Futuna-Aniwa

n village (lit. row of houses)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n current, eddy, whirlpool

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[yasoa] The name of a place on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n a spider which causes dreams

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n first yam of the year to be eaten

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n feast for paying those who have cut or dug a canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fakar woro] n slope

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a steep place

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸakau sore] Said to be the oldest tree on the island, the first tree. It grows slowly and grows nowhere else. Cutting this tree is not allowed.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n child of mixed marriage who acts like k

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n circle of people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hot cooking stones

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸiroa] n. Japanese Large-Eye Bream, Paddletail Seabream

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

Scientific name: Gymnocranius euanus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to twist together two or more pieces

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bottom of sea

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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 vagina (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mustache

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n black banana

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋauta] Water 10 to 20 meters deep.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ŋoʃia] The technique of fastening the leaves used for a house’s thatching.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hŋoro saki] A song sung before coming ashore with fish. Includes fish shouts.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to fish using large nets

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma jala] n. Achille’s Tang

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus achilles via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fresh water spring, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ʃi] adv. only a ___, just a ___

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ʃiʃi] Section joining upper and lower section of main canoe. Traditonally made of pandanus root.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Foxface

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n mother, mother’s sister and her female parallel cousins

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n sideboard of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long club with one root at head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanai] n. Flathead Grey Mullet, Sea Mullet, Grey Mullet

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

Scientific name: Mugil cephalus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n body; soul

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 kind of clay or mud that produces suds when mixed with water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n square woven mat for sitting on

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n outrigger rods

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n marlin or sailfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[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. Herb to 0.5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5209)

Example: This plant is used as a styptic, to stop wounds from bleeding. Mash as much leaf as needed to cover the wound and place it directly on the wound. Also, for treating sores to help them heal, take the tops of 4 stems and squeeze the juice directly on the sore. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

n type of necklace

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kofafa] n jaw

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n dog

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n sweet potato

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chin

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n knot

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n figurehead of a canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n orange tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wrist

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n finger

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

[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 bait for fishing

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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 yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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 fishhook

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niŋei] n white ant, termite

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n sandalwood tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coconut palm, coconut fruit

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n fins (of fish)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n stick of sugar cane

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[o’a] banyan tree

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[pakao ɸare] A house component: frame.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[parapu] n. wind from the west towards Fafakaraua

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[baru fifiʃi] n. Goldbanded Jobfish, Goldband Snapper

(Bislama) Big Scale Poulet

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

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

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

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

a small taro, just above the ground

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n index finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ramala] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[roi] n. Bluelined Hind, Bluelined Grouper

Example: Photo by Amada44 / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[ruku] n. Floral Wrasse

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cheilinus chlorourus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sasua] n. Lesson’s Thicklip, Striped Sweetlips

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

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

n big rocks overlooking Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tafetiata] n daybreak

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[takere] The floor of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n instep

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tapatu] n. Sawtooth Barracuda

Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[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

[tariŋa] n ear

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n taro

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n Futuna man

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[toga rari] n. wind from the southeast near Atatoma

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n tooth decay

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[warukaŋou ɸuɸuru] n. Yellowfin Tuna

(Bislama) Yellofin Tuna

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

Scientific name: Thunnus albacares via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n new form of Eronan, a variant name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ʋetei] n. Gold-Saddle Goatfish

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

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

[ʋetei] n. Yellowfin Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Mulloidichthys vanicolensis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru