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

asikaki

v. to fish (by moonlight)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

asjanya

v. to fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

copojcop̃oj

n. kind of 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

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

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

indinbev

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

n. Blue-spotted large-eye bream

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

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

inhalau u napa

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

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

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

inhos

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inhuri

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

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

inmayinpak

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

inmokomelmat

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmokotesianekrou

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmopratu

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmorancai

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

inmorantejed

Cephalopholis miniata http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-miniata.html

n. Coral hind, coral grouper (deep sea)

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

Scientific name: Cephalopholis miniata via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

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

inpa

[inpuah] n. type of fish

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

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

intesianekro

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

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

inyepec

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

iña

n. fishing line

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

kajauanya

n. kind of fish

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

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

najaj

n. kind of fish

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

najgau

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

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

narasen

[narasɛn] n. skin (general)

Speaker: Osiani 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

necna p̃a

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

n. Largescale mullet

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

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

necye

n. yellow and black fish

Speaker: David Nasauman

nedwonomo

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

[neθwonomo] n. fish bones

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

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

negna

Moolgarda seheli http://fishbase.org/summary/Moolgarda-seheli.html

n. Bluespot mullet

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

Scientific name: Moolgarda seheli via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

neisindien

[nɛjsindiɛn] n. fish anus

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

nekrou

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

n. Two-spot red snapper, twinspot snapper, red bass

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

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

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

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

nidi yebeg

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

n. Humpback unicornfish

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

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

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

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

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

ninahen

[ninahɛn] n. scales

Speaker: Osiani 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

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

nirid

[niriθ] n. gills

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

nis mocop̃

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nobom

Selar crumenophthalmus http://fishbase.org/summary/Selar-crumenophthalmus.html

n. Bigeye scad

Example: Photo by J.E. Randall / Fishbase, License: CC BY-A-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Selar crumenophthalmus via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

nomrin diʧinan

[nomrɪn diʧinan] n. fin (of a fish)

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

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

nosjacai

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

n. Two-striped sweetlips, giant sweetlips

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

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

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 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

numrin diʧigan

[nʊmrɪn diʧiŋan] n. gills (of a fish)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

numrinhou

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

n. Humpback red snapper, paddletail

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

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

numu

[nʊmʊ] n. fish (gen.)

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

numudec

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

numulou

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

numusgan

n. non-fish creatures in the sea

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nupdcai

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

nupupou

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

pik pik

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

ta tau

n. kind of fish (folk name)

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

tatau

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

n. Great barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena barracuda 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

warogo

n. kind of fish (folk name)

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.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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