Futuna-Aniwa

A Futuna traditional game played with shells, as a show of memory and mathematical ability. Name means "take away one", describing how shells are removed one by one, and the player must recite how many remain in each row.

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n homesite in Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n current, eddy, whirlpool

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[bukusi] a type of fish

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[burunga] Metal piece on the front of the canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[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

n knot, knob, ring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n type of sugar cane

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸariŋoi] Canoe marking which signifies tribe and ownership.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n kidney

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fejava] n bay, inlet

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n bay, harbor; passage through reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n coconut tree

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n octopus

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ɸiroa] n. Spangled Emperor

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

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

v to peel or skin something

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v swallow, gulp down

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grindstone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n reed, wild cane

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Brown-Marbled Grouper

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

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

[ŋau pakora] n scar, mark, trail

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n Tanna; land, shore

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tʰa] The can used to bail water out of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n period of day before sunrise

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n parrot species

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaifuʃi] n marine centipede

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n wild yam

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kasi] n. Skipjack Tuna

(Bislama) Skipjack

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

Scientific name: Katsuwonus pelamis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n side of ear lobe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n water bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaipuri] n beche-de-mer, sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n skin

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

[kofafa] n jaw

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5243)

Example: The wood is collected for firewood. It is good for cooking lap lap in the earth oven. When cooking in the earth oven, the leaves are used to cover the stones on the fire, and then when the oven is covered with stones, put these leaves on top of the oven. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa

n any of a wide variety of starchy puddings

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mahmaʃi] n. Humpback Unicornfish

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Naso brachycentron via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

[masi] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5053)

Example: Strip bark 3 in. wide mash like tapa cloth, can join 2-3 pieces like tapa by beating it together, use as belt for men to hold penis--this was a practice of ancient peoples.

Scientific name: Wikstroemia, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n death, unconsciousness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cloth

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 urine (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mwejau] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

[mwejau] n. Globehead Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

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

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[muri ʋaka] The back of the canoe. The shape of the knob resembles the prominent rock outcropping (of the same name) from whichever bay the vessel embarks.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n old woman

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n men’s bracelet

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5235)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Myrsine

[nakunari] n traditional cure, medicine

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n cliffs near Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[namuji] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n fever, malaria

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n entrails, tendons, sinew, blood vessels

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[niɸo] fish part: tooth

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n request

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n dolphin, porpoise

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[o’a] banyan tree

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[oramea] n. Filament-Finned Parrotfish

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

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

[ora mea] n. Red Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n cloud

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baika] n. type of shell

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n point of the nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj long

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[papakaiɸi] fish part: pectoral fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

adj spoiled, rotten, overripe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

[ramaŋa] a season

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

n inner corner of eye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[rimrimu] inedible seaweed

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[saveraro] The name of a harbor on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[sekaʋesi] n. Leopard Coralgrouper

Example: Photo by John Sear / iNaturalist, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Plectropomus leopardus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sasua] n. Painted Sweetlips

Example: Photo by Dr. Dwayne Meadows / NOAA, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Diagramma pictum via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sasua] n. Two-Striped Sweetlips, Giant Sweetlips

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[sukale] Kingfisher

Example: Photo by Bryan Harry / National Park Service; License: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Todiramphus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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 thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tai sia] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n waist, pelvis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n boulders near Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n oven

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. Tree to 15 m, dbh 20 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5217)

Example: The stems of this tree are good for timber that is used for house posts. The stems can also be burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Alphitonia zizyphoides

[tokorau] n. wind from the southwest towards Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n gums

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[warukaŋou marari] n. Dogtooth Tuna

(Bislama) Dogtooth

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

Scientific name: Gymnosarda unicolor via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n new form of Anarua, a beach on the north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana