Futuna-Aniwa

n fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n the activity of spearing fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sea creature

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pan pipes made of bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to dream continuously of one thing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n word

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸau] Third verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

brittle stars, a kind of starfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

adj yellow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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 turtle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n your child’s spouse

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸuna moto] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4157)

Example: The stems are used for firewood, as it is hard and burns well, for example to roast taro, yams, and other foods.

Scientific name: Ilex vitiensis, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

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 fishing lure

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

n taro and banana garden

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara] n. Brownspotted Grouper

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

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

hello

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj small

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crater at top of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to plant, cover seeds with earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n excrement

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tʰao] n Saturday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to count, read

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to pound, beat with sticks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ika maru] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish

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

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

n maggots

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n backbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Sailfin Tang, Sailfin Surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Zebrasoma velifer via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

greeting Goodbye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n appearance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ankle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n common herbaceous flowering plant, Strachytarpheta urticaefolia

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanai] n. Roundjaw Bonefish

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

Scientific name: Albula glossodonta via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kanai] n. Squaretail Mullet

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

Scientific name: Liza vaigiensis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kanoʋ ʋaka] Lower section of the outside of main canoe.

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

[kataʔ] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2527)

Scientific name: Asplenium nidus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n forward portion of canoe hull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dragonfly

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n to swim

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flame

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a stick for a net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sakau, kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus, buttocks, backside

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

[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

[maɸei] n. Yellow-Edged Moray

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

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

n earthquake

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ashes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n figurehead of a canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stranger, foreigner

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lungs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bird

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[marariseŋa] n. Brassy Trevally

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

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

n peace

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[melomelo] n. Sixblotch Hind, Saddle Grouper

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

Scientific name: Cephalopholis sexmaculata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[moko hliki] A type of small, brown and black skink.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n tree sp. with inedible spherical fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[motu taɸanua] the harvest season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n frigate bird

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5273)

Example: Stems of this species are used for house posts and for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum

n magic sign, lucky omen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v roast manioc in leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fins (of fish)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baika] n. type of shell

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n green coconut not ready to drink

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to give little in return, give a small return feast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru kasi] n. Amberjack, Greater Amberjack

(Bislama) Amba Jack

Example: Photo by Mark Fletcher / Fisheries Australia, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Seriola dumerili via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[baru kopau kanu] n. Yellowtail Blue Snapper, False Fusilier

(Bislama) Yello Tel Brim

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

Scientific name: Paracaesio xanthura via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ba:wa] n. Masked Spinefoot, Masked Rabbitfish

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

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

n face

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n thumb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n middle toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5250)

Example: This is an edible plant. Collect the young leaves, boil them in water, discard the water, and add salt and eat. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Solanum americanum

[puku ɸakatu] n. terrestrial; leaves ca. 1.5 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2521)

Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[rimrimu] inedible seaweed

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n ribs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n big rocks overlooking Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[sukeamu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tafagai futuna] n Futuna person

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

[takuku moana] n. Midnight Snapper

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

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

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

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tarakisi ʃinou] n. Blackfin Squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Neoniphon opercularis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tarakisi ʃinou] n. Samarra Squirrelfish, Spotfin Squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Neoniphon sammara 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

[toga] n. wind from the east towards Mari

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[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

n lower sail

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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