Futuna-Aniwa

n a claw

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n pawpaw, papaya

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to copulate (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[eture] n. Yellowtail Scad

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

Scientific name: Atule mate via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pan pipes made of bamboo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n period of time, point in time

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸare otea] A type of traditional house.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n taboo stone

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n bay, inlet

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n exchange of food between two or a few people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arrow (for a bird)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n story

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Orange-Striped Emperor

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

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

[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

n a killing stick (black)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to peel or skin something

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n vagina (profane)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to set sail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sternum

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n pot, cauldron, utensil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Starspotted Grouper

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

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

[hkano] n muscle, flesh

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[hma] n. Palelipped Surgeonfish

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

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

n grater

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hteiu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

v to pound, beat with sticks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[iriri] A traditional woven fan.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n nose

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[itatafu] The name for the top part of the island. It is flat and good for growing different kinds of taro.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʃiŋamotu] n. tree, 2.5 to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4180)

Example: The below ground portion of the stem is used to bake in an earth oven and eat. It has a sugary taste.

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[ʃitou] n. Brown Surgeonfish, Dusky Surgeonfish

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

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

[ʃitou jala] n. Chocolate Surgeonfish, Mimic Surgeonfish

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

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

n sleeping mat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a Christian (particularly European)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n nape of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kape kanu] n. Common Bluestripe Snapper

(Bislama) Sone

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

n sea snail, conch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[kawiameta] One of the two moieties on Futuna island. The population of each village is divided between the two moieties.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[keam] n. Aneityum island

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the world, planet earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kiriraŋutu] fish part: lip

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n large crowbar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bay

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kurapou] n. Grass Emperor

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

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

n loop knot

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ma ture ture] Very shallow water.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

n chiton (marine mollusk)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n village in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n bark cloth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[matua] the planting season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n blue heron

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n blowhole in rock

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[melomelo] n. Strawberry Hind, Strawberry Grouper

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

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

n back part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n old woman

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[namuji] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n mint plant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a reddish coral

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nukubi] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[oneone] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[otea] n midday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to plant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru semta furuseo] n. Mozambique Large-Eye Bream, Mozambique Seabream

(Bislama) Bigeye Brim

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

Scientific name: Wattsia mossambia via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[baru taplenake] n. Eightbar Grouper

(Bislama) Eit Ban Los

Example: Photo by Fish Database of Taiwan, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Hyporthodus octofasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n edible white fruit

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[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

cat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[pusiki tai] n. Manybar Goatfish

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

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

[retu matua] n. wind from the north towards Rofatu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[rimrimu] inedible seaweed

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[rimu] Edible seaweed gathered around the reef during low tide. Used in salads and is particularly good with breadfruit because of its saltiness.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[rofatu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[romaʃi] n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4182)

Example: The young leaves are edible. Boil them for 30 minutes, and eat. The fruits are also edible and are eaten. Boil fruits 1 hour and eat with coconut. Also, you can wrap the leaves of this plant with Cordyline fruitcosa (MJB 4180) leaves and bake in fire, adding meat as well.

Scientific name: Ficus wassa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[ruetu] n. wind from the north towards Napau

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ruru] Owl

Example: Photo by Christopher Watson, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Tyto javanica, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n ribs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n. Herb to 50 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5216)

Example: Photo by raphaelsandro / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. The leaves of this plant are said to be a good local cabbage, cooked in soup and other foods. The fruits are used to spice food, giving it a hot taste. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Capsicum annuum

n beach in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tafatu] The name of the lowest plateau on Futuna island where crops are planted. Usually just bananas are planted here.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n stone which causes people to forget, 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

[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

[toto] n. Splitlevel Hogfish, Blackbelt Hogfish

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

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

[toto’ama] n. Reef Needlefish, Reef Longtom

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

Scientific name: Strongylura incisa via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

[uritoga] n. wind from the southwest towards Ivei

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[ʋetei] n. Yellowstripe Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Mulloidichthys flavolineatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru