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asjanya

v. to fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

cubuj cubuj

Myripristis violacea http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-violacea.html

n. Lattice soldierfish, violet soldierfish

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

Scientific name: Myripristis violacea via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

ehlou

v. to fish (by torchlight)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

erop̃rop̃

v. to fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

incetevak

Sargocentron tiere http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-tiere.html

n. Bluelined squirrelfish, Tahitian squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Sargocentron tiere via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

incetevak

Sargocentron tiereoides http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-tiereoides.html

n. Pink Squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Sargocentron tiereoides via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

incetevak

Sargocentron spiniferum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-spiniferum.html

n. Sabre squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Sargocentron spiniferum via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

incowoj

n. fishing hook

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inhalau u napa

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inharedej

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inharisihau

Himantura fai

n. Pink whipray

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Himantura fai, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inharmejicop

Aetobatus ocellatus

n. Ocellated eagle ray

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

Scientific name: Aetobatus ocellatus, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inholai

Kyphosus cinerascens http://fishbase.org/summary/Kyphosus-cinerascens.html

n. Blue sea chub, snubnose chub, topsail drummer

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

Scientific name: Kyphosus cinerascens via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inholai mobo

Kyphosus bigibbus http://fishbase.org/summary/Kyphosus-bigibbus.html

n. Brown Chub, Grey Sea Chub, Grey Drummer

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

Scientific name: Kyphosus bigibbus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inhosrel

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

injaa

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

injivij

Balistoides viridescens http://fishbase.org/summary/Balistoides-viridescens.html

n. Titan triggerfish

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

Scientific name: Balistoides viridescens via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inmadineto

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmayinpak

Cephalopholis argus

n. Peacock hind

Example: Photo by Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY-A 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cephalopholis argus, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inmokmarakei

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmokom

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmokotesianekrou

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmora

Siganus vulpinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-vulpinus.html

n. Foxface

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Siganus vulpinus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

inm̃adiatooga

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inm̃okom

Chlorurus microrhinos

n. Steephead parrotfish

Example: Photo by charlie20 / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Chlorurus microrhinos, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inm̃otaneat

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inpa

[inpuah] n. type of fish

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

inpci

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inrowuh

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inruwu

Cheilinus undulatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-undulatus.html

n. Humphead wrasse

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

Scientific name: Cheilinus undulatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

intacedo

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

intakedou

Sargocentron violaceum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-violaceum.html

n. Redface Squirrrelfish

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

Scientific name: Sargocentron violaceum via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

intesianekro

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

intesyanyac

Plectropomus laevis http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-laevis.html

n. Blacksaddled coralgrouper (deep sea)

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

Scientific name: Plectropomus laevis via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

inwaj

Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus http://fishbase.org/summary/Tylosurus-crocodilus.html

n. Hound needlefish, crocodile long-tom

Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

inwaj

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inwaj

Strongylura incisa http://fishbase.org/summary/Strongylura-incisa.html

Reef needlefish, Reef longtoms

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

Scientific name: Strongylura incisa via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

inyebec

Naso unicornis http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-unicornis.html

n. Bluespine unicornfish

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Naso unicornis via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

isjii

v. to fish (with a net)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

iña

n. fishing line

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

kapan

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

lopot lopot

Plectorhinchus vittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-vittatus.html

n. Oriental sweetlips

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

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus vittatus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

lop̃ot lop̃ot

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

moa moa

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nace

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nace relcau

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nahau

n. turtle

Speaker: Chris Nevehev

najam

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

najgau

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

najgauelcau

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

najgou

Lethrinus erythracanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-erythracanthus.html

n. Orange-spotted emperor, yellowtail emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrinus erythracanthus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

namohos

Aprion virescens http://fishbase.org/summary/Aprion-virescens.html

n. Green jobfish

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

Scientific name: Aprion virescens via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nanedauyan

Lethrinus atkinsoni http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-atkinsoni.html

n. Pacific yellowtail emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrinus atkinsoni via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

napdaj

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

naran

Acanthurus auranticavus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-auranticavus.html

n. Orange-socket surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus auranticavus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

narasen

[narasɛn] n. skin (general)

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

narasen atini

[narasɛn natimi] n. skin (human)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

narasen numu

[narasɛn numu] n. skin (of a fish)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

nataimu

Caranx papuensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-papuensis.html

n. Brassy trevally

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

Scientific name: Caranx papuensis via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

natisiyeg

Liza vaigiensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Liza-vaigiensis.html

n. Squaretail mullet

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

Scientific name: Liza vaigiensis via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nauintin numu

[naʊintiɲ nʊmʊ] n. fish bowels

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

naule

v. to fish (with a net)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nayentinepcer

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nebgev

n. shark

Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nebgev legenhap

Sphyrna lewini

n. Scalloped hammerhead

Example: Photo by Xvic / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Sphyrna lewini, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nefesgamtan

Monotaxis grandoculis http://fishbase.org/summary/Monotaxis-grandoculis.html

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: Jack Keitadi

neisindien

[nɛjsindiɛn] n. fish anus

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

neka

n. Group of fish including triggerfish, wrasses, chubs, mullets, jacks, and sweetlips

Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nelna

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

[nɛlna] n. fish sp.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

nelop

[nɛlop] n. back fin (of fish)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

nesga nemtan numu

[ɲɛsŋa nɛmtan nʊmʊ] n. fish eye

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

nicen numu

[niɣɛn nʊmʊ] n. fish tail

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

nidid

Lethrinus amboinensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-amboinensis.html

n. Ambon emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrinus amboinensis via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nijen

[nirinɟat erefera ran] n. tail (of a fish)

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

nijkowai

Lutjanus carponotatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-carponotatus.html

n. Spanish flag, stripey

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

Scientific name: Lutjanus carponotatus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

niju

Bolbometopon muricatum http://fishbase.org/summary/Bolbometopon-muricatum.html

n. Green humphead parrotfish, bumphead parrotfish

Example: Photo by Klaus Stiefel / Flickr, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Bolbometopon muricatum via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

ninehen

[ninɛhɛn] n. scales

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

nipjinamesei

Epinephelus merra http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-merra.html

n. Honeycomb grouper

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus merra via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nipʧin niri

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

[nipʧin niri] n. shell (empty)

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

nirak

Acanthocybium solandri http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthocybium-solandri.html

n. Wahoo

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

Scientific name: Acanthocybium solandri via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

niri nara

Neotrygon kuhlii

n. Blue-spotted stingray

Example: Photo by Richard Ling / Flickr.com, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Neotrygon kuhlii, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

niriyau

Siganus punctatus

n. Goldspotted spinefoot

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

Scientific name: Siganus punctatus, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nomyatamain

Lethrinus harak http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-harak.html

n. Thumbprint emperor, blackspot emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrinus harak via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nononhat

Gymnocranius grandoculis http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-grandoculis.html

n. Blue-lined large-eye bream

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Gymnocranius grandoculis via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nopugei

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

n. pufferfish

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nowahau

Acanthurus bariene

n. Black-spot surgeonfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo / Flickr.com, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus bariene, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nowanu

Conger cinereus http://fishbase.org/summary/Conger-cinereus.html

n. Longfin African conger, moustache conger

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

Scientific name: Conger cinereus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nowihit

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

numrin diʧigan

[nʊmrɪn diʧiŋan] n. gills (of a fish)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

numu

[nʊmʊ] n. fish (gen.)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

numu

n. fish; life

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

numulou

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nupdcai

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nusjakai

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

tatau

Sphyraena qenie http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-qenie.html

n. Blackfin barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena qenie via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

tatau

Sphyraena jello http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-jello.html

n. Pickhandle barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena jello via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

tatau

Sphyraena putnamae http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-putnamae.html

n. Sawtooth barracuda

Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Sphyraena putnamae via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

tatau

Sphyraena obtusata http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-obtusata.html

n. Yellowtail barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena obtusata via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

warogo

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

wodyperaha

v. to fish (with a rod)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

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All content copyright © Aneityum community. (2015)
Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison, Gregory D. S. Anderson and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett and Sean Thackurdeen. (2015-2018)
Aneityum language contributors include Kirk Keitadi, Tony Keith, Titiya Lalep, David Nasauman, Osiani Nerian, Ruben Nerian, Chris Nevehev, Romario Yaufati and others as credited within the dictionary entries. Based in part on materials from Inglis, John (1882) A Dictionary of the Aneityumese Language: In Two Parts. I. Aneityumese and English. II. English.
The Aneityum-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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