Futuna-Aniwa

n strands, threads

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chief, ruler, God, spirits

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n present, gift

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n heart

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to cause to dream

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

[ɸana] A person with one parent from each moiety.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ɸare ku] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n kidney

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n marble

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coconut tree

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸiroa] n. Orange-Striped Emperor

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

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

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n adze

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n turtle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v travel (by sea), go on a trip, go abroad

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n vocal cords

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v swallow, gulp down

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fuʃi] n banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ŋau pakora] n scar, mark, trail

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n anchor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hello

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n story, tale, legend

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n protection, shield

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crater at top of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[hma] n. White-Freckled Surgeonfish, Spotted-Face Surgeonfish

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

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

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n husk (of grain in particular)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[itamtautu] The name of a harbor with a point on Futuna island where there are coconuts. A good place to plant mango and banana.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

num 9, nine

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n long club with one root at head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ankle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a soft grass

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

[ka:pe] n. Two-Spot Red Snapper, Twinspot Snapper, Red Bass

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

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

n buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to laugh, smile

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sweat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n square woven mat for sitting on

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n cheeks of buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus, buttocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kuli] dog

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kurapou] n. Pacific Yellowtail Emperor

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

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

n vagina

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n brow, forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ashes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[maire] n. terrestrial. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2524)

Scientific name: Microsorum grossum, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[mari] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[marinou] n. Dark-Banded Fusilier, Neon Fusilier

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

Scientific name: Pterocaesio tile via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[mwejau] n. Globehead Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n mother, mother’s sister

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[murivai] n heel

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n coconut and banana pudding

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n frigate bird

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[newawa] n veins, arteries, tendons

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nikasof] n orphan

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n orphan

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n old woman, wife

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Saturday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n mastoid process

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n green coconut not ready to drink

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wound, sore

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tree fern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n liver

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n index finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n big toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula takai] n. Blotcheye Soldierfish, Bigscale Soldierfish

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

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

[ramaŋa] a season

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n arm, hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stone in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n Herald Bay, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. Herb to 50 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5216)

Example: Photo by raphaelsandro / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. The leaves of this plant are said to be a good local cabbage, cooked in soup and other foods. The fruits are used to spice food, giving it a hot taste. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Capsicum annuum

n Yesur volcano, Tanna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[somfoyaga] a type of fish

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[takere] The floor of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[takuku moana] n. Black-and-White Snapper

Example: Photo by dachalan / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n feasting area

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n father, dad

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v thatch

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n suture on top of skull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tokorau] n. wind from the southwest towards Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n arrowroot

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

v to cook

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n knee, including lower part of leg

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

[woroŋou] n. Lined Surgeonfish, Bluelined Surgeonfish

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

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

[warukaŋou marari] n. Dogtooth Tuna

(Bislama) Dogtooth

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

Scientific name: Gymnosarda unicolor via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋetei] n. Gold-Saddle Goatfish

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

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