Futuna-Aniwa

n a plant, root is used to make yellow dye

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village (lit. row of houses)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sacred row of plaiting in mats

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n soul, spirit, ghosts of the dead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[au] n foam, steam

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[bai] Pile of stones used to mark boundaries.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[bukusi] a type of fish

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n ashes, dust

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sea creature

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n elder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[faʃaŋarima] n wrist

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n spathe of coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n first yam of the year to be eaten

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the plimsoll line on a canoe, that is the level at which the sea should hit the water when it is afloat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mediator

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n child of mixed marriage who acts like k

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n exchange of food between two or a few people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n language, speech

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n ore, stones

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Yellowlip Emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrnius xanthochilus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

v to peel or skin something

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸuna moto] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4157)

Example: The stems are used for firewood, as it is hard and burns well, for example to roast taro, yams, and other foods.

Scientific name: Ilex vitiensis, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. Tree to 5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5215)

Example: The stems of this plant are good for firewood and house posts (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Melochia odorata

n arrow, spear

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Surge Grouper

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

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

woman

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to weave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to plant, cover seeds with earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ika maru] n. Yellowfin Parrotfish

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

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

n fresh water spring, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n evening star

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kapekanu] n. Common Bluestripe Snapper

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

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

v to laugh, smile

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Tree to 20 m, dbh 4 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5218)

Example: The thin stems of this plant are used to make a fishing rod. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris

n fishing net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n membrane, diaphragm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n rat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n marlin or sailfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

v to fish with a long line

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n net

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kuli] dog

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n fat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n mangrove crab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[maŋo] n. Shark

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n crown of skull, tuft of hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n belly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n charcoal, coals of fire

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marau ta] n. Violet Squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Sargocentron violaceum via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n little toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[matua] the planting season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n the sea (particularly the deep sea)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hmori] n prayer

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n place where the sun sets

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mother, mother’s sister

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n plant sp. which can create antidote to poisonous fish spines

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n lobster trap

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[namatagi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n cliffs near Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n tree sp. with berry-like fruit from which glue is made

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

grave, cemetary

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[niseni] n. terrestrial; leaves ca. 1.0 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2520)

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n hill near Pau and Sinou, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n sand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pakasi] pig

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n mastoid process

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wind from the northwest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wind from the southeast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru onea] n. Speckled Grouper

(Bislama) Spot Los

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

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

[ba:wa] n. Little Spinefoot, Scribbled Rabbitfish

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

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

flying fox

Speaker: Paul Navaika

notch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n toes

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[retu arari] n. wind form the northeast towards Tafasua

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n men’s arm band

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[saferaro] n. village of Futuna

[sekaʋesi] n. White-Edged Lyretail

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

Scientific name: Variola albimarginata 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

[tafasua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tafetiata] n daybreak

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[takuku moana] n. Midnight Snapper

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

Scientific name: Macolor macularis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tamdaʋai] a spring of water

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tamtautu sisi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n grandchild

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tapatu] n. Blackfin Barracuda

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

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

[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

n spleen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[toto] n. Blackfin Hogfish

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

Scientific name: Bodianus loxozonus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n upper eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to cook

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n front part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n wrist, fist

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[vai] n leg, foot

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson