Aneityum Talking Dictionary

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(i)naklaklimu

n. school of fish

Speaker: Chris Nevehev

ahen hen

v. to fish (in the deep sea)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

anah

v. to fish (with a net)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

asjan

v. to fish (with a net)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

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

esjii

v. to fish (with a net)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

incetevak

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

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

incowoj

n. fishing hook

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

indijinecei

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

n. Whitespotted surgeonfish, southern dialect

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

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

indroumu

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

[indraʊmu] n. fish prepared in a wrapping of pandanus leaf

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

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

inharedej

Taeniura lymma

n. Ribbontail stingray

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Taeniura lymma, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

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

inhos

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inhuturao

Coryphaena hippurus http://fishbase.org/summary/Coryphaena-hippurus.html

n. Common dolphinfish, mahi mahi

Example: Photo by Alex Kerstitch / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

inja

Zanclus cornutus

n. Moorish idol

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

Scientific name: Zanclus cornutus, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inja

Zanclus cornutus http://fishbase.org/summary/Zanclus-cornutus.html

n. Moorish idol

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

Scientific name: Zanclus cornutus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

injivij

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

inmayinepad

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

n. Squaretail coralgrouper

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

Scientific name: Plectropomus areolatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

inmokom

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmokomelmat

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmokotesianekrou

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmopratu

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

inmora

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmorancai

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inm̃ada

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

inp̃a

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

n. Blacktail snapper

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

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

inrekdanya

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

intacedo

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

intesianamuri

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

intesianyac

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

intesyan numarei

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

n. Longspine emperor

Example: Photo by Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

inthi

[indi] n. excrement (gen.)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

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

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

isjii

v. to fish (with a net)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nabou

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Pseudobalistes-flavimarginatus.html

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: Chris Nevehev

nacaunyit

[naɣawʊnjit] n. fish (sp. with thick lips)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

nace

Photo by J.E Randall, Fishbase: CC BY-A-NC 3.0

n. Roundjaw bonefish

Example: Photo by J.E Randall, Fishbase: CC BY-A-NC 3.0

Scientific name: Albula glossodonta via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nace relcau

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nadec

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nahedranran

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

najam

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

namohos

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

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

Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

n. Slender silver-biddy

Example: Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

Scientific name: Gerres oblongus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

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

nauintin

[naʊintin] n. 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

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

nepjenwai

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nerinabod

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

n. Brassy chub, lowfin drummer

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

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

nerop

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

n. Black jack

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

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

nerophat

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

n. Bluefin trevally (male) (reef fish)

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

Scientific name: Caranx melampygus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nerophat

Carangoides fulvoguttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-fulvoguttatus.html

n. Yellowspotted trevally, Turrum

Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Fishes of Australia, License: CC BY-A 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Carangoides fulvoguttatus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

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

nijmanyahao

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnothorax-flavimarginatus.html

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: Chris Nevehev

ninahen

[ninahɛn] n. scales

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

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

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

nis mocop̃

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

niskes

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

n. Harry hotlips, blubberlip

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

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

nomrin diʧinan

[nomrɪn diʧinan] n. fin (of a fish)

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

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

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

nowanlas

Acanthurus olivaceus

n. Orangespot surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus olivaceus, 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

nowat

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

n. Convict surgeonfish, convict tang

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

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

nowat apen

Ctenochaetus striatus

n. Striated surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Ctenochaetus striatus, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

nowihit

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

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

numutan

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

num̃uñyak

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nupupou

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nusjakai

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

pik pik

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

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

wodyperaha

v. to fish (with a rod)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

worago

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

n. Lined surgeonfish

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

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

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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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