Futuna-Aniwa

[ama] Outrigger of canoe, shorter name.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n beach, north side of Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n short upright sticks which brace and plug interior canoe wall

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[bo] A house component: central vertical beam.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n maggot, worm

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n bed, platform, shelf

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[fakafura] n diaphragm

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n shelter

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n sweetheart

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n outrigger pins

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

a the flowers of reeds, breadfruit, and chestnuts

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n hair

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bay, harbor, anchorage

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. Tree to 10 m, dbh 30 cm. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5213)

Example: The stems of this tree are good for firewood. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Ficus

[ɸiroa] 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: Anselon Seru

[ɸiroa] n. Pink Ear Emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrinus lentjan via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n servant

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n food customarily eaten after drinking kava

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v swallow, gulp down

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n niece, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[ŋatara kosi] n. Starspotted Grouper

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

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

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5226)

Example: The stems of this grass are tied together and woven to make the wall of a traditional house. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Miscanthus sinensis

[ŋauta] Water 10 to 20 meters deep.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n molars, bicuspids

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n high tide

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[hpunaŋa] n hole, cavern, cave

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

v to count, read

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ika maru] n. Bridled Parrotfish

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

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

[ika maru] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish

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

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

[ikaramanga] The types of fish that fisherman are not permitted to eat.

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n maggots

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[ʃinai] n belly

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ʃitou jala] n. Chocolate Surgeonfish, Mimic Surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus pyroferus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kafa] The bindings used to join canoe parts. Traditionally made of coconut fiber, but today fishing line is used.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kamoni] A vine with yellow flowers that grows on the beach. Tied to the Popokiga fishing song.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n a soft grass

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n necklace

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n salt, sea salt

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n reef, rocks

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n to swim

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n groin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaufaghawara] A house component: series of long, horizontal beams.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n flame

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kauroukau] n. Forsten’s Parrotfish, Bluepatch Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

[kaurounu] n. Hound Needlefish, Crocodile Longtom

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

Scientific name: Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

adj white, light

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sweet potato sp.

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n dew, mist, fog

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5231)

Example: The stem of this tree is good for making house posts as well as used for firewood. The leaves are also used as plates for holding food. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Macaranga tanarius

[kurapou] 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: Anselon Seru

n testicles

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[likou] n. Globehead Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

n sister-in-law, female cross cousin

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n aunt, father’s sister, father’s female parallel cousin, the mother of one’s spouse or potential spouse

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n sickness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marariseŋa] n. Brassy Trevally

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

Scientific name: Caranx papuensis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[marinou] n. Marr’s Fusilier, Twinstripe Fusilier

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

Scientific name: Pterocaesio marri via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n orange tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[masi] n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5053)

Example: Strip bark 3 in. wide mash like tapa cloth, can join 2-3 pieces like tapa by beating it together, use as belt for men to hold penis--this was a practice of ancient peoples.

Scientific name: Wikstroemia, Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n wrist

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[matuku] White-faced Heron

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

Scientific name: Egretta novaehollandiae, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n bait

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[melomelo] n. Tomato Hind, Tomato Grouper

Example: Photo by Ian V. Shaw / ALA, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cephalopholis sonnerati via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[misa] n low tide

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n birds (edible)

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n back part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5234)

Example: (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74), Samuel Seru (male, 31))

Scientific name: Pittosporum aneityense

n bait for fishing

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n ball

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n canoe paddle

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[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.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n stream, water channel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n a traditional dance

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n vine used for making twine

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

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

Scientific name: Canna indica

[nahsara] n day before yesterday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

grave, cemetary

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n coconut palm, coconut fruit

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

Saturday

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n upper tusks of pig

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[biliŋa] n. Sixfinger Threadfin, Pacific Threadfin

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

Scientific name: Polydactylus sexfilis via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[pwandabura] n. Blue Trevally

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

Scientific name: Carangoides ferdau via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n back of hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

greeting Welcome!

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n men’s arm band

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n stone in Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[rofatu] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n placename, Futuna

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n Futuna man

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[taufufu] A house component: type of horizontal beam at the apex of the house.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

A Futuna traditional game ("chief") played with shells arrayed in a circle. Helps to develop cognitive skills.

[toga] n. wind from the east towards Mari

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tu] Emerald Dove

Example: Photo by Jim Bendon, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Chalcophaps indica, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n grandparent

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[turi] n knee

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[warukaŋou kanu] n. Bonito

(Bislama) Ponite

Speaker: Anselon Seru

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[ʋa:ʋe] n. Russell’s Snapper, Moses Perch

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

Scientific name: Lutjanus russellii via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[yagesi] The plateau above Tafatu. Kava and taro are planted here.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo