Futuna-Aniwa

I have grandchildren

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n tongs for fire

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n strands, threads

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beach, north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a claw

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[yasoa] n village of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n mouth, mouthlike opening

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

discourse Thank you!

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bed, platform, shelf

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n knot, knob, ring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mediator

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n language, speech

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n traditional dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸoe] Paddle of canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar

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

v travel (by sea), go on a trip, go abroad

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

v to fish from land or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sweet potato

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n hair of the head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arm band, bracelet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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 forest, bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shrubs and herbaceous plants; small plant life

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋasau] wild cane

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ŋata] snake

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ŋauta] Water 10 to 20 meters deep.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n tortoise shell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma jala] n. Achille’s Tang

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

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

v to pound, beat with sticks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ʃiama] Outrigger of canoe, long name.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n parrot species

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Malay Apple tree, Rose apple tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaifuʃi] n marine centipede

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n nape of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pool of water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fat

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n inside of foot

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n necklace

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kato iotea] A type of traditional woven bag.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n jaw, jawbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaufaghawara tu kokau] A house component: long beams supporting upward side beams.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n square woven mat for sitting on

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n reed fence

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cricket, cicada

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n yam sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n tidal wave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n neck, back of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n breadfruit

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[likou] n. Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Chlorurus spilurus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[likou] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

n fontanelle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n village common

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n truth

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n rock clinger, chiton (marine mollusk)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[mwejau] n. Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

[moko hliki] A type of small, brown and black skink.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

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 coconut and banana pudding

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nakiroa] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n cliffs near Esoa

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[napau] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n fish scales

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ndara] fish part: dorsal fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[nieli] n friend

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[nikasof] n orphan

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a fern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n comet

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nufwe?] n caterpillar

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[pai] boundary stones

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[paramatua] n. wind from the northwest towards Tamtautu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[paramisi] n. wind from the northwest towards Tamtautu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[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. 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. Peppered Spinefoot, Fine-Spotted Rabbitfish

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

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

waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wild yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n baby toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n great grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5255)

Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood or making houses and rafters for the roof. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala

[ramaŋa] a season

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[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

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5274)

Example: This species is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5229)

Example: The stems of this tree are very good for making house posts. The wood from the tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tariŋa] n ear

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

[tokorau] n. wind from the southwest towards Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n pus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[warukaŋou ɸuɸuru] n. Yellowfin Tuna

(Bislama) Yellofin Tuna

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

Scientific name: Thunnus albacares via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru