Futuna-Aniwa

I have grandchildren

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n crowd, group of people

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a claw

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n substitute, duplicate (examples include a person killed in retaliation for another’s death, one of two persons chewing kava, or one who chews kava for others to drink).

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n elder

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fai] n. Stingray

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ɸaka taŋi ŋata] n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4169)

Example: Peel off the outer portion of the stem, clean it, remove the fibers and dry them in the sun, and then weave into rope for fishing and also to make the net for catching flying fish. Weave into rope for fishing, and also weave this fiber to attach to the frame, used to catch flying fish.

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

v to dream continuously of one thing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n mixed descent group

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v roast in wrapped leaves

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[fare furufuru] A type of traditional housing.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n kidney

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to poison, bewitch, curse

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n shooting contest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Yellowlip Emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrnius xanthochilus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

num 7, seven

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n band, group, troop

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bottom of sea

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to conceive

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

a to be engaged to be married

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[foʃinai] n womb

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n vocal cords

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to fashion one’s hair in the traditional manner for men involving braiding and ties

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to put up a sail

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n central stalk of a plant or fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋata] snake

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

[ŋatara kosi] n. Netfin Grouper

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

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

n a game of peek-a-boo

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n belly

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v to cook, roast on embers

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n nose

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n long club with one root at head

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n wild yam

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n spathe of coconut palm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sleeping mat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a soft grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bush hen

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[kasifa] n reef, shoal, sandbar (especially deeper sections of reef)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[kato ʋaka] Type of traditional woven bag.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n to swim

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaufaghawara tu kokau] A house component: long beams supporting upward side beams.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n flame

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5271)

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

Scientific name: Vitex trifolia

n dry taro kept for planting

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kauvmaka kiato] Y-shaped stick (peg) used to attach the outrigger beam.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n forearm

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kono mata] fish part: eye

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[koupa] A fence made of small sticks.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n neck, back of neck

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sweet potato

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fat

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n an itch

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a cluster of bananas

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marau ta] 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: Anselon Seru

n twins, pair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n Pleiades constellation; diamond pattern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n girdle, men’s

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5237)

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

[matua] the planting season

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sail made of coconut leaf matting

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n birds (edible)

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5247)

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

n boy, youth, young man

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[matariki] n tribe

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n fever, malaria

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a reddish coral

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a native cabbage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

grave, cemetary

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[nau nau] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5056)

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

n backbone, spine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[niseni maru] n. terrestrial; leaves up to 1.0 m. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2523)

Scientific name: Christella harveyi, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[oramea] n. Filament-Finned Parrotfish

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

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

[baika] n. type of shell

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pakao ɸare] A house component: frame.

Speaker: Nigel Nesua

n face

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[poʃo rima] n fingers

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[potupʰuku] n mat for sitting upon

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[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

[pure fine] n. generic name for shells ("girls shell")

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[rube] Pigeon

Example: Photo by Charles Davies, License: CC BY-NC 4.0 Accessible on Internet Bird Collection

Scientific name: Ducula pacifica, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ruku] n. Sling-Jaw Wrasse

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

Scientific name: Epibulus insidiator via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[saka] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5059)

Example: Fruit is edible when bract is dry. Boil the whole plant in a 1 liter of hot water, for 1 hour. Make certain juice comes out from plant. To treat dengue fever, drink hot 1-2 cups daily, for 2-3 days.

Scientific name: Physalis, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[sekaʋesi] n. White-Edged Lyretail

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

Scientific name: Variola albimarginata via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5274)

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

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis

n sacred stone near Mouga, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

num 10, ten

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n waist, pelvis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n back of hand

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[to:nu] 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: Anselon Seru

n upper eyelid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n collarbone

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[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

[woroŋou] n. Lined Surgeonfish, Bluelined 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: Anselon Seru

[warukaŋou ɸuɸuru] n. Yellowfin Tuna

(Bislama) Yellofin Tuna

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

Scientific name: Thunnus albacares via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[uritoga] n. wind from the southwest towards Ivei

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo