Futuna-Aniwa Talking Dictionary

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afi

n fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

ao

n daylight

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

au

n current, eddy, whirlpool

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

au

[au] n foam, steam

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

au tai

n foam, steam

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ausafi

n smoke of fire

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

efu

n ashes, dust

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fa

[fa] n gale, hurricane winds, storm winds

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fakafotu

n hole, depression, crater

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fakamama

n chasm, open window or door

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fakar woro

[fakar woro] n slope

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fatukara

n marble

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

feiji

v to copulate

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

ferfero ~ fefero

adj yellow

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fie

[fie] n firewood

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fine ~ hfine

n woman, girl; female; wife

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firikiga fatu

n ore, stones

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

fiso

n foam, boiling bubbles

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

fogahma

n bottom of sea

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fonkapiji

n narrow crevice or hole in stone or reef

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

gaone ~ hgaone

[hgaone] n sand, beach

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gau

[ŋou] n dew, mist, light rain, snow

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gau pakora

[ŋau pakora] n scar, mark, trail

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gauta

n Tanna; land, shore

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

gugutu

cliff

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

gutu

n cliff

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hge

n a cough

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hka

v. intransitive burn (intransitive)

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hleo

n field

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hleu

v ripen

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hmafa

v be pregnant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hmate

n death

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hne

sex

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

hpo

n morning

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

hpunaga

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

htamai

v to be born

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

htea

adj white, bright, light

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

ireira

n period of day before sunrise

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kanamo

n pool of water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaniva

n the Milky Way galaxy

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kapau

n sky

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kareka

v hiccough, burp

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

karukaru

n salt, sea salt

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kata

v to laugh, smile

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kau

n reef, rocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kaura

n flame

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kere

n earth, land, soil

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kerehpuru

n kind of clay or mud that produces suds when mixed with water

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kerenei

n the world, planet earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kofu

n dew, mist, fog

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kolomlome

n tidal wave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kotkoto

n valley, dale

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kuganai

n bay

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

kumu

n lime

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

lohloli

n crater, large deep depression in earth

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

maki

n sickness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

maramrama

n daybreak

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

marara

n charcoal, coals of fire

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

matagi

n wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

matariki

n Pleiades constellation; diamond pattern

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

mate

n death, unconsciousness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

meifi

n blowhole in rock

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

mijimiji

n the wake of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

misa

[misa] n low tide

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

moe

v to lie, recline; to sleep

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

momoramaga

n evening star

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

morua

n place where the sun sets

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

motu

n island, bit of land

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

mouga

n hill

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

mtagi

n wind

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

nagavai

n stream, water channel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

namuri

n fever, malaria

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

oge

n hunger

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

one

n sand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

otea

[otea] n midday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

pa

n cloud

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

paku

n dirt, residue, scab

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Paramatua

[paramatua] n. wind from the northwest towards Tamtautu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Paramisi

[paramisi] n. wind from the northwest towards Tamtautu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

paramisi ~ parahmisi, paramatua

n wind from the northwest

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

parapu

n wind from the west

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Parapu

Parapu

[parapu] n. wind from the west towards Fafakaraua

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

pehpeka ~ tapehepeka

shallows

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

Retu Arari

Retu Arari

[retu arari] n. wind form the northeast towards Tafasua

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Retu Matoga

Retu Matoga

[retu matoga] n. wind from the east towards Tekau

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Ruetu

Ruetu

[ruetu] n. wind from the north towards Napau

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

tafetiata

[tafetiata] n daybreak

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

taguruguru

n thunder

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tai

[tai] n sea, seaward

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toga

n east wind

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Toga

Toga

[toga] n. wind from the east towards Mari

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Toga Rari

Toga Rari

[toga rari] n. wind from the southeast near Atatoma

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Toga Tea

Toga Tea

[toga tea] n. wind from the southeast towards Hteiu

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Tokorau

Tokorau

[tokorau] n. wind from the southwest towards Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Tokorau Tu

Tokorau Tu

[tokorau tu] n. wind from the west towards Saferaro

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Urifafa

Urifafa

[urifafa] n. wind from the southwest near Sukeamu/Oneone

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Uritoga

Uritoga

[uritoga] n. wind from the southwest towards Ivei

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Uritoga Fine

Uritoga Fine

[uritoga fine] n. wind from the south towards Nukubi

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Uritoga Tane

[uritoga tane] n. wind from the south near Ivei/Nukubi

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

watjiri

[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

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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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