Futuna-Aniwa

n fin

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n descent line

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[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

discourse Thank you!

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bed, platform, shelf

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fai] n. Stingray

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n an inlet of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ɸaka taŋi ŋata] n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4169)

Example: Peel off the outer portion of the stem, clean it, remove the fibers and dry them in the sun, and then weave into rope for fishing and also to make the net for catching flying fish. Weave into rope for fishing, and also weave this fiber to attach to the frame, used to catch flying fish.

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n church (house of prayer)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸariŋoi] Canoe marking which signifies tribe and ownership.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n bridge of nose

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[fejava] n bay, inlet

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n to dig around and heap earth upon taro

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wall or fence near yam mound

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n iris, pupil

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ɸuru ɸare] A house component: the thatching.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n black banana

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋaŋaika] n shell fish, reef life

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[hgaone] n sand, beach

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n taro and banana garden

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cliff

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Tanna Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n belt, strap, strip of cloth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v ripen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hunting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sound, voice, noise

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ikaramanga] The types of fish that fisherman are not permitted to eat.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n bone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ʃiʃiɸi] n. Golden Spadefish

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

Scientific name: Platax boersii via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

greeting Goodbye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kamoni] A vine with yellow flowers that grows on the beach. Tied to the Popokiga fishing song.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kanai] n. Fringelip Mullet, Wartylip Mullet

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

Scientific name: Crenimugil crenilabis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pool of water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5251)

Example: Photo by pl_stenger / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Abutilon indicum

n hip

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n common edible shellfish with a pyramid shaped shell

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n cockle shell fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n forward portion of canoe hull

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishing rod

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flame

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kauroukau] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n forearm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tidal wave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fence

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n wing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kuku] Fruit Doves

Example: Photo by Papier K, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Ptilinopus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kurapou] n. Thumbprint Emperor, Blackspot Emperor

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

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

n mangrove crab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n scorpion

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[makaka] n. terrestrial; leaves up to 0.75 m; common. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2525)

Scientific name: Selaginella rechingeri, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n fontanelle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n killing stick shaped like the stalk of a banana plant

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cluster of coconuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 boy, youth, young man

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

[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

[nabau] n. Yellowmargin Triggerfish

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

Scientific name: Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[nakiroa] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n mosquito

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[natehmu] n. well branched tree, growing in dense forest. fruits white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4185)

Example: This tree is used for house posts, as it produces a hardwood.

Scientific name: dicot tree, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n orphan

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v roast manioc in leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pai] boundary stones

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[pakao ɸare] A house component: frame.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n green coconut not ready to drink

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj spoiled, rotten, overripe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru kasi] n. Amberjack, Greater Amberjack

(Bislama) Amba Jack

Example: Photo by Mark Fletcher / Fisheries Australia, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Seriola dumerili via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n edible white fruit

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

flying fox

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n middle toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[pula’] n. Whitetip Soldierfish

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

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

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 testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n men’s arm band

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ruru] Owl

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

Scientific name: Tyto javanica, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[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

[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

n Herald Bay, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n waist, pelvis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n stone which causes people to forget, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[taufufu] A house component: type of horizontal beam at the apex of the house.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tukuŋa] Water 50 meters deep.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n backbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[warukaŋou kanu] n. Bonito

(Bislama) Ponite

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n head, hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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