Futuna-Aniwa Talking Dictionary

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alokave

n tentacle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

alokave feke

n octopus tentacles

Speaker: Paul Navaika

arajia

n a claw

Speaker: Paul Navaika

ari

n flounder

Speaker: Paul Navaika

asa

n fin

Speaker: Paul Navaika

eiro

n maggot, worm

Speaker: Paul Navaika

fakamiji

n a spider which causes dreams

Speaker: Paul Navaika

fasua

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[fasua] n. type of shell

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

fefeke

brittle stars, a kind of starfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

feke

n octopus

Speaker: Paul Navaika

fogo

n turtle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fonu

n sacred sea turtle that is not eaten or killed

Speaker: Paul Navaika

fonufonu

n kind of beetle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

fora

n whale

Speaker: Paul Navaika

fuepuga

n chicken with a crown the color of which contrasts with the other head feathers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

gagaika

[ŋaŋaika] n shell fish, reef life

Speaker: Paul Navaika

gata

[ŋata] n land snake

Speaker: Paul Navaika

gata

[ŋata] snake

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

gu

n cuttlefish, squid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hgu

[hŋu] n cuttlefish; squid

Speaker: Paul Navaika

honu

n turtle

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ika

n fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

iro

n maggots

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kaa

n parrot species

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaifuji

[kaifuʃi] n marine centipede

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kamakama

kamakama

n crab sp.

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kamkogoji

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kamkovai

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kamkufatu

n crab sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kapkapamoana

n a sea bird resembling a swift

Speaker: Paul Navaika

karae

n bush hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

karea

n sea snail, conch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

karikau

n common edible shellfish with a pyramid shaped shell

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kasi

n cockle shell fish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kasifa

n a coral; coral reef that shows at low tide

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kasifa uiui

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[kasifa wiwi] n. blue coral

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

katokato

n dragonfly

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kave

n tenticle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

keiu

n water bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kiki

n a small bird sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kimo

n rat

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kina

n small sea urchin sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kipori

[kaipuri] n beche-de-mer, sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kirisi

n cricket, cicada

Speaker: Paul Navaika

ko

n marlin or sailfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kofukofu

n spider sp.

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kotauia

n wing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kuli

n dog

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kuli

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[kuli] dog

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

kurikau

n trochus

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kutu

n louse, flea

Speaker: Paul Navaika

kutu po

n bug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

lohloli

n sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

mafe

n eel

Speaker: Paul Navaika

magi

n mangrove crab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

magia

n flea

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

magmaga

n scorpion

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

makoriri

n chiton (marine mollusk)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

mamke

n hawk

Speaker: Paul Navaika

manu

n bird

Speaker: Paul Navaika

matapiari

n rock clinger, chiton (marine mollusk)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

matatui

n swarm or school of fish

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

matoka

n coral reef

Speaker: Paul Navaika

matuku

n blue heron

Speaker: Paul Navaika

mo

n hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

moko

n lizard

Speaker: Paul Navaika

moko bula

[moko bula] A type of orange and blue lizard.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

moko hliki

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

nalolo

n frigate bird

Speaker: Paul Navaika

namo

n mosquito

Speaker: Paul Navaika

napakasi

n a reddish coral

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

naunafi

n fish scales

Speaker: Paul Navaika

nigei

[niŋei] n white ant, termite

Speaker: Paul Navaika

nimoro

n sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

ntara

n fins (of fish)

Speaker: Paul Navaika

nufe

[nufwe?] n caterpillar

Speaker: Paul Navaika

numulou

n dolphin, porpoise

Speaker: Paul Navaika

paika

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[baika] n. type of shell

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

pakasi

n pig

Speaker: Paul Navaika

pakasi

[pakasi] pig

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

parata

n game or prey

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

pareke

n upper tusks of pig

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

paumu

forelegs

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

pehpeki

species of jellyfish

Speaker: Paul Navaika

peka

flying fox

Speaker: Paul Navaika

pure fine

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

[pure fine] n. generic name for shells ("girls shell")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

pure tane

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[pure tani] n. generic name for shells ("boys shell")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

rago

[raŋo] n a fly

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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All content copyright © Futuna Aniwa community (2016).
Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, Tom A. Ranker and Sean Thackurdeen. (2016-2018)
Futuna Aniwa language contributors include Ausdin Jackson, Takaronga Kuautonga, Nigasau Misikofo, Paul Navaika, Nigel Nesua, Iarawoi Rezel Samana, Anselon Seru, Donald Tamalua Wotu, Yaugani Zeiake and others as credited within the dictionary entries.
The Futuna Aniwa-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for "Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu." This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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