Futuna-Aniwa

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n heart

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n pandanus

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[fare marari] A type of traditional housing.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ɸariŋoi] Canoe marking which signifies tribe and ownership.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n eye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n calabash, bottle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a to be engaged to be married

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the brim edge of a vessel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n whale

Speaker: Paul Navaika

v swallow, gulp down

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beard

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))

n black banana

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fat, lard, grease

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

cliff

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a song, hymn

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n death

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to scale fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wrapper, cover, stopper; penis sheath

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

for, because

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 calf of leg

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃiroŋ] A house component: a window.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n root

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crab sp.

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

[ka:pe] n. Mangrove Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack

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

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

n necklace

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n bow string

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n forehead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kauroukau] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

[kawiameta kona] A person with both parents from the moiety Kawiameta.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

adj white, light

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n water bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

v to fish with a long line

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kona] adj. sour

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n dried coconut meat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n wing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kouhmara] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5057)

Example: Unspecified medicinal use.

Scientific name: Abutilon, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n lime

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n loop knot

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[likou] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

n car, truck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

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

Scientific name: Microsorum grossum, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n figurehead of a canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forehead

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n charcoal, coals of fire

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marariseŋa] n. Bluefin Trevally

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

Scientific name: Caranx melampygus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[marinou] n. Marr’s Fusilier, Twinstripe Fusilier

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

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

[mataŋi] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2526)

Scientific name: Aglaomorpha rigidula, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n death, unconsciousness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cluster of coconuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[momoure] n. Orangespine Unicornfish, Clown Unicornfish

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

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

n ball

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[murivai] n heel

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tree sp. with berry-like fruit from which glue is made

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[niseni] n. terrestrial; leaves ca. 1.0 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2520)

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5225)

Example: The fruits are used as a medicine. For any generalized sickness in the body, collect a handful or two of ripe fruits, put them in a bottle with water, allow this to ferment for 5 days, and drink liquid 3x day before meals. For swellings on the body, heat the leaves over a fire and rub on the affected area 1x daily for as long as needed, when the swelling goes away. The stems of this tree are good for house posts as they last a long time. The leaves can be used to cover lap=lap when cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia

n Sunday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n stone fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[poki] Rainbow Lorikeet

Example: Photo by user Cacophony, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Trichoglossus moluccanus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n great grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n buttocks, anus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n liver

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[sasua] n. Painted Sweetlip, Dotted Sweetlip

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

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus picus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sija] n. Paeony Bullseye, Bloch’s Bigeye

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

Scientific name: Priacanthus blochii via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sinu] Fourth verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[supwe] n mucus

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ta] Bailing can used to remove water from canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n side

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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 instep

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

num 1, one

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[to:nu] n. Blacksaddled Coralgrouper

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

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

[turi] n knee

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n knuckles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

n collarbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n backbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[vai] n leg, foot

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ʋetei] n. Yellowstriped Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Upeneus vittatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson