Futuna-Aniwa

n a kind of tree, the root produces a spice

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 chief, ruler, God, spirits

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n fin

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n smoke of fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

thank you

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n an inlet of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n anger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n chasm, open window or door

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5228)

Example: Photo by raboul / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. This plant can "call the snake." Hold the leaf between 2 fingers and pull down along the length of the leaf--it sounds like a snake so the snake comes. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Dianella ensifolia

n the end

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n an early European name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n stranger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hibiscus tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shell necklace

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n ore, stones

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n deck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bottom of sea

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n a killing stick (black)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

interjection a call to the clouds to rain

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mustache

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fuŋa] n. Yellow-Banded Snapper, Hussar

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

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

[ngai] n almond, almond tree

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n cliff

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a song, hymn

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n protection, shield

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma] n. Orange-Socket Surgeonfish, Ringtail Surgeonfish

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

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

n death

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n belly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to pound, beat with sticks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n period of day before sunrise

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 mother, mother’s sister and her female parallel cousins

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n crab sp.

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kapkapa] Glossy Swiftlet and White-rumped Swiftlet

Example: Photo by T R Shankar Raman, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Collocalia esculenta and Collocalia spodiopygius, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kaurounu] n. Hound Needlefish, Crocodile Longtom

Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kauvmaka kiato] Y-shaped stick (peg) used to attach the outrigger beam.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n earth, land, soil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kou warukaŋou] n. Blue Marlin

(Bislama) Blue Marlin

Example: Photo by CAFS, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via FishBase

Scientific name: Makaira mazara via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n whites of the eye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n dried coconut meat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n large crowbar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dog

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n any of a wide variety of starchy puddings

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ma ture ture] Very shallow water.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n aunt, father’s sister, father’s female parallel cousin, the mother of one’s spouse or potential spouse

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n crown of skull, tuft of hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village common

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[marinou] n. Blue And Gold Fusilier, Scissortail Fusilier, Goldband Fusilier

Example: Photo by Dennis Polack / Fishwise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Caesio caerulaurea via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[mataŋi] n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2526)

Scientific name: Aglaomorpha rigidula, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n little toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[matua] the planting season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[mwejau] n. Bridled Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Example: Photo by Mark Shepherd / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n lizard

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n back part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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))

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[matariki] n tribe

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n generic term for bananas

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n old woman

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5224)

Example: The stems of this tree are used to make firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Phyllanthus ciccoides

n grave

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 old woman, wife

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

num 6, six

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n point of the nose

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dirt, residue, scab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wind from the northwest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru ʃiŋou] n. Crimson Jobfish, Rosy Snapper

(Bislama) Braon Poulet

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

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

[ba:wa] n. Blue-Spotted Spinefoot, Coral Rabbitfish

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

Scientific name: Siganus corallinus 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 nail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n diaphragm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n thumb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n first toe, pointer

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Lattice Soldierfish, Violet Soldierfish

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

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

n neice, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law (referring to the relative of a man)

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5245)

Example: The stem is used to make house posts as well as burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Burkella

n sweet yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[sija] n. Humpback Red Snapper, Paddletail

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

Scientific name: Lutjanus gibbus 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

[sinu] Fourth verse of Popokiga, a fishing song

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[sorenau] The name of the highest part of Futuna, at 666 meters. Good for planting taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[tamtautu sisi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n navel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[tatoafa] The name for a desert-like area on Vanuatu with lots of rocks and wild canes. Is still used for cultivating some crops.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[toga tea] n. wind from the southeast towards Hteiu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n pus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[vai] n leg, foot

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ʋetei] n. Cinnabar Goatfish

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

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