Futuna-Aniwa

n a kind of tree, the root produces a spice

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n engine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n period of time, point in time

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sweetheart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mediator

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n trip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fare furufuru] A type of traditional housing.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

communal kitchen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n word

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fatoto] The fore and aft pegs holding up the outrigger boom.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shell necklace

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n traditional dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a spring at sea, sweet water for drinking

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n holes though sinet in canoe making

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a new, young

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5259)

Example: Photo by jcorrie / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Macroptilium lathyroides

n beard

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

[ɸutu] First verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n pot, cauldron, utensil

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

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 Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n intestines

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a song, hymn

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n story, tale, legend

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hnofoŋa] n dwelling

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n excrement

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n yams cooked and eaten in planting ceremonies

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to pound, beat with sticks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to cook, roast on embers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

for, because

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

[itatafu] The name for the top part of the island. It is flat and good for growing different kinds of taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʃiŋamotu] n. tree, 2.5 to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4180)

Example: The below ground portion of the stem is used to bake in an earth oven and eat. It has a sugary taste.

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n sideboard of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beater for drum

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fat

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sea snail, conch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kasifa] n reef, shoal, sandbar (especially deeper sections of reef)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n twirl stick or club as in some dances

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n dragonfly

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n to swim

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n neck

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n side of ear lobe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj white, light

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a small bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cricket, cicada

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[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 spider sp.

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[likou] n. Highfin Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

n aunt

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

chicken

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n tree sp. with inedible spherical fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5267)

Example: This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Nerium oleander

n stomach

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n lobster trap

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[namanu] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4156)

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n one of two major groups of patrilineal descent of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

n sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n manioc, cassava

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n coconut

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n fins (of fish)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n thorn

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n southeast wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[otea] n midday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n trousers, pants

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[papa] A house component: twisted cane.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

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

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

[poʃo rima lowiariri] n middle finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n little

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Scarlet Soldierfish

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

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

[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

[ramala] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tongue

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[sorenau] The name of the highest part of Futuna, at 666 meters. Good for planting taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tafasua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapatu ʋai] n. Yellowtail Barracuda

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

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

[tawai] The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tekau] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n blood

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n upper eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[woɸoru bo’] n. Whitesaddle Goatfish, Diamondscale Goatfish

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

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

[wibini] n. Giant Trevally

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

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

[uritoga] n. wind from the southwest towards Ivei

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua