Futuna-Aniwa

n octopus tentacles

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n ghost, spirit, demon, ancestor

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n name

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[fai] n. Stingray

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n period of time, point in time

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸaka masi] n. well branched tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4151)

Example: Children like to eat the fruits when they ripen black. Stem for house posts, as the wood is very strong.

Scientific name: Syzygium nomoa, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

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 betrothal, marriage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a fight

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beach in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n knowledge

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n exchange of food between two or a few people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arrow (for a bird)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fie] n firewood

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a braid or braided piece of rope

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Japanese Large-Eye Bream, Paddletail Seabream

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

Scientific name: Gymnocranius euanus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n grindstone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v fishing just beyond the reef for the fish melomelo

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 Tanna; land, shore

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n tortoise shell

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n cuttlefish, squid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v. intransitive burn (intransitive)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n cooking, preparation of food

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v be pregnant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ho] yes

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n pole used for carrying things on shoulders

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to count, read

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bone

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n calf of leg

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n a soft grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[ka:pe] n. Mangrove Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack

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

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

[kapekanu] n. Malabar Blood Snapper, Saddletail Snapper, Large-Mouthed Nannygai

(Bislama) Red Snapa

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

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

n a sea bird resembling a swift

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n shed

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long club with roots at head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flame

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

n side of ear lobe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n water bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n the world, planet earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n small sea urchin sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n anus, buttocks, backside

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Herb to 0.5 m. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5209)

Example: This plant is used as a styptic, to stop wounds from bleeding. Mash as much leaf as needed to cover the wound and place it directly on the wound. Also, for treating sores to help them heal, take the tops of 4 stems and squeeze the juice directly on the sore. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

[likou] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[maɸei] n. Yellow-Edged Moray

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

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

n scorpion

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[maire] n. terrestrial. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2524)

Scientific name: Microsorum grossum, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n wrist

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n little toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[mwejau] n. Highfin Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n evening star

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[namanu] n. small tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4156)

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fiber, coconut fiber

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n magic sign, lucky omen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nasitau] n. well branched tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4181)

Example: This plant is a good source offirewood, as it burns a long time; a large log can burn for days.

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[nieli] n friend

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n old woman, wife

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hunger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ora mea] n. Red Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n coconut spathe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

A marriage ceremony during which the parents of the bride and groom meet and give approval for the marriage.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[papakaiɸi] fish part: pectoral fin

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n wind from the southeast

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru maru] n. Golden Eye Jobfish, Goldeneye Snapper

(Bislama) Yellofin White Poulet

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

Scientific name: Pristipomoides flavipinnis 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. Golden-Lined Spinefoot, Lined Rabbitfish

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

Scientific name: Siganus lineatus 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

waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5250)

Example: This is an edible plant. Collect the young leaves, boil them in water, discard the water, and add salt and eat. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Solanum americanum

[porugu] General name for any canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n buttocks, anus

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pula’] n. Pinecone Soldierfish, Small-Eyed Squirrelfish

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

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

[pula takai] n. Blotcheye Soldierfish, Bigscale Soldierfish

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

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

[ramarari] n. Yellowspotted Trevally, Turrum

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

Scientific name: Carangoides fulvoguttatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n sweet yam

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ruku] n. Floral Wrasse

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cheilinus chlorourus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n ribs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[sakiri] general term for swear words, formal

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[sukeamu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tafasua] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n sacred stone near Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[takaɸa] A song sung while waiting for the food in the earth oven to cook, using sticks for rhythm.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[tarakisi ʃinou] n. Samarra Squirrelfish, Spotfin Squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Neoniphon sammara via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n gums

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

n tooth decay

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n womb

Speaker: Dougherty 1983