Futuna-Aniwa

n a kind of tree, the root produces a spice

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[fa] n gale, hurricane winds, storm winds

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 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 charm worn for the dead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bay, inlet

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v to poison, bewitch, curse

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n immature coconut whose husk and meat are still soft

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shooting contest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fie] n firewood

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wife, woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n woman, girl; female; wife

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

[ɸoe] Paddle of canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n adze

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n kind of beetle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n whale

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[fuʃi] n banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n black banana

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pot, cauldron, utensil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hgaone] n sand, beach

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n reed, wild cane

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n river bed, swamp

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Foursaddle Grouper

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

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

[ŋou] n dew, mist, light rain, snow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n tortoise shell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cooking, preparation of food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hkano] n muscle, flesh

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[hma] n. Epaulette Surgeonfish, Blackstreak Surgeonfish, Eyeline Surgeonfish

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

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

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n homesite in Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v to roast

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

for, because

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanai] n. Flathead Grey Mullet, Sea Mullet, Grey Mullet

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

Scientific name: Mugil cephalus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kanawaka] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

[kapekanu] n. Common Bluestripe Snapper

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 sea snail, conch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long club with roots at head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flame

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n adze

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a stick for a net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sibling or parallel cousin of opposite sex (of woman)

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[keam] n. Aneityum island

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

adj white, light

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the world, planet earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coral bits; gravel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kurapou] n. Orange-Spotted Emperor, Yellowfin Emperor

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

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

n crater, large deep depression in earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n aunt

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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 peace

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[moko hliki] A type of small, brown and black skink.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

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

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stream, water channel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mint plant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nasitau] n. well branched tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4181)

Example: This plant is a good source offirewood, as it burns a long time; a large log can burn for days.

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[nau nau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5056)

Example: Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.

Scientific name: Scaevola, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nukubi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n canoe with outrigger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n trousers, pants

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n point of the nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj long

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tree fern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru semta furuseo] n. Mozambique Large-Eye Bream, Mozambique Seabream

(Bislama) Bigeye Brim

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

Scientific name: Wattsia mossambia via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n wild yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n first toe, pointer

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n back

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Shoulderbar Soldierfish

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

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

n thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pure tani] n. generic name for shells ("boys shell")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pusiki tai] n. Doublebar Goatfish

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

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

greeting Welcome!

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5275)

Example: This type of Rapoji is the one with the thin leaf. It is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum

[ruetu] n. wind from the north towards Napau

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[saveraro] The name of a harbor on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n beach in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n sibling or parallel cousin of same sex (of woman)

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[suku] fish part: caudal fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tafatu] The name of the lowest plateau on Futuna island where crops are planted. Usually just bananas are planted here.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n placename, 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

[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

[tarakisi] n. Threespot Squirrelfish, Horned Squirrelfish

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

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

n oven

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[toga] n. wind from the east towards Mari

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n eyebrows

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[turu turu] A house component: small vertical beams supporting the A-shaped section of the house.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋaʋa ɸoɸare] n. liana climbing in syzygium namoa tree c. 5 m above ground, growing in well developed secondary forest. fruits green to dark purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4152)

Example: The vine is used as a rope to ties thing, as it is flexible and strong. Hold the vine over a hot fire then tie it on something while it is still warm. When this vine cools, it is very strong.

Scientific name: Gynochthodes myrtifolia, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[ʋitoka] A house component: the door.

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

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

n new form of Anarua, a beach on the north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana