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ade

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v. go down

aelan panadol

n. Grewia inmac

Example: Leaf: infusion taken internally against pain

ages

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v. remove shell of horse-chestnuts by biting; to shell "inmop"

aheijid

v.n. go past

aiyu

adj. sweet; shady

amai neto

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[amai neto] phr. chew sugarcane

apos

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v.n. to steer, as a boat or a ship

araho

n. made of branches

edel

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v. to grow

Ek idivaig nenis ainyak

phr. I am quite useless

etgei

v. to weed

hogelcou

n. royal albatross

idahod

v. to sprout largely; also "ujipsotan"

incauinja

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n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3543)

Example: Red, dried fruits are fed to small chicks as food.

incei franse

incei franse
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n. shrub, 0. 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3445)

Example: Remedy new cuts – rub leaves together or chew them and put on cut, cover with leaf or cloth.

incei imtaig

n. the heart wood of a tree

inceila

inceila
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n. tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4033)

incipiñti

incipiñti
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n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4072)

Example: 1. The flower and bark are known to reek a foul smell.

inhetelga

n. a runner, the fruit of which is round like a cake

inlepei u inpoded

inlepei u inpoded
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n. epiphyte, growing in secondary forest along trail above river. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3664)

Example: This plant is used to make a head garland, but if you are going hunting or fishing do not put this on your head as you will not be successful in your quset. This is the grass skirt for the spirits; you can hear them but you cannot see them.

inlopotjap

inlopotjap
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n. shrub to 1 m, fruits green. Secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4897)

Example: The leaves are used for compost in the taro patch. Dig a hole, line it with the leaves of this species, cove with earth and plant taro. The leaves of this species are used to cover earth ovens.

inlop̃otjap

inlop̃otjap
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n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3621)

Example: Good for covering laplap or stone oven. Remove hot stones, put leaves down, then food, then hot stones, then put the leaves down again to cover everything.

inma

n. a breadfruit tree

inmeraducai

n. kind of breadfruit

inmerei hau

inmerei hau
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3692)

inmeritoga

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n. one of the best kinds of breadfruit

inmop

n. a horse-chestnut tree

inm̃adiatooga

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n. kind of fish

intejed

intejed
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n. tree. Growing in village garden. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #22)

Example: 1. Timber for houses, hard wood. 2. Fruits have a highly desirable nut that is edible when fresh after cracking the fruit. 3. Medicine – 5 young tips, boiled in 3 cups of water, and steam eyes when have conjunctivitis. 1x. 3. Calendar plant – When the leaves turn red and are ready to fall off from the tree – the lobsters are ready to be harvested – best time to harvest lobsters. Firm tasty meat. This was a traditional population management so that lobsters were not harvested year around but only during this season, Oct–Nov, for a month or 1.5 months.

intijgancedo

intijgancedo
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n. prostrate herb growing on ground in open or partly shaded area next to banana tree. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3207)

Example: 1. The plant is named after a "rat"s ear.’ Eat 4 fresh leaves every morning to clear the brain and help remember things. 2. This plant is an indicator of rich soil--a good place for growing vegetables. 3. Very useful plant, food and medicine. Name means rat ear. Take 5 leaves, wrap in INROWOD (Cordyline fruticosa) and cook for 15 minutes, remove it hot (be sure you do not burn it) squeeze out 1 tablespoon and give to baby to drink to treat a flu. 1x morning for 5 days.

intinan tal

n. a plantation of taro

intohou

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n. kind of shellfish

intoutau

intoutau
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n. tree, 14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3586)

Example: To make a fire, take a 1-2 cm diameter stick, sharpen it and rub it against a larger piece, ca. 6 cm in diameter. As a person rubs, the stick will start smoking and then start a fire, especially if there are a few small slivers of stem on the stick that can catch fire. People use other types of sticks to rub against the larger piece as well, and this will make a fire.

inwau

n. a creeper, a vine

inyaratmas

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

inyetupou lelcei

inyetupou lelcei
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n. tree, 9 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4053)

Example: 1. Timber is often harvested and sold from this tree. 2. Flying foxes enjoy the fruits of this tree. Hunters gather nearby this species when the flying foxes are hunted.

iñpa

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n. pungent scrub, island musk (RPV #101)

jigkom

[ʧiŋkum] n. chewing gum

kajauanya

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n. kind of fish

katamal

katamal
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[katamal] n. Scarlet Robin

Example: Photo by patrickkavanagh/Flickr, License: CC BY 2.0 via Flickr

kuri

kuri
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[kuri] n. dog (general)

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

na elmai

n. cloth (related to nelmai)

nacal

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n. kind of bird

nagag ~ nacag

nagag ~ nacag
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[nagag ~ naɣag] n. Sandpiper

Example: Photo by Frans Vandewalle, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

nagai has

n. kind of sugarcane

naha

n. a thistle

nahaijcai

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nahau ahii

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n. kind of turtle

nahleuco yag

n. kind of taro

nakohaiag

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[nakajaŋ] n. palm of hand

name cedo

name cedo
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n. epiphytic liana climbing up main trunk of garcinia pseudoguttifera, growing in primary forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4014)

nanad

nanad
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[nanaθ] n. shrub, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3455)

Example: Fertilizer, take fresh leaves and put in area where plant taro.

napauwahpa

n. kind of taro

naprucei

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n. kind of crab

napupwi a darumea

n. kind of sugarcane

nap̃od

nap̃od
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n. tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4128)

Example: 1. The wood of this tree can be used to make posts for traditional houses.

narasitai

n. chaff

narisi nepjineucsin

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[narisin nɛpʧinoʊɣsin] n. lips

natapin

n. hedge

natau atahen

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n. kind of shellfish

natuun

n. kind of banana

nau

n a plant, with upright clumping. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #25)

Example: 1. To cure the sea snake (nispev) curse that causes missed periods. First the husband must combine 4 young leaves of incispev and 4young leaves of nafanu and mash and squueze the juice into a small bamboo (1-1.5 inch diameter) The nafanu is important because it is a plant that connects to the sea. Use wildcane leaves cover the bamboo closed. Go to the sick person and unwrap the snake from her. Start from the top and let the woman drink a small part of the potion then wash her with the mixture, making sure to wash head, elbows, knees, feet, and belly. Then take a leaf of naha and break it over

nau

n. high mountain

naupitcat

naupitcat
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4773)

necvamiau

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n. kind of shellfish

necye

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n. yellow star

necñanman

necñanman
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n. small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4026)

Example: 1. The name of this plant means birdfoot. Accordingly, portions of this plant are used when a fire is smoky, to abate the smoke.

neijis ieg

n. a bundle of reeds for a torch; a torch

neisindien

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[nɛjsindiɛn] n. fish anus

nelnjen

nelnjen
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[nɛʝɲan] n. footprints (gen.)

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

nemdaj

nemdaj
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n. Little spinefoot, scribbled rabbitfish

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

nemeg

nemeg
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n. Anchor tuskfish, Orange-dotted tuskfish

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein, iNaturalist: CC BY-A-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nenes

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[nenes] n. fiber for kava

nepek cat

nepek cat
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n. type of seashell

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

nepekcat

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n. kind of shellfish

nepelvanwou

nepelvanwou
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n. liana, on Polyscias cissodendron (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3457)

Example: 1. Macerate the young stems, remove the outer "skin" to release the odor of the stem and weave into a head garland for decoration. 2. People use it as a headdress. This is a male plant, ancestors used both male and female wrapped together for the headdress. Man would put this on head to attract a woman that he liked. Be careful when you are passing other women who will be attracted to the wearer – so the person can’t speak to them so he can focus on the one he is attracted to.

nepig u wara

n. wind-related term; no definition provided

nidintaueuc

n. new coconut leaves

nijwou

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n. vine climbing up a macaranga tree, growing in open disturbed area. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3588)

Example: 1. To build a cyclone house, take the vine of this species to tie pieces of the house. To prepare the vine for use as rope, collect many feet of it, put it in a fire, roll it in a figure 8, wait until it softens and then use for tying. This vine is hard and needs to be heated to a high temperature in the fire to make it soft; the person preparing this must use gloves to tie it to the posts and rafters while it is still warm. When it cools, it is very strong. Rope made from this vine will last a long time--perhaps 10-15 years. It can also be used to make a regular house. However, it is not as strong as GMP #3589. 2. For men who want rasta in hair, take a few leaves and dry them, burn with some other plants to rub on the rasta and keeps it healthy, keep from splitting.

niom

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n. house (gen.)

nipjid aiyu

n. orange

nipjin nalmu

nipjin nalmu
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n. type of seashell

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

niridlo

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n. kind of shellfish

niʧin neiang

niʧin neiang
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[niʧin neijaŋ] n. coconut shell

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

nomodej wow

nomodej wow
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n. vine to 2 m, aerial tubers and lobed leaves. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4946)

Example: This is a root crop. It is harvested in April-June. The leaves turn yellow and indicate that the crop is ready to harvest. If planted in the old days the root would get much larger. It is a good cyclone disaster food. Grows wild now. Boil the tuber in fresh water, when it is cooked add a bit of sea water to give it a salty taste. Chew the starchy root and spit out the fiber. Another variety is like sweet potato and a person can eat the entire root without spitting out the fiber. Can mix with coconut milk as well to eat.

nomotmot ijis

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

noporo pora

noporo pora
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[noporo pora] n. coconut basket

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

noweitopgat

noweitopgat
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[noweɪtopɣat] n. pandanus fruit (pl)

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

nowihit

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n. kind of fish (folk name)

noyeiwow

noyeiwow
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n. vine to 4 m, cultivated (collection: Michael J. Balick #5013)

Example: This is a cultivated, edible tuber. If a cyclone comes and blows the vines, the tuber will still be intact. The vines of this type of Dioscorea are very strong. Normal yam vine tears in high winds and the tuber will not grow for food but will die; this one will not. It is very good for places with strong winds and storms.

nudto

nudto
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n. small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3452)

Example: 1a. The stem of this plant is used to make a spear, as it is always straight and very strong. It is a small growing plant, just right for length of a spear. 1b. Make a spear for fishing, peel bark, heat stem, affix points to end. 2. Name is the name of a fish. 3. Rafters for roof.

nuei

nuei
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n. vine climbing into the canopy on Sarcomelicope, growing in primary rainforest. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3620)

Example: This plant is used for local rope. Coil it in a figure 8, heat on a fire, when it is soft, use it for tying poles on a house. It is very strong when cool and dry.

numrauad

n. a halo around the sun or moon

nunyepec

nunyepec

n. understory tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4049)

Example: 1. The name means "knife of sandpaper", a type of fish. The leaf base resembles the fin of the fish. 2. In the past, a spear was made from the sapling wood of this plant for tribal warfare. Today, spears are made from this plant for fishing. First, a relatively straight spaling is chosen and then heated over a fire. The pliable portion of wood is straightened and then decorticated. When cool, a portion of wire can be affixed on one end to aid in the spearing of fish.

nupud

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n. kind of fish (folk name)

ta tau

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n. kind of fish (folk name)

tedtedwaleg

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

ugnis

v.a. to take off sprouts of taro

uriicai

adj. made of branches

worago

worago
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n. Lined surgeonfish

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