Futuna-Aniwa

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[doua] n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸakau sore]

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ɸau] n.

Example: Mature stems used for house posts. Take young shoots, strip bark, ret in sea for 1-2 weeks. Take out, separate and clean fiber, dry in sun for 3-4 days. Then weave grass skirt, for women and used ceremonially. In older times, this skirt was used in gardening. Can also use this fiber as handle for Pandanus baskets.

Scientific name: Hibiscus tilliaceus, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Example: The stems of this tree are good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Ficus

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

Scientific name: Macroptilium lathyroides

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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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

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kamoni]

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kamoni tai] n.

Scientific name: Canavalia, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n.

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

Scientific name: Abutilon indicum

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Example: The thin stems of this plant are used to make a fishing rod. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Example: The stems of this plant are used as firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Vitex trifolia

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ko kaʋa] n.

Example: Used as a fish poison. Macerate stems and put into pool with water. Smash further until juice comes out. As a result, fish are stunned and can be harvested.

Scientific name: Derris indica, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

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Example: The stem of this tree is good for making house posts as well as used for firewood. The leaves are also used as plates for holding food. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Macaranga tanarius

n.

Example: Planted as an ornamental, for shade (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Diospyros

n.

Example: The wood is collected for firewood. It is good for cooking lap lap in the earth oven. When cooking in the earth oven, the leaves are used to cover the stones on the fire, and then when the oven is covered with stones, put these leaves on top of the oven. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa

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Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kuru kuru] n.

Example: Cover top layer of earth oven.

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[makaka] n.

Scientific name: Selaginella rechingeri, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[masi] n.

Example: Strip bark 3 in. wide mash like tapa cloth, can join 2-3 pieces like tapa by beating it together, use as belt for men to hold penis--this was a practice of ancient peoples.

Scientific name: Wikstroemia, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[mataŋi] n.

Scientific name: Aglaomorpha rigidula, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n.

Example: Name means "thick leaves." This is an ornamental plant introduced by the missionaries. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n.

Example: This herb is used for cooking, and is said to be used to add flavor to fish and chicken. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Ocimum

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n.

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

Scientific name: Nerium oleander

n.

Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Pittosporum aneityense

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Example: The stem of this tree is used for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

n.

Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Ageratum conyzoides

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n.

Example: The stem of this tree is good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Myrsine

[namanu] n.

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Example: Stems of this species are used for house posts and for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum

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Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[napuk] n.

Example: Used to build fences or pens around houses.

Scientific name: Jatropha curcas, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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Example: This plant is used to make a head decoration for kastom ceremony. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Lygodium reticulatum

n

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[nasijau] n.

Example: Houseposts, strong wood lasts 7-8 years in the ground. Use the small wood to make a bow and arrow as well as when it is young and straight to make a spear handle. The young wood is flexible and is used to make the circular part of a flying fish net.

Scientific name: Croton insularis, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[nasitau] n.

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

[nau nau] n.

Example: Termites like to live in this wood. Collect termites from this plant and give to young chickens as food.

Scientific name: Scaevola, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niɸou ura] n.

Example: Birds eat fruits and the hunters know this, so they hunt nearby.

Scientific name: liana dicot, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

[niseni] n.

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[niseni maru] n.

Scientific name: Christella harveyi, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n.

Example: The fruits are used as a medicine. For any generalized sickness in the body, collect a handful or two of ripe fruits, put them in a bottle with water, allow this to ferment for 5 days, and drink liquid 3x day before meals. For swellings on the body, heat the leaves over a fire and rub on the affected area 1x daily for as long as needed, when the swelling goes away. The stems of this tree are good for house posts as they last a long time. The leaves can be used to cover lap=lap when cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n.

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

[pusi] n.

Scientific name: Pavetta opulina, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n.

Example: This type of Rapoji is the one with the thin leaf. It is grown as an ornamental around households. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum

[raso] n.

Example: Fruits edible like berries. Stems used for firewood. The name refers to testicle.

Scientific name: Maesa, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[rimrimu]

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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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

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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))

[tapi toki] n.

Example: Firewood--green wood will light, good for earth oven area. Stems used to make house posts.

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus floridanus, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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Example: The stems of this tree are good for timber that is used for house posts. The stems can also be burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Alphitonia zizyphoides

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Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

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Example: Name means "strong." This is a plant used to make the children strong, as implied by the local name. For children who are 1-3 years old, take a small branch of Tuhmakei, heat over a fire, and rub on the child’s knees, elbows, and ankles 1x daily for 5 days. Each day use another branch and hang it in a tree such as a coconut where the wind can go through it. this will make the child very strong and be able to walk well. Also used by older men, go give them virility. Take 6 leaves and boil in water 1x daily, drink the liquid and toss the leaves away. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Sida rhombifolia

[ʋaʋa ɸoɸare] n.

Example: The vine is used as a rope to ties thing, as it is flexible and strong. Hold the vine over a hot fire then tie it on something while it is still warm. When this vine cools, it is very strong.

Scientific name: Gynochthodes myrtifolia, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[wauwau] n.

Example: This plant is traded with people from Tanna and Aniwa, as it is sweet smelling, and is put around the head and neck for dancing.

Scientific name: Alyxia, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

n.

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