Futuna-Aniwa

n devil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mouth, mouthlike opening

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n the end

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n men’s grass mat; grass skirt; penis sheath; belt

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸare ku] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n birth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n taboo stone

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

brittle stars, a kind of starfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n circle of people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fie] n firewood

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸiroa] n. Slender Emperor

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

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

n foam, boiling bubbles

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

num 7, seven

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruiting season

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n beard

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Tree to 5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5215)

Example: The stems of this plant are good for firewood and house posts (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Melochia odorata

[ŋaʃa ipu] n skull

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fat, lard, grease

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arrow, spear

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n forbidden food that cannot be touched directly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village green

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n story, tale, legend

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj naked

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n temporal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food prepared with coconut milk

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

v to scale fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to plant, cover seeds with earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj white, bright, light

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to cook, roast on embers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n husk (of grain in particular)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Golden Spadefish

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

Scientific name: Platax boersii via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʃito] n. Longnose Trevally

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

Scientific name: Carangoides chrysophrys via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n evening star

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flesh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bush hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n common edible shellfish with a pyramid shaped shell

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n basket with two cornered base

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

n dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n earth, land, soil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kiato] The beams connecting the main canoe to the outrigger.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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 garden

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

[kuriri] Curlews and Sandpipers

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

Scientific name: Scolopacidae, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n loop knot

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[likou] n. Bleeker’s Parrotfish

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

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

[likou] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

n stranger, foreigner

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[makaka] n. terrestrial; leaves up to 0.75 m; common. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2525)

Scientific name: Selaginella rechingeri, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n bird

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n daybreak

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marau uroa] n. Bluelined Squirrelfish, Tahitian Squirrelfish

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

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

[marau ta] n. Violet Squirrelfish

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

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

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n death, unconsciousness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n birds (edible)

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[mwejau] n. Highfin Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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 village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n rainbow

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n almond

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. Vine to 3 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5211)

Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Jasminum

n fig tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[o’a] banyan tree

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n sand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baika] n. type of shell

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n stalk of the coconut frond

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

[parapu uri] n. wind from the southwest towards Nakiroa/Sukeamu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n toes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pusiki tai] n. Manybar Goatfish

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

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

[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

[raso] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5055)

Example: Fruits edible like berries. Stems used for firewood. The name refers to testicle.

Scientific name: Maesa, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n arm, hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[saferaro] n. village of Futuna

[sekaʋesi] n. White-Edged Lyretail

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

Scientific name: Variola albimarginata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sasua] n. Oriental Sweetlips

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

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

n Yesur volcano, Tanna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tamtautu sisi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n stomach

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spleen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[toro ɸaru] n. well branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4155)

Example: Wood used to make bows. The wood can be used to make house posts, but do not last long, perhaps 1-2 years.

Scientific name: Micromelum minutum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n collarbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n head, hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wrist, fist

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[uru ʋaka] The front of the canoe, designed to break through waves.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru