves of this plant with Cordyline fruitcosa (MJB 4180) leaves and bake in fire, adding meat as well.

Scientific name: Ficus wassa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n ribs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[suku] fish part: caudal fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n outer corner of eye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

num 10, ten

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n father, father’s brothers, father’s male parallel cousins, mother’s husband

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5220)

Example: The stems of this plant are used for house posts. They are said to be very hard and last "forever." (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n upper eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n eyebrows

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[warukaŋou ɸuɸuru] n. Yellowfin Tuna

(Bislama) Yellofin Tuna

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

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

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʋare ʋare] Water more than 100 meters deep.

Speaker: Anselon Seru