Futuna-Aniwa

n tentacle

Speaker: Paul Navaika

[yasoa] The name of a place on Futuna island.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

v to dream continuously of one thing

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n type of sugar cane

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n charm worn for the dead

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n bridge of nose

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[ɸe’ata] n. White-Streaked Grouper

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

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

n sorcery, magic

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n peacemaker

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ɸiroa] n. Orange-Striped Emperor

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

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

n the brim edge of a vessel

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n small canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

a new, young

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5259)

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

Scientific name: Macroptilium lathyroides

n central stalk of a plant or fruit

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n fishing lure

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n arrow, spear

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[ŋatara kosi] n. Foursaddle Grouper

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

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

[ŋatara kosi] n. Highfin Grouper

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

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

n cuttlefish, squid

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n woman

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n shin

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj naked

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[hma] n. White-Freckled Surgeonfish, Spotted-Face Surgeonfish

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

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

n middle part of the canoe

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n husk (of grain in particular)

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[itamtautu] The name of a harbor with a point on Futuna island where there are coconuts. A good place to plant mango and banana.

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

n Malay Apple tree, Rose apple tree

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sideboard of canoe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kaifuʃi] n marine centipede

Speaker: Paul Navaika

n wild yam

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n beater for drum

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kanoʋ ʋaka] Middle, upper section of canoe which joins the front and back sections.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

[kapekanu] n. Common Bluestripe Snapper

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

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

n a fruit tree which bears a small fruit with a single seed

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

v hiccough, burp

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n basket with two cornered base

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n guts, intestines

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n membrane, diaphragm

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 bush

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kiato] The beams connecting the main canoe to the outrigger.

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

Speaker: Anselon Seru

n forearm

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

n tidal wave

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n type of necklace

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[kofafa] n jaw

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n garden

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[kurapou] n. Thumbprint Emperor, Blackspot Emperor

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

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

[kuru kuru] n. sparsely branched tree, growing in well developed secondary forest. young fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4149)

Example: Cover top layer of earth oven.

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[likou] n. Yellowfin Parrotfish (Adult)

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

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

[maɸei] 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: Anselon Seru

n penis

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n sore, ulcer

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[marariseŋa] n. Bluefin Trevally

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

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

n a small feast

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n death, unconsciousness

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[melomelo] n. Darkfin Hind, Flagtail Grouper

Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[mwejau] n. Globehead Parrotfish (Juvenile)

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

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

n island, bit of land

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[mu] n. Redfin Bream

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

Scientific name: Monotaxis heterodon via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n generic term for bananas

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5224)

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

Scientific name: Phyllanthus ciccoides

[namuji] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

n ancestors, family, kindred, descent line

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[newawa] n veins, arteries, tendons

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[niɸou ura] n. liana climbing into canopy 5 m above the ground, growing in dense forest. fruits green to dark purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4188)

Example: Birds eat fruits and the hunters know this, so they hunt nearby.

Scientific name: liana dicot, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n sea slug

Speaker: Paul Navaika

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

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))

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia

n cluster of bananas

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

adj spoiled, rotten, overripe

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[baru pula] n. Deep Water Red Snapper, Ruby Snapper

(Bislama) Sottell Red Poulet

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

Scientific name: Etelis carbunculus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ba:wa] n. Blue-Spotted Spinefoot, Coral Rabbitfish

Example: Photo by BS Thurner Hof / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Siganus corallinus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n loins, thigh

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

[bora bora] n. Bignose Unicornfish

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

Scientific name: Naso vlamingii via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[potupʰuku] n mat for sitting upon

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

[rai] n. Doublespotted Queenfish

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

Scientific name: Scomberoides lysan via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

n neice, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law (referring to the relative of a man)

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n arm, hand

Speaker: Dougherty 1983

n men’s arm band

Speaker: Donald Tamalua Wotu

[romaʃi] n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4182)

Example: The young leaves are edible. Boil them for 30 minutes, and eat. The fruits are also edible and are eaten. Boil fruits 1 hour and eat with coconut. Also, you can wrap the leaves of this plant with Cordyline fruitcosa (MJB 4180) leaves and bake in fire, adding meat as well.

Scientific name: Ficus wassa, Speaker: Takaroga Kuautonga

n ribs

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson

n Futuna Village in Port Vila, Vanuatu

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

n. type of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5262)

Example: Photo by dagendresen / iNaturalist, License: CC0. (authorities: Naumeta Rose (male, 32), Paul Fatapa (male, 74))

Scientific name: Euphorbia hirta

[tamtautu sore] n. village of Futuna

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

[tapatu ʋai] n. Bigeye Barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena forsteri via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

num 1, one

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[tawai] The large, main section of the canoe from which people fish.

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.

my bay is Severaro

Speaker: Iarawoi Rezel Samana

[toga] n. wind from the east towards Mari

Speaker: Nigasau Misikofo

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

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

Scientific name: Micromelum minutum, Speaker: Takaronga Kuautonga

[touʃi] n. Spotted Parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Cetoscarus ocellatus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[toutou] Uniform Swiftlet and Mayr’s Swiftlet

Example: Photo by Lip Kee Yap, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Aerodramus vanikorensis, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋetei] n. Indian Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus indicus via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[ʋetei] n. Sidespot Goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus pleurostigma via FishBase, Speaker: Anselon Seru

[wajiri] n. lightning and thunder

Speaker: Ausdin Jackson