Futuna-Aniwa

[bo] A house component: central vertical beam.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n maggot, worm

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chest

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n that part of canoe covered by pandanus root in joining the upper section to the main hull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n an inlet of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n hole, depression, crater

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fakafura] n diaphragm

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n chasm, open window or door

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sweetheart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beach in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n birth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

communal kitchen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n liver (lit. house of blood)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n taboo stone

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n marble

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj yellow

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n story

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n narrow crevice or hole in stone or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸonu tapa] A type of shell. Possibly family Nautilidae.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n vocal cords

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beard

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair of the head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n anchor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a song, hymn

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crater at top of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

num 9, nine

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n spine, backbone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n Malay Apple tree, Rose apple tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n inside of foot

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ka:pe] n. Mangrove Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack

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

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

n basket with two cornered base

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n jaw, jawbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a stick for a net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n outrigger rods

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kiato] The beams connecting the main canoe to the outrigger.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n rat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n lips

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n artery, vein

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kokau] A house component: diagonal upward beams forming the A-shape of the house.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n bay

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n any of a wide variety of starchy puddings

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[maʃi ra hŋu] n. small tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4153)

Example: A Y-branch (forked wood) to make a slingshot, and also to make an arrowhead for an arrow to shoot bird.

Scientific name: Tabernaemontana, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n forehead

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n hawk

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n charcoal, coals of fire

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marariseŋa] n. Bluefin Trevally

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

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

n upper section of frontal bone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bark cloth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n knife

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n coral reef

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[matua] the planting season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n cluster of coconuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[melomelo] n. Tomato Hind, Tomato Grouper

Example: Photo by Ian V. Shaw / ALA, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cephalopholis sonnerati 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. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5247)

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

[motu taɸanua] the harvest season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n hill

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mu] n. Humpnose Big-Eye Bream

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

Scientific name: Monotaxis grandoculis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n canoe paddle

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n generic term for bananas

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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. Herb to 1 m, leaves reddish colored. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5212)

Example: When a person has a stomach ache, take 5-6 leaves, squeeze them in a cup of water and drink. Said to be good to drink this for general sickness. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Plectranthus scutellarioides

n lobster trap

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dwarf

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n kind of banana

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n broom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n dolphin, porpoise

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n canoe with outrigger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n green coconut not ready to drink

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[baru ariki] n. Rainbow Runner

(Bislama) Rainbow Runner

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

Scientific name: Elagatis bipinnulata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[baru pula] n. Deep Water Red Snapper, Ruby Snapper

(Bislama) Sottell Red Poulet

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

Scientific name: Etelis carbunculus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ba:wa] n. Vermiculated Spinefoot, Vermiculate Rabbitfish

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

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

n shoulder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[biliŋa] n. Sixfinger Threadfin, Pacific Threadfin

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

Scientific name: Polydactylus sexfilis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n toes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[poki] Rainbow Lorikeet

Example: Photo by user Cacophony, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Trichoglossus moluccanus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pwandabura] n. Blue Trevally

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

Scientific name: Carangoides ferdau via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pula takai] n. Blotcheye Soldierfish, Bigscale Soldierfish

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

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

cat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n stone in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[saka] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5059)

Example: Fruit is edible when bract is dry. Boil the whole plant in a 1 liter of hot water, for 1 hour. Make certain juice comes out from plant. To treat dengue fever, drink hot 1-2 cups daily, for 2-3 days.

Scientific name: Physalis, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n ribs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

[sinu] Fourth verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n rock in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

num 1, one

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n wart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to cook

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n upper eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[woɸoru bo’] n. Whitesaddle Goatfish, Diamondscale Goatfish

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

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

[urifafa] n. wind from the southwest near Sukeamu/Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5244)

Example: Ancient people were said to use this vine to decorate their heads during the Kastom dance. If people decorate their heads with this vine today, they say that the vine is from the God of Matchichiki, Futina and if one wears it, people will know that the person is from Futuna--a form of identity. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Alyxia stellata

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

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana