Futuna-Aniwa

n tentacle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n present, gift

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fafakaraua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n bed, platform, shelf

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸaka taŋi ŋata] n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4169)

Example: Peel off the outer portion of the stem, clean it, remove the fibers and dry them in the sun, and then weave into rope for fishing and also to make the net for catching flying fish. Weave into rope for fishing, and also weave this fiber to attach to the frame, used to catch flying fish.

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

v to dream continuously of one thing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ancestors

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n mixed descent group

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fasua] n. type of shell

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n immature coconut whose husk and meat are still soft

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n insult

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shooting contest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shell necklace

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Ambon Emperor

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

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

n a killing stick (black)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus; syphilis

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸue] Second verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

v fishing just beyond the reef for the fish melomelo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸutu] First verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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 shrubs and herbaceous plants; small plant life

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Blacksaddle Grouper

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus howlandi via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ŋatara kosi] n. Netfin Grouper

Example: Photo by Molly Varghese / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Epinephelus miliaris via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n anchor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n yams cooked and eaten in planting ceremonies

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to count, read

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n freckle, discoloration

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n backbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long club with one root at head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaleleŋa] A hammock.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kanoʋ ʋaka] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kapekanu] n. Five-Lined Snapper

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

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

n bow string

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n lower side of chest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n to swim

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n adze

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kou warukaŋou] n. Black Marlin

(Bislama) Black Marlin

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

Scientific name: Istiompax indica via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n whites of the eye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sweet potato

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lime

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kurapou] n. Longfin Emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrinus erythropterus 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 sister-in-law, female cross cousin

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[maɸei] n. Longfin African Conger, Moustache Conger, Blacklip Conger

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

Scientific name: Conger cinereus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n mangrove crab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flea

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n orange tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[matuku] White-faced Heron

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

Scientific name: Egretta novaehollandiae, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[melomelo] n. Blacktip Grouper

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus fasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n a dream

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n urine (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5264)

Example: This herb is used for cooking, and is said to be used to add flavor to fish and chicken. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Ocimum

[hmori] n prayer

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n gift

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n ball

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n boy, youth, young man

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mother, mom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[murukina] A house component: the coconut leaf and wild cane walls of the house. Can be plain or intricately woven. Occasionally made from bamboo, though this lets more rain in.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dwarf

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nasitau] n. well branched tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4181)

Example: This plant is a good source offirewood, as it burns a long time; a large log can burn for days.

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n puberty ceremony for girls

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fishhook

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a fern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n broom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

Saturday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fins (of fish)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

num 6, six

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[baru maru] n. Golden Eye Jobfish, Goldeneye Snapper

(Bislama) Yellofin White Poulet

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

Scientific name: Pristipomoides flavipinnis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

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

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

a small taro, just above the ground

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

place with little earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Brick Soldierfish

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

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

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

Scientific name: Pavetta opulina, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n neice, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law (referring to the relative of a man)

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5276)

Example: This type of Rapoji is the one with the wide leaf. It is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum

n stone in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n foreskin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n Yesur volcano, Tanna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sumtukuŋa] n. Titan Triggerfish

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

Scientific name: Balistoides viridescens via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n rock in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n female genitalia

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tapeja] n. Giant Moray

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

Scientific name: Gymnothorax javanicus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n suture on top of skull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n my bay

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[doʃi] n. Dusky Parrotfish, Swarthy Parrotfish

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

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

[tokorau tu] n. wind from the west towards Saferaro

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n tooth decay

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[warukaŋou kanu] n. Bonito

(Bislama) Ponite

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋitoka] A house component: the door.

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson