Futuna-Aniwa

n tongs for fire

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n the activity of spearing fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n strands, threads

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a plant, root is used to make yellow dye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n row, line

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n descent line

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n name

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[yasoa] n village of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[fa] n gale, hurricane winds, storm winds

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fafa awaka] The inside walls of the canoe.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n the end

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a steep place

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n type of sugar cane

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[fatoto] The fore and aft pegs holding up the outrigger boom.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n octopus

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[fie] n firewood

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n stick for fixing fire into canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wife, woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n maker of rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hot cooking stones

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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

[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

[ɸoi’ata] n. banyan-forming fig tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4183)

Example: The fiber of this plant is used as a rope. Collect the young shoots, strip off bark and use fresh as a rope, especially to tie and carry baskets or firewood. The birds eat fruits; hunters know this and they hunt there.

Scientific name: Ficus aspera, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

v to peel or skin something

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a rich man, who has many plants and much food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grindstone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 Tanna; land, shore

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a cough

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

adj naked

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grater

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n a native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[itamtautu] The name of a harbor with a point on Futuna island where there are coconuts. A good place to plant mango and banana.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

num 9, nine

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[kanai] n. Largescale Mullet

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

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ka:pe] n. Two-Spot Red Snapper, Twinspot Snapper, Red Bass

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

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

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v hiccough, burp

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n forward portion of canoe hull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kawiameta ] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. Half of the population of each village comes from this moiety.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a feast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n skin

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fat

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

n men’s sarong

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[likou] n. Pacific Slopehead Parrotfish, Tan-Faced Parrotfish

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

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

n mangrove crab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n scorpion

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mahmaʃi] n. Bluespine Unicornfish

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

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

n face

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n stranger, foreigner

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fermented banana or breadfruit pudding

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n orange tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n finger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n blue heron

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n life

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cloth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[melomelo] n. Leopard Hind, Leopard Grouper

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

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

n stomach

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[mutu finei] n. Brassy Chub, Lowfin Drummer

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

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

[namanu] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4156)

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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 backbone, spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n almond

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n sandalwood tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a fern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nisouri] A traditional broom

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n spirit

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n husband, old man

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru kapau] n. Saddle-Back Snapper

(Bislama) Kusaka Brim

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

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

[ba:wa] n. Dusky Rabbitfish

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

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

[bora bora] n. Spotted Unicornfish

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

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

greeting Welcome!

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ramaŋa] a season

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n palm of hand

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[sija] n. Glasseye

Example: Photo by Rick Winterbottom / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sija] n. Moontail Bullseye, Crescent-Tail Bigeye

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

Scientific name: Priacanthus hamrur via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sija] n. Paeony Bullseye, Bloch’s Bigeye

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

Scientific name: Priacanthus blochii via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n lookout point on Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n boulders near Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapatu ʋai] n. Pickhandle Barracuda

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

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

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5220)

Example: The stems of this plant are used for house posts. They are said to be very hard and last "forever." (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana

v thatch

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

my bay is Severaro

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tokorau] n. wind from the southwest towards Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋaʋa ɸoɸare] n. liana climbing in syzygium namoa tree c. 5 m above ground, growing in well developed secondary forest. fruits green to dark purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4152)

Example: The vine is used as a rope to ties thing, as it is flexible and strong. Hold the vine over a hot fire then tie it on something while it is still warm. When this vine cools, it is very strong.

Scientific name: Gynochthodes myrtifolia, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n another name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

[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