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Futuna-Aniwa

The Futuna-Aniwa Talking Dictionary currently has 1503 entries, with 902 audio files and 449 images.
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hma [+]

[ hma ]

n.    Palelipped Surgeonfish

Scientific name: Acanthurus leucocheilus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Example: Photo by Dennis Polack / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia


Semantic domains:

  • fish
paua [+]

[ ba:wa ]

n.    Goldlined Spinefoot, Golden Rabbitfish

Scientific name: Siganus guttatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
kaomaru [+]

n.    type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5251)

Scientific name: Abutilon indicum

Example: Photo by pl_stenger / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • plants
  • family Malvaceae
nisori [+]

[ nisouri ]

   A traditional broom

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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


Semantic domains:

  • cultural objects or concepts
  • crafted items
sasua [+]

[ sasua ]

n.    Oriental Sweetlips

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus vittatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
mahmaji [+]

[ mahmaʃi ]

n.    Bluespine Unicornfish

Scientific name: Naso unicornis via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
pure fine [+]

[ pure fine ]

n.    generic name for shells ("girls shell")

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • animals
  • shells
mafe [+]

[ maɸei ]

n.    Longfin African Conger, Moustache Conger, Blacklip Conger

Scientific name: Conger cinereus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
hgavava [+]

[ hŋaʋaʋa ]

   fish part: insides, intestines

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
narua [+]

n.    type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5266)

Scientific name: Canna indica

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


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • plants
  • family Cannaceae
mu [+]

[ mu ]

n.    Redfin Bream

Scientific name: Monotaxis heterodon via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
sasua [+]

[ sasua ]

n.    Yellowbanded Sweetlips

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus lineatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
paru jigou [+]

[ baru ʃiŋou ]

n.    Crimson Jobfish, Rosy Snapper

( Bislama ) Braon Poulet

Scientific name: Pristipomoides filamentosus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
paua [+]

[ ba:wa ]

n.    Vermiculated Spinefoot, Vermiculate Rabbitfish

Scientific name: Siganus vermiculatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Example: Photo by Rick Winterbottom / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia


Semantic domains:

  • fish
fatoto [+]

[ ɸatoto ]

   Wooden pegs around outrigger beam keeping it in place.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • canoe parts
totoama [+]

[ toto’ama ]

n.    Reef Needlefish, Reef Longtom

Scientific name: Strongylura incisa via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
pure tane [+]

[ pure tani ]

n.    generic name for shells ("boys shell")

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • animals
  • shells
marau [+]

[ marau ]

n.    Pink Squirrelfish

Scientific name: Sargocentron tiereoides via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
sakavesi [+]

[ sekaʋesi ]

n.    Spotted Coralgrouper

Scientific name: Plectropomus maculatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
vave [+]

[ ʋa:ʋe ]

n.    Russell’s Snapper, Moses Perch

Scientific name: Lutjanus russellii via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
Uritoga Fine [+]

[ uritoga fine ]

n.    wind from the south towards Nukubi

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo


Semantic domains:

  • wind
  • natural phenomena
marino [+]

[ marinou ]

n.    Marr’s Fusilier, Twinstripe Fusilier

Scientific name: Pterocaesio marri via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
umue [+]

[ umwe ]

n.    Bulbnose Unicornfish, Humpnose Unicornfish

Scientific name: Naso tonganus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
liko [+]

[ likou ]

n.    Globehead Parrotfish (Adult)

Scientific name: Scarus globiceps via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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

liko [+]

[ likou ]

n.    Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Adult)

Scientific name: Scarus forsteni via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
fafa awaka [+]

[ fafa awaka ]

   The inside walls of the canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • canoe parts
tjinea [+]

[ tʃinea ]

   A traditional necklace.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • cultural objects or concepts
  • crafted items
kape [+]

[ ka:pe ]

n.    Two-Spot Red Snapper, Twinspot Snapper, Red Bass

Scientific name: Lutjanus bohar via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
moiau [+]

[ mwejau ]

n.    Globehead Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Scientific name: Scarus globiceps via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
ramarari [+]

[ ramarari ]

n.    Yellowspotted Trevally, Turrum

Scientific name: Carangoides fulvoguttatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
kanai [+]

[ kanai ]

n.    Milkfish

Scientific name: Chanos chanos via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
matuku [+]

[ matuku ]

   White-faced Heron

Scientific name: Egretta novaehollandiae

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Example: Photo by Martin Pot, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons


Semantic domains:

  • birds
paru pula [+]

[ baru pula ]

n.    Deep Water Red Snapper, Ruby Snapper

( Bislama ) Sottell Red Poulet

Scientific name: Etelis carbunculus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
paru taplenake [+]

[ baru taplenake ]

n.    Eightbar Grouper

( Bislama ) Eit Ban Los

Scientific name: Hyporthodus octofasciatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Example: Photo by Fish Database of Taiwan, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia


Semantic domains:

  • fish
paru maru [+]

[ baru maru ]

n.    Golden Eye Jobfish, Goldeneye Snapper

( Bislama ) Yellofin White Poulet

Scientific name: Pristipomoides flavipinnis via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
murukina [+]

[ murukina ]

   A house component: the coconut leaf and wild cane walls of the house. Can be plain or intricately woven. Occasionally made from bamboo, though this lets more rain in.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • material culture
sia [+]

[ sija ]

n.    Glasseye

Scientific name: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Example: Photo by Rick Winterbottom / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia


Semantic domains:

  • fish
farigoi [+]

[ ɸariŋoi ]

   Canoe marking which signifies tribe and ownership.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • canoe parts
kamoni tai [+]

[ kamoni tai ]

n.    type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5058)

Scientific name: Canavalia

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • plants
  • family Fabaceae
tarakisi [+]

[ tarakisi ]

n.    Threespot Squirrelfish, Horned Squirrelfish

Scientific name: Sargocentron cornutum via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
feata [+]

[ ɸe’ata ]

n.    White-Streaked Grouper

Scientific name: Epinephelus ongus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
hta [+]

[ tʰa ]

   The can used to bail water out of the canoe.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • canoe parts
Paramatua [+]

[ paramatua ]

n.    wind from the northwest towards Tamtautu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo


Semantic domains:

  • wind
  • natural phenomena
paua [+]

[ ba:wa ]

n.    Little Spinefoot, Scribbled Rabbitfish

Scientific name: Siganus spinus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
ika maru [+]

[ ika maru ]

n.    Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish

Scientific name: Scarus forsteni via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
pula [+]

[ pula’ ]

n.    Lattice Soldierfish, Violet Soldierfish

Scientific name: Myripristis violacea via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
jijifi [+]

[ ʃiʃiɸi ]

n.    Foxface

Scientific name: Siganus vulpinus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
pai [+]

[ pai ]

   boundary stones

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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


Semantic domains:

  • cultural objects or concepts
ko uorukago [+]

[ kou warukaŋou ]

n.    Swordfish

( Bislama ) Swordfish

Scientific name: Xiphias gladius via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Heritage Library, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia


Semantic domains:

  • fish
liko [+]

[ likou ]

n.    Bleeker’s Parrotfish

Scientific name: Chlorurus bleekeri via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
Uritoga [+]

[ uritoga ]

n.    wind from the southwest towards Ivei

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo


Semantic domains:

  • wind
  • natural phenomena
marino [+]

[ marinou ]

n.    Three-Stripe Fusilier

Scientific name: Pterocaesio trilineata via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
moiau [+]

[ mwejau ]

n.    Yellowbarred Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Scientific name: Scarus dimidiatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
kauroukau [+]

[ kauroukau ]

n.    Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Scientific name: Scarus forsteni via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
papakaifi [+]

[ papakaiɸi ]

   fish part: pectoral fin

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
parurai [+]

[ parurai ]

n.    Common Dolphinfish, Mahi Mahi

( Bislama ) Mahi Mahi

Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
gatara kosi [+]

[ ŋatara kosi ]

n.    Greasy Grouper

Scientific name: Epinephelus tauvina via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
toro faru [+]

[ toro ɸaru ]

n.    well branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4155)

Scientific name: Micromelum minutum

Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

Example: Wood used to make bows. The wood can be used to make house posts, but do not last long, perhaps 1-2 years.


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • plants
  • family Rutaceae
toi [+]

n.    Tree to 15 m, dbh 20 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5217)

Scientific name: Alphitonia zizyphoides

Example: The stems of this tree are good for timber that is used for house posts. The stems can also be burned for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • plants
  • family Rhamnaceae
kanai [+]

[ kanai ]

n.    Roundjaw Bonefish

Scientific name: Albula glossodonta via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
nonu [+]

n.    type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5225)

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia

Example: The fruits are used as a medicine. For any generalized sickness in the body, collect a handful or two of ripe fruits, put them in a bottle with water, allow this to ferment for 5 days, and drink liquid 3x day before meals. For swellings on the body, heat the leaves over a fire and rub on the affected area 1x daily for as long as needed, when the swelling goes away. The stems of this tree are good for house posts as they last a long time. The leaves can be used to cover lap=lap when cooking. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • plants
  • family Rubiaceae
fe’ai [+]

[ ɸe’ai ]

   A type of shell. Possibly genus Conus.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • shells
sakavesi [+]

[ sekaʋesi ]

n.    Yellow-Edged Lyretail

Scientific name: Variola louti via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
tapatu vai [+]

[ tapatu ʋai ]

n.    Pickhandle Barracuda

Scientific name: Sphyraena jello via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
foga ifi [+]

[ foŋa iɸi ]

n.    Humphead Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Scientific name: Cheilinus undulatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
kisaria [+]

[ kisaria ]

   Willie Wagtail

Scientific name: Rhipidura leucophrys

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Example: Photo by James Niland, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons


Semantic domains:

  • birds
momorei [+]

[ momoure ]

n.    Orangespine Unicornfish, Clown Unicornfish

Scientific name: Naso lituratus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
liko [+]

[ likou ]

n.    Yellowfin Parrotfish (Adult)

Scientific name: Scarus flavipectoralis via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
kiriragutu [+]

[ kiriraŋutu ]

   fish part: lip

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
pararagi toga [+]

[ pararaŋi toŋa ]

n.    Black-Spot Surgeonfish, Eyespot Surgeonfish

Scientific name: Acanthurus bariene via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
Tokorau [+]

[ tokorau ]

n.    wind from the southwest towards Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo


Semantic domains:

  • wind
  • natural phenomena
pula gogo [+]

[ pulaŋoŋo ]

n.    Shadowfin Soldierfish

Scientific name: Myripristis adusta via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
foi’ata [+]

[ ɸoi’ata ]

n.    banyan-forming fig tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4183)

Scientific name: Ficus aspera

Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

Example: The fiber of this plant is used as a rope. Collect the young shoots, strip off bark and use fresh as a rope, especially to tie and carry baskets or firewood. The birds eat fruits; hunters know this and they hunt there.


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • plants
  • family Moraceae
rube [+]

[ rube ]

   Pigeon

Scientific name: Ducula pacifica

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • birds
kape [+]

[ ka:pe ]

n.    Mangrove Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack

Scientific name: Lutjanus argentimaculatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
oromea [+]

[ ora mea ]

n.    Red Parrotfish (Juvenile)

Scientific name: Scarus xanthopleura via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
Urifafa [+]

[ urifafa ]

n.    wind from the southwest near Sukeamu/Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo


Semantic domains:

  • wind
  • natural phenomena
paua [+]

[ ba:wa ]

n.    Masked Spinefoot, Masked Rabbitfish

Scientific name: Siganus puellus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
firoa [+]

[ ɸiroa ]

n.    Yellowlip Emperor

Scientific name: Lethrnius xanthochilus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
jiji [+]

[ ʃiʃi ]

   Section joining upper and lower section of main canoe. Traditonally made of pandanus root.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • canoe parts
tapatu [+]

[ tapatu ]

n.    Sawtooth Barracuda

Scientific name: Sphyraena putnamae via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
kono mata [+]

[ kono mata ]

   fish part: eye

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
hma [+]

[ hma ]

n.    Eyestripe Surgeonfish, Pencil Surgeonfish

Scientific name: Acanthurus dussumieri via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
kapekanu [+]

[ kapekanu ]

n.    Common Bluestripe Snapper

Scientific name: Lutjanus kasmira via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
kuli [+]

[ kuli ]

   dog

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • animals
gatara [+]

[ ŋatara ]

n.    Areolate Grouper

Scientific name: Epinephelus areolatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
paru kapau [+]

[ baru kapau ]

n.    Saddle-Back Snapper

( Bislama ) Kusaka Brim

Scientific name: Paracaesio kusakarii via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
bo [+]

[ bo ]

   A house component: central vertical beam.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • material culture
paua [+]

[ ba:wa ]

n.    White-Spotted Spinefoot, White-Spotted Rabbitfish

Scientific name: Siganus fuscescens via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
kapekanu [+]

[ kapekanu ]

n.    Five-Lined Snapper

Scientific name: Lutjanus quinquelineatus via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
tapatu [+]

[ tapatu ]

n.    Great Barracuda

( Bislama ) Barracuda

Scientific name: Sphyraena barracuda via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
eture [+]

[ eture ]

n.    Yellowtail Scad

Scientific name: Atule mate via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
poki [+]

[ poki ]

   Rainbow Lorikeet

Scientific name: Trichoglossus moluccanus

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Example: Photo by user Cacophony, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons


Semantic domains:

  • birds
rawai [+]

[ rawai ]

   Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • canoe parts
fasua [+]

[ fasua ]

n.    type of shell

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • animals
  • shells
gatara [+]

[ ŋatara ]

n.    Brownspotted Grouper

Scientific name: Epinephelus chlorostigma via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
vitoka [+]

[ ʋitoka ]

   A house component: the door.

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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


Semantic domains:

  • material culture
rai [+]

[ rai ]

n.    Needlescaled Queenfish

Scientific name: Scomberoides tol via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
marino [+]

[ marinou ]

n.    Dark-Banded Fusilier, Neon Fusilier

Scientific name: Pterocaesio tile via FishBase

Speaker: Anselon Seru

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
furuseo [+]

[ furuseo ]

   Louisiade White-eye

Scientific name: Zosterops griseotinctus

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Example: Photo by Remi Bigonneau, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons


Semantic domains:

  • birds
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All content copyright © Futuna Aniwa community (2016).
Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, Tom A. Ranker and Sean Thackurdeen. (2016-2018)
Futuna Aniwa language contributors include Ausdin Jackson, Takaronga Kuautonga, Nigasau Misikofo, Paul Navaika, Nigel Nesua, Iarawoi Rezel Samana, Anselon Seru, Donald Tamalua Wotu, Yaugani Zeiake and others as credited within the dictionary entries.
The Futuna Aniwa-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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All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
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All content copyright © Futuna Aniwa community (2016).
Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, Tom A. Ranker and Sean Thackurdeen. (2016-2018)
Futuna Aniwa language contributors include Ausdin Jackson, Takaronga Kuautonga, Nigasau Misikofo, Paul Navaika, Nigel Nesua, Iarawoi Rezel Samana, Anselon Seru, Donald Tamalua Wotu, Yaugani Zeiake and others as credited within the dictionary entries.
The Futuna Aniwa-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.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: K. David Harrison. 2016. Futuna Aniwa Talking Dictionary. Swarthmore College. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/futuna_aniwa

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