igca pau
phr.
on that side
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 82
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igcapok
n.
seaward
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 82
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incepñekrei
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broken tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3462)
Example: 1. The wood of this species is strong and used as house posts. 2. Spear as other – fishing.
Scientific name: Dysoxylum bijugum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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incowos
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herb to 1. 5 m, flowers white with pink tips. Growing on sandy path along coastal walk to ute. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4989)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used to finish the ridge of the house roof. Lay the leaves horzontally on top of the roof, and the sides of the roof are thatched with palms or grass. Layer 10 leaves on top of each other to enable this part of the roof (known as nitjintiniom) to last for a long time--perhaps up to 6 years. If this is used on the top of a roof where there is a fire burning, such as a kitchen, and this leaf gets a lot of smoke, it can last much longer a the top of the roof--perhaps 10 years or more.
Scientific name: Alpinia zerumbet, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inholai mobo
injañad
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tree to 5 m, dbh 8 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4933)
Example: The wood is light and used to make paddles for canoes.
Scientific name: Symplocos aneityensis, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inlepei u inpoded
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epiphyte on a fallen branch, growing in rain forest on the mountain slope. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3287)
Scientific name: Huperzia phlegmaria, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inmaefata
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inmehei
inmoijeuv amen ehcid
n.
planet
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 172
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inmorantejed
inmouwat
n.
Ipomea indica
Example: latex blown from stalk using it like a straw; anti-hemorrhage
Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 441
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inranwai
n.
a brook that is dry in summer
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 131
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intiklan cai
n.
tops of branches
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 89
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intisiancai
n.
blossom (open)
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 130
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intop̃ asiej
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herb, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3221)
Example: This plant is used as a wild cabbage. The leaves are used to cover fish when baking in an earth oven and then these leaves are eaten. This is another "calendar plant" of Aneityum. When this plant flowers it means that turtles are very fat, so it is the indication that it’s time to go fishing for turtles. Also a "message plant." If a person wishes to break an agreement then the person puts the top leaves of this plant on another individual’s doorstep to indicate that the agreement is broken.
Scientific name: Wollastonia biflora, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inyehec
n.
mandrake
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 164
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inyehpok
n.
mouth of a river
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 167
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kidibop
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Grey fantail
Example: Photo by Bernard Spragg, License: Public Domain via Flickr
Scientific name: Rhipidura fuliginosa, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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naetau
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4766)
Scientific name: Cf. Tapirira guianensis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nafaiava
n.
bay (of the sea); creek
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 127, 139
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nagatia
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treelet 2. 0-2. 5 m tall, dbh 3 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4858)
Example: If a chief passes away, they are burred in a sacred place. After burial, the people wash their hands with these leaves, mixed with water. The chiefs have a spiritual power and this is used to cleanse the people attending the funeral so that they do not get large sores on their leg or elsewhere on their body. This is part of the ritual for burying the chief.
Scientific name: Euodia hortensis, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nagedauyag
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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nahar
n.
species of pine
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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nahleuco yag
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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nahrin hat
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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nakwei
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large palm, 20 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4080)
Example: 1. Children eat the nut of the ripe fruits. 2. The leaf bases can be used, when tied together, two at a time, to create a bowl from which to drink. 3. In the past, the trunks were used to fashion a hunting spear used in tribal warfare. Further context withheld.
Scientific name: Veitchia spiralis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nala
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tree to 7 m, dbh 20 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4860)
Example: This is a common tree. If a person travels from one district to another on Aneityum, and you see the tree planted in that other district, a person knows they are free to come into this area. When the leaves are yellow, as in a young tree, the local name is nala’gay. If a person carries a branch of this tree into a village it is a symbol that the person is coming with peaceful intentions.
Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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namaj
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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namarai
n.
preserved breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 95
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namñiañia
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large scandent herb, to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3453)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used to wrap manihot, fish, banana and other vegetables when cooking them in an earth oven or open fire.
Scientific name: Joinvillea plicata, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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napat
n.
a cloud, blackness, darkness
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114
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napua
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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napuleman
n.
kind of banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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naraki
n.
a calm, a smooth sea
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114
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narijo
n.
epiphytic fern on decaying log, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4088)
Example: 1. Considered the same as Narijo. When it grow in good soil it takes the form of GMP 4087. In cold and rocky soil it this form.
Scientific name: Ctenopterella pacifica
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narutu umlai
n.
wind-related term; no definition provided
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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nasjiñao
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4769)
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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natimihas
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terrestrial fern, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4095)
Example: 1. The name means "cranky person". If someone fastens this plant around his head as a deocrative lei, it means that this person is not happy. He does not want to talk or communicate with anybody. The use is no longer common, and now many people do not know the signficance.
Scientific name: Lindsaea harveyi, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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natji
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shrub, 1. 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3469)
Example: The wood of this species is used to make a spear for fishing. The wood can also be used to make spears for hunting wild pigs.
Scientific name: Tarenna efatensis, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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natora
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tree to 6 m, dbh 25 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4873)
Example: This tree is a good source of timber, it is a hard wood and makes good posts for houses, fences, and furniture. 4’ x 4’ and 8’ x 1’ planks can be cut from this wood. Great for construction.
Scientific name: Intsia bijuga, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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naurakiti
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herb. Swamp areas. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #8)
Example: 1. Cervical pain and to return it to normal size - Get a handful of Naurakiti and boil it in a pot of water. This can also be done by rubbing the handful of leaves together and squeezing out the juice into the boiling water but the leaves do not go inside. Sit in this for 2 hours or until cold for 1 a day for a week. 2. Medicine: leaf juice put on fresh cut to stop bleeding. Stomachache, headache – use 1 handful of leaves, squeeze these, put in cup, put in some water and drink it 1x day. 3. Women menstruation that will not stop, take 1 handful of leaves into a cup of water and drink 1x day for 3 days. 4. If a person’s joints are sore, take a handful of leaves, crush them and rub on the sore joints. Some people don’t like to use it internally as it can make some people sick, especially small children, but others say it is OK to use.
Scientific name: Ageratum conyzoides, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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necemas moso
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terrestrial plant on forest floor, growing in disturbed forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3483)
Example: 1. This is a "message plant" that signifies that there has been a death. The person holds it or puts it on their head, goes to another person’s house and hands it to the person they wish to convey the message to, without saying anything and that person knows that someone has died. It can also be handed to that person. The person receiving the message then asks "who" and is told the deceased person’s name. 2. Use it to produce more fog on top of mountain – use w/ another plant, nap̃at (GMP 3268) – put these in a hole on the sacred stone to ferment as it fills with water. After it rots there will be a lot of fog. Name of stone = NAEMOSO. So the fog helps keep the plants moist and growing well.
Scientific name: Selaginella firmula, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nednañlelcei
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tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3271)
Example: Used as a leaf compost for planting taro, layered on the bottom of the hole and covering the taro as well.
Scientific name: Melicope triphylla, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nelaijo
n.
wind-related term; no definition provided
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114
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nelm̃ai apeñ
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tree 6 m tall, dbh 15 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4864)
Example: Fiber: Collect the stems of this plant, peel off the outer bark, soak (ret) in seawater for 1 week, then put stone on top of it-the fibers are loosened by the retting, peel them off and hang in the sun to dry and bleach. Weave small baskets, grass skirts and other things from this fiber. When sticks are placed in areas of the sea, shells are attracted to these sticks and people can collect the shells used for adornment--the animals in the shells like to eat the material on the sticks. Dried fruits of this plant are eaten by birds.
Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nemeg
nemtav
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tree to 20 m, dbh 50 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4910)
Scientific name: Dysoxylum molle, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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neroa
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tree, 6-7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3527)
Example: 1. The flower is used to make a necklace and the wood used as poles for a house roof. The flower is very fragrant and people put it behind their ear to enjoy the aroma. The leaf is used to bake taro in the earth oven. Use a fire to heat stones, then when the fire burns down and the stones are hot, pile these leaves on top of the hot stones and then place the food being cooked--taro, fish, pig, cassava, banana or other foods--on top of the leaves. Then pile more of these leaves on top of the food and then place additional hot stones on top of that pile of leaves. While the food is cooking--each type of food takes a different amount of time--the leaves give off a very nice smell and help flavor the food. 2. Firewood, flower smells good, put in coconut oil to give it aroma. Grate coconut, add small amount of water, put in bowl, heat until water is evaporated, the oil is on top, take all the coconut cream on bottom save oil in another pot. Drop 2-3 flowers into coconut oil and boil, or more flowers. Try not to burn the oil. Take out flowers and use pure oil. Also used for final covering of large earth oven during feast along with GMP 3503 – esp. wedding feast. Planting pole and hard and heavy wood – sharp end. 3. This is a "calendar plant." When it flowers, people know that the taro is ready to harvest.
Scientific name: Gardenia tannaensis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nesei
n.
forest
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 152
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neta
n.
cane (sugar)
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 133
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nethopdecraeñ
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herb, growing in weedy area at end of airstrip runway. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3568)
Scientific name: Youngia japonica, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nidei
n.
kind of sugarcane
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nidid
niditau
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tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3507)
Example: The young leaves and fruits are edible; the fruits are eaten ripe. This species is used for firewood as well as house posts, but they don’t last as long as other types of wood so they are used in temporary structures. A sacred plant on Aneityum. Name means linkage between this world and the spirit world. Agriculture – you find this tree ?? it means that the land is fertile. Birds eat fruits; people burn the tree to release ash and fertilizer and grow their taro around it – it will give more food. Message plant – if someone puts a long brown on your door or in your garden, it means “why are you here?” Implies that you should go back to where you belong. You don’t belong in this place. For example instead of quarreling over land dispute, put the branch and it means that you should leave this place.
Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nidwunitei
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tree fern, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4100)
Example: 1. There are kinds of this plant. This is considered the black one. See GMP #4102, Cyathea sp, which is considered the white one.
Scientific name: Cyathea decurrens, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nijcel
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tree, 7-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3587)
Example: 1. If the preferred banana leaves are not available to wrap food for cooking, then use young leaves of this species and tie taro and fish for cooking. 2. Use leaves to wrap fresh water prawns and fresh water fish and cook them on charcoal. Use as a cup by making funnel out of leaf and drink from it. 3. Used for unspecified ritual activities.
Scientific name: Dillenia biflora, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nilec
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epiphyte. Growing on tree in village area. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #1)
Example: Makes period normal again. Take three young leaves from the very tops of the plant and pound and squeeze out the juice from the leaves. Mix with small amount of water to help juice come out. Drink this 3 times a day for 3 days. Pig food – feed the leaves to the pigs. Leaves used to wrap around Cyrtosperma merkusii to cook for several days—this taro needs a lot of cooking. So this leaf is particularly used for that purpose because it is very watery. Will keep the taro from becoming too burned or dry – it will cook soft after a few days – keep tasting it until the calcium oxalate sensation is gone. Check it 3 times – cook, open, taste and it should be good. Wrap fish and put directly on charcoal fire. – also cover top rocks in earth oven.
Scientific name: Epipremnum pinnatum, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nilpudou
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herb to 50 cm, flowers yellow. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4944)
Example: As a tonic medicine, collect a full handful of leaves, boil in one liter of water until fully cooked, then drink 1 cup 3x daily, warm, to treat a person who has worked too much, who is tired, to help their stomach and to help make them strong. For children and adults. Child’s dose is 1/2 cup, 3x daily until the child feels stronger.
Scientific name: Bidens pilosa, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nimit
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sparsely branched tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3208)
Example: The flying fox eats the fruit of this tree. When the fruits are ripe, the seeds are edible and children cut off the outside of the fruit and eat the nut. Wrap fish with this leaf and cook it on top of a fire--it tastes good. House posts are made from the trunk of the tree. It grows in the coastal area.
Scientific name: Cerbera manghas, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nipjid
n.
the orange tree (117); an orange, a lime, a lemon (102)
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 102, 117
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nipjid acen
n.
citron; lemon; lime tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 135, 162,163
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nipjinamesei
niʧep
nohap
n.
kind of plant, grass, or fern
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nopropra (~ noporopora ?)
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basket used to carry sweet potatoes
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
Speaker: Romario Yaufati
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nouras
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4774)
Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nucsei
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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nuei
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vine climbing up a dead tree, growing in dense rainforest. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4056)
Example: 1. The stems are used as a traditional rope to fasten house posts. First a length of stem is coiled in a figure-eight pattern. It is then heated to render it pliable. Once heated, for several minutes, it is immediately used to fasten the posts. When cool, it is set and inflexible. Such a fastener can last 20 years.
Scientific name: Melodinus neoebudicus, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nuei
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vine, growing up trees in primary forest at edge of river. flower white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3675)
Example: This vine is collected, rolled in a figure 8 and put on a fire to soften it and used to tie posts. It is tied when warm, because when it cools it is very strong, "like wire." It does not burn on the fire, only become soft. It is said to be excellent for the construction of cyclone houses, it shrinks after heating to make a very strong rope.
Scientific name: Melodinus neoebudicus, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nuputuligighap
n.
stem of coconut leaf
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 188
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nässäi
n.
Drynaria rigidula
Example: Leaf: ashes rubbed onto head against getting bold
Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 443
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pahai
adj.
inland
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 159
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rohalrohal
adj.
rough, applied to sugarcane-leaf thatch
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 107
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sepagko
adv.
down yonder
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 108
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sepamki
adv.
down here
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 108
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suko
adv.
downwards or westwards
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 108
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tite
adj.
ripe early in the season
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 109
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ubutpotet
adj.
adjacent
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 121
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upasin
n.
first shoots of old roots
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 183
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upumure
v.n.
to fall, as unripe fruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 111
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