Futuna-Aniwa

n Futuna people

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n descent line

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ekeŋa] Seats on a canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n back of knee

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fakar woro] n slope

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mediator

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n child of mixed marriage who acts like k

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

v roast in leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[fare marari] A type of traditional housing.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n taboo stone

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ɸe’ai] A type of shell. Possibly genus Conus.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[fejava] n bay, inlet

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n hot cooking stones

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸiroa] n. Longface Emperor

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

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

n turtle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a new, young

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5227)

Example: The stems of this shrub are used as firewood, because they are easy to light when dry. These stems are used for cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

[ngai] n almond, almond tree

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n arm band, bracelet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n river bed, swamp

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Surge Grouper

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus socialis 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

n Tanna; land, shore

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[hŋaʋaʋa] fish part: insides, intestines

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to thatch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ivei] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n appearance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃitou] n. Bluelined Surgeonfish

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

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

n fibrous husk of chestnut or coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a Christian (particularly European)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kapekanu] 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

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

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

small woven bag

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n side of ear lobe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kawiameta] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. The population of each village is divided between the two moieties.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n water bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n kind of clay or mud that produces suds when mixed with water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[kaipuri] n beche-de-mer, sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kou warukaŋou] n. Striped Marlin

(Bislama) Striped Marlin

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

Scientific name: Kajikia audax via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5231)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for making house posts as well as used for firewood. The leaves are also used as plates for holding food. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Macaranga tanarius

n tree sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n yam sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kona] adj. sour

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n dried coconut meat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[likou] n. Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish

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

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

n ashes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n field, plain, pasture, meadow

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fontanelle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marau] n. Silverspot Squirrelfish, Tailspot Squirrelfish

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

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

n Pleiades constellation; diamond pattern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[matua] the planting season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n mother, mother’s sister

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[muri ʋaka] The back of the canoe. The shape of the knob resembles the prominent rock outcropping (of the same name) from whichever bay the vessel embarks.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n stream, water channel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. Herb to 1 m, leaves reddish colored. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5212)

Example: When a person has a stomach ache, take 5-6 leaves, squeeze them in a cup of water and drink. Said to be good to drink this for general sickness. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Plectranthus scutellarioides

[namatagi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[namuji] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n almond

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[niɸo] fish part: tooth

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[nukubi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n hunger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pakao ɸare] A house component: frame.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n green coconut not ready to drink

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stem of coconut fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

A marriage ceremony during which the parents of the bride and groom meet and give approval for the marriage.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

adj spoiled, rotten, overripe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

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

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

[poʃo rima] n fingers

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[pusi] n. small tree, 2.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4179)

Scientific name: Pavetta opulina, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5245)

Example: The stem is used to make house posts as well as burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Burkella

[ramala] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[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 inner corner of eye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tongue

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n foreskin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sino] The name of a beach on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n sacred stone near Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tamori] general term for swear words, informal

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n back of hand

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n instep

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tapatu] n. Blackfin Barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena qenie via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tapatu] n. Great Barracuda

(Bislama) Barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena barracuda via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n uncle, mother’s brother, mother’s male parallel cousin, the father of one’s spouse or potential spouse

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

[ʋetei] n. Sidespot Goatfish

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

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