araparap
n.
sunset
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 62
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ategnaijaig pok nelcau
v.n.
sail from shore
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 180
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atga nethanethan
v.
passed by on the other side
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 79
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dapanan ja jai et lok sto em̃ikope stoi lok
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phr.
he went there but the store was closed
Speaker: Kirk Keitadi
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ehmehma
adj.
healed, applied to wounds; ripe; yellow
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 77
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Et elwa intisiaicai
phr.
the flowers are come out.
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 77
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incacas
incacas
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herb to 0. 75 m tall, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4953)
Example: The young leaves are edible; these should be collected, boiled for ca. 8 minutes and eaten with other foods such as cassava. This is one of the local leaves that is said to taste quite good when cooked and mixed with other foods. Both the ripe (red) and unripe (green) fruits are added to soup and other foods as a spice or eaten fresh. The fruit of this cultivar is very hot. The fruit is also fed to chickens who seem to love to eat it.
Scientific name: Capsicum annuum, Speaker: Tony Keith
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incatyatou
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tree. Acting as a fence post. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #24)
Example: 1. For vomiting/uneasyness - remove the bark of a stem and take the inner bark (this should be white). Smash the white bark with about 150ml of cold water and drink. The bark can also be boiled and cooled down to drink cold. Believes when you vomit a lot this will restore your body and give you energy again. Take after vomiting but can use even when not sick. 2. For stomache ache - Can also be prepare and taken as in part 1. 3. For painful urination, also prepared as in part 1. 4. The fruits are sticky and used as a type of local “glue.” Collect the fruits when ripe, hold the outside of the fruit in the hand, and put the end of the fruit that has the sticky sap on paper or anything else needing to be glued. In ancient times, this sticky glue helped join the strings together that were used to make a long fishing line. 5. In ancient times this sticky glue helped join the strings together when making a long one for fishing. 6. During the heat of the day, in the hot season, take inner bark from 1 stick, scrape bark into 1 liter water and drink all day to help prevent a person from getting urinary infection, resulting in painful urination from being in the sun too much. 7. If you put the leaves of this plant in a bag with your fishing gear – it will help catch a lot of fish – magic. 8. Cut a 1-2 m long branch in each of 4 corners of the garden which is a rectangle, place it in an “X” at each corner, this will cleanse people who have not been cleansed who come in the garden. 9. If a person is not cleansed e.g. has not fasted from certain foods, the crops will not bear good fruits. So when gardening, people believe it is best not to eat coconut, shellfish, fish, stay away from sex, and no fermented food like breadfruit and bananas, OR if you have a visitor overnight and then you heal to cleanse yourself before going to the garden. After a woman finishes her period, she will stay out of garden for 10 days, this is specifically for kava, water taro, sugarcane and yam in the garden. Other crops – cassava, sweet potato, and taro Fiji are okay. Different Kastom for N, S, W, E people – so this Kastom is for South and Eastern people.
Scientific name: Cordia dichotoma, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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incetceianalañ
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sedge to 1 m, flowers brown (collection: Michael J. Balick #4883)
Example: Children pull up the new young shoots and eat them. You eat the white soft part at the base of the part that comes off when you pull it. See photo.
Scientific name: Gahnia aspera, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inciñpiñti
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shrub to 1 m, flowers white. Growing on ridge of pine forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4980)
Example: The leaves are good mulch for taro plants. The stems are used for firewood.
Scientific name: Geniostoma rupestre, Speaker: Tony Keith
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inhutlavlav
n.
a bamboo flute
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 86
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injedete anawanarin
inlahlah
n.
daylight
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 141
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inligighap
n.
the thick end of a coconut leaf used as a target
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 86
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inmadidi
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4768)
Scientific name: Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inmadidi
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tree to 7 m, dbh 30 com (collection: Michael J. Balick #4870)
Example: This plant is used for spiritual purposes. When fruits are young, the children take the fruit, cut it open and take coconut leaf midribs, impaling the seeds on the midribs and painting themselves with the fruit.
Scientific name: Pittosporum aneityense, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inmathethi
n.
Tabernaemontana padacaqui
Example: leaf used for for wounds; cold maceration taken internally against "skin cancer" (severe wounds?). Stalk, chewed, influences sex of an embryo in favor of a girl.
Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 440
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inmerimri
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inpecelelcei paralelcei
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tree, 18-20 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3584)
Example: The young stems of this tree are very light, and used to make spears for fishing--they float. The stems are used to make the poles that connect the outrigger to the canoe. Good to make a fishing spear with as with others, timber. Leaves used with other plants to heal a sick woman who is sick from a male spirit – PARALELCEI – This lead with other leaves unspecified, tie together pound juice out of it and put juice in bamboo, cover top w/ wild cane leaf and take to sick woman before sunset, give to her to drink, before wave bamboo around her, open it and pour a bit on her head and drink a bit and wash her face, then break bamboo and discard it before sunset. Then tell spirit to go away. Symptoms such as a miscarriage or continued period, or dream and see the male spirit, or dream of snakes from the forest.
Scientific name: Calophyllum neoebudicum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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intesyanyac
intinan
n.
a bed, a foundation, a plantation
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 89
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intinan mese
n.
dry land planted
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 89
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intinan nopoi
n.
the wicker-work bed (constellation?)
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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intinan tal
n.
a plantation of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 89
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kopilkopil
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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lelen
adj.
unripe
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 196
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lopot lopot
muri muri
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shrub, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3539)
Example: The fruit of this species are poisonous. In ancient times the ancestors used the "fork" (branch growing out of main stem) of this wood to catch lobsters between the two parts of the stem. v
Scientific name: Ochrosia elliptica, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nafakaka
n.
a blossom; the spathe of a coconut used as light; also "nafaketa"
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 94
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nagagnit
nahtancai upunupun
n.
thorn
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 193
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namniañia
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herb to 3 m tall, fruits black. Secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4905)
Example: Leaves used to wrap around cassava that is being baked in the earth oven.
Scientific name: Joinvillea plicata, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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namumuatamag
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epiphyte on fallen tree, growing in disturbed forest. Fruit. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3474)
Example: When children feel weak, this is a good medicine for them. Squeeze the leaves and give the child (3-5 years of age) one tea spoon of the juice and it is said to make them strong again.
Scientific name: Appendicula reflexa, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nam̃am̃a
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epiphytic orchid, growing in dense rainforest along river. Flowers pink. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4058)
Scientific name: Dendrobium rarum, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nanad itohou
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shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3456)
Example: 1. The leaves of this plant are used as a fertilizer when a person plants taro "to help to feed the ground for next year." 2. Sapwood of this tree, and one more [GMP 3591], in old days take from west side and cross mountain to the east, and on red clay mountain, burn it to make spirits to give more sun instead of rain so that gardens will grow well.
Scientific name: Scaevola cylindrica, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nanad op̃a
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tree, 4-5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3542)
Example: Some people use the dried leaves of this plant when there is no tobacco. Roll the leaves and smoke them. This is a good plant to lay under as a shade along the coast. Good firewood. The leaves are used with other leaves as part of a ceremony to calm the sea.* Burn leaves in a special place and toss ashes in the sea – sea will be calm.* When you are paddling to another island. Carry them with you and toss in sea as you go. Also goes with fasting and cleansing when traveling in this way.
Scientific name: Argusia argentea, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nanini
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twining vine, growing on grassed along roadside in open disturbed area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3608)
Scientific name: Cardiospermum halicacabum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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narakiraki
n.
a whirlwind
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114
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nathat
nathat uwun jap
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stone wall for beach
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
Speaker: Romario Yaufati
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naupiñiña
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terrestrial fern, growing in secondary forest along the river. Leaves c. 2. 25 m long. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3656)
Example: Put several leaves of this species together to wrap food, especially the fresh water eel, and to carry plants of taro, kava, holding the leaves over one’s shoulder to carry these crops.
Scientific name: Pronephrium rubrinerve, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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necñanman
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understory tree, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4050)
Scientific name: Schefflera neoebudica, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nefelelicai acen
n.
hemlock
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 157
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negaivaine
n.
a bunch of grapes; also "nigaivaine"
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 98
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nehtet upaipai
n.
kind of sugarcane
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nejecjec
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epiphyte on prop roots and main tree trunks, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4044)
Scientific name: Asplenium amboinense, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nekinkin
n.
kind of plant, grass, or fern
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nepjen epjen
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lithophyte, growing on rock in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4038)
Scientific name: Antrophyum plantagineum, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nerere
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strangler tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3694)
Scientific name: Ficus obliqua, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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netcetas
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tree 10 m tall, dbh 15 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4909)
Example: The stems of this plant make a good digging stick for planting kava. Kava planted with this digging stick will be stronger in effect.
Scientific name: Alstonia vitiensis, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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netet
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4792)
Scientific name: Excoecaria agallocha, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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netethei
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shrub. Uncultivated around the village disturbed areas. . (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #27)
Example: The fruits are edible when ripe--eating them turns the tongue purple. 1. To cure headaches - Someone other than the woman must prepare this. Break the top branch of netethae and remove leaves for use. Combine with the top leaves of the top branch of nelmaha. Chew the leaves and drink the juice. Do this when the sun is setting on the horizon. The woman gives the leftover fibers to the person who prepared the medicine and that person goes and throws the fibers in the direction of the setting sun. 2. Ancestors 4 top branches and chew and spit out remaining fiber will destroy the effects of a love potion that is too strong – meaning that the husband or wife will miss the other person too much so that they become mentally ill. 3. Edible fruits: eating them turns tongue black/purple.
Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nititan
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fern to 0. 75 m, sori brown. growing along trail. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4972)
Example: The fronds of this fern are used to wrap sting ray and shark meat, which have a great deal of moisture in them, for cooking on the earth overn. Wrap the fronds (leaves) around the meat and tie with a Pandanus string. Because they are not thick, broad, entire leaves, but rather have many places in them where water can drain out during the cooking process, it is said that these leaves are much better for preparing these two types of fish, as well as any other meat that contains a great deal of moisture. For cooking on the earth over, put these wrapped foods on top of any other leaves so that they do not touch the hot stones directly, and then cover with other leaves as well. Then place the hot stones on top of these wrapped meats.
Scientific name: Pneumatopteris, Speaker: Tony Keith
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nomotmot
n.
grass
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nomotmot mese
n.
hay
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 156
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nomotmot tucjup
n.
kind of plant, grass, or fern
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nononhat
nuarin marara
n.
dale
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 140
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numurumu
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epiphyte on tree trunk, growing in rain forest on the mountain slope. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3290)
Scientific name: Procris pedunculata, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nuripapa
n.
wind-related term; no definition provided
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114
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rere
adj.
leafless; fading
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 107
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rohalrohal
adj.
rough, applied to sugarcane-leaf thatch
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 107
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romo romo
n.
vine to 1 m, fruits black. Secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4906)
Scientific name: Geitonoplesium cymosum, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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tatalaha
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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tatau
tatau
tatau
tehtehin
n.
an open blossom
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 108
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ucjicjid
v.a.
to heap up earth to taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 109
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upreupre
n.
tough; a kind of coral
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 111
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wiwi
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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