Futuna-Aniwa

n tongs for fire

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n beach, north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n daylight

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[atatoma] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[burunga] Metal piece on the front of the canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n ashes, dust

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n shelter

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n knot, knob, ring

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a kind of starchy pudding food made of bananas and coconut

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

General term for a house.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n stranger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n morning star

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n kidney

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n bay, inlet

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

v to poison, bewitch, curse

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to copulate

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

a the flowers of reeds, breadfruit, and chestnuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n exchange of food between two or a few people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n traditional dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[foe] n paddle, rudder, oar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a killing stick (black)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n eye

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n strait, passage between islands

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fuŋa] n. Yellow-Banded Snapper, Hussar

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

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

n grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sternum

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

[hgakere] n land

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n forest, bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hgaone] n sand, beach

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n arrow, spear

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Orange-Spotted Grouper

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus coioides via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ŋatara kosi] n. Surge Grouper

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus socialis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n flesh, body; essence

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n crater at top of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n native dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n backbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n evening star

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[kasifa wiwi] n. blue coral

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Aneityum Island

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n small sea urchin sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n long pole, club, bar

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dried coconut meat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n firestick

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n flea

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fig

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n village common

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fishhook

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[melomelo] n. Strawberry Hind, Strawberry Grouper

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

Scientific name: Cephalopholis spiloparaea via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[mwejau] n. Blue-Barred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

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

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5264)

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

n gift

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wind

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

[mu] n. Redfin Bream

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Monotaxis heterodon via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n rainbow

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

n homesite in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

grave, cemetary

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[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 ancestors, family, kindred, descent line

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[nisouri] A traditional broom.

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

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n unmarried adult

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n Sunday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n stick of sugar cane

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dolphin, porpoise

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n hunger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wound, sore

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dirt, residue, scab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ba:wa] n. Dusky Rabbitfish

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

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

[ba:wa] n. White-Spotted Spinefoot, White-Spotted Rabbitfish

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

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

n nail

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

waste, rubbish, dust, dirt

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n middle toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n big toe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[pulaŋoŋo] n. Shadowfin Soldierfish

Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n pudding (laplap)

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ramarari] n. Bigeye Trevally

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

Scientific name: Caranx sexfasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[retu matua] n. wind from the north towards Rofatu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n sacred stone in Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n female genitalia

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n navel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spleen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n my bay

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n uncle, mother’s brother, mother’s male parallel cousin, the father of one’s spouse or potential spouse

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[to:nu] n. Blacksaddled Coralgrouper

Example: Photo by jidanchaomian / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Plectropomus laevis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[touʃi] n. Spotted Parrotfish

Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cetoscarus ocellatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[woɸoru bo’] n. Whitesaddle Goatfish, Diamondscale Goatfish

Example: Photo by Patrick Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Parupeneus ciliatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[umwe umwe] n. Gray Unicornfish, Silverblotched Unicornfish

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

Scientific name: Naso caesius via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋaroki] A house component: bindings.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n another name for Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana