inmehei
inmehei
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herb to 1. 5 m tall, sterile. Growing in weedy patch behind buildings on edge of trail. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4986)
Example: People use the leaves of this plant to wrap lap-lap for cooking on the earth oven or when boiling foods. The leaves can also be used as serving plates and to cover the stones on the earth oven.
Scientific name: Heliconia indica, Speaker: Tony Keith
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inmehei ipciv
n.
kind of banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inmehtas
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inmehtit
n.
breadfruit crop in October
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 87
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inmejcop
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Swamp Harrier
Example: Photo by birdsaspoetry / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA-NC 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Circus approximans, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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inmejei
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tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3686)
Example: This tree is a source of sawn timber.
Scientific name: Syzygium nomoa, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inmenyau
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Brown Goshawk
Example: Brown Goshawk juvenile. Photo by Graham Winterflood, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Accipiter fasciatus, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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inmeraducai
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inmeranauunse
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inmerei
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tree to 2 m tall,dbh 40 com (collection: Michael J. Balick #4877)
Example: To treat a local disease (that causes pain in the stomach) called "Namya," peel off the outer bark, collect 1 handful of inner bark, boil with 1/2 liter of water, drink warm, 3 cups/daily, for 3 days. At that point the person will feel that "the weakness is no longer in the body." After 3 days of treatment the pain in the stomach goes away. Wood is used for posts; leaves for compost for holes that people will plant taro in--line the bottom of the hole before placing soil and taro in it.
Scientific name: Acacia spirorbis, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inmerei hau
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tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3692)
Scientific name: Acacia spirorbis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inmereijcil
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inmeri
n.
a stringy bark tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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inmerimri
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inmerinwai
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inmeripciv
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inmerisiahau
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inmesese
n.
the cold season; winter
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 87
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inmetapau
n.
treelet, 1. 75 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4077)
Scientific name: Ixora aneityensis
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inmetla
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tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3579)
Example: The fruits of this plant is edible and tastes like a guava. The wood is used for house posts, and the smaller stems used to make rafters to hold thatch. Firewood.
Scientific name: Eugenia rariflora, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inmetla
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tree to 4 m tall, dbh 6 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4941)
Example: Edible fruits, very well liked.
Scientific name: Eugenia rariflora, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inmobolhat
n.
Garcinia sp.
Example: leaf chewed against liver pain
Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 441
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inmohtan nohos
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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inmoijeuv ahcil
n.
false star
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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inmoijeuv amen ehcid
n.
planet
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 172
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inmoijeuv an nofomot
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a bright red star in the former constellation Argo Navis, in the direction of where the islands meet on the horizon
Speaker: David Nasauman
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inmoijeuv natpoig
n.
a comet
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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inm̃okom
inmop
n.
a horse-chestnut tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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inmopoñ
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tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3516)
Example: The young stems are used to make fishing spears. These stems are also used to make the poles that connect an outrigger to a traditional canoe, as they are light and strong. The large trees have extensive roots and stumps and are used as a pen for pigs by making a fence from these.
Scientific name: Heritiera littoralis, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inmora
inmorantejed
inmoso
n.
fog or mist
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114
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inmoupog
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tree to 8 m, dbh 20 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4927)
Example: The wood of this tree is used as firewood. Children collect the dry fruits and use them for decorations and toys, for example playing with a fruit on the beach, driving it as if it were a toy truck or boat (photo).
Scientific name: Heritiera littoralis, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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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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inmowad
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vine to 40 cm, flowers blue (collection: Michael J. Balick #4949)
Example: To heal cuts, select a piece of the larger part of the stem (woody) cut a 6 inch piece and blow on one end; the sap comes o ut on the other end and this can be used to cover the wound. As a pig feed, people collect the stems and leaves and feed these to the pigs.
Scientific name: Ipomoea, Speaker: Tony Keith
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inmowad itouga
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vine climbing on Geissois denhamii (GMP #3522), growing in open (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3524)
Example: The word itougo means from a different country or place outside of Aneityum. The plant was introduced by the first missionaries who came to Port Patrick. Calendar plant – sea cost people see this flower in the forest and they know it is time to go into garden and harvest taro or make new gardens– see GMP 3263. This is also good firewood.
Scientific name: Operculina turpethum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inmowad o picad
inmowad u pikad
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vine to 5 m tall in trees, fruits maturing yellow-brown. Growing in agroforest/secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5009)
Example: People collect this vine and feed it to pigs. It also has an unspecified medicinal use. The vine of this plant forms a thick canopy so some people plant it around the house near trees that do not give much shade in order to reduce the intensity of the sun on the house and thus keep the temperature lower. The vine grows quickly into the trees.
Scientific name: Operculina (?) turpethum, Speaker: Tony Keith
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inmowanijvañ
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tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3270)
Scientific name: Oxera lehuntei, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inmunuka
n.
thunder
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114
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inmusji nupul
n.
kind of tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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inpa
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shrub, 1. 25 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3525)
Example: The young leaves are edible, after boiling for 5 minutes. A piece of coconut and a pinch of salt is wrapped in the leaves and eaten. The mature leaves are used to wrap food such as pig or cow meat and cooked in an earth oven. Tie this bundle with a piece of Pandanus fiber to secure it before putting in the earth oven. Both the green and ripe fruits are edible. This plant is used in kastom ceremonies. For a peace ceremony, if there is an argument, then this leaf is used to make peace between the parties. For many ceremonies, put on top of taro, kava or food pile, . For peace ceremony, when a person has food in an offering, give a branch of this plant to the other party to symbolize that the conflict is over. It is a "message plant" that conveys a meaning that people do not have to say out loud. When a stranger walks through a village with this plant in his or her hand, people know there is no threat or problem. When a young man first shaves, people give him a necklace of this plant. In the old days, hair was pulled out of young men, now people use razor blades.
Scientific name: Euodia hortensis, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inp̃a
inpa
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shrub. Growing in the village. Cultivated. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #26)
Example: 1a. To stay healthy while pregnant - grate 1 coconut with nekei leaves, about a handfull (8). And 8 inpa leaves and 8 niditau leaves. Pound all of this together and squeeze juice out and bath in this then jump into a clear river to wash it off. 1b. Handful of leaves mashed with grated coconut and put in a shell, heat stones and put in shell, then take hot liquid to rub on body of woman who have just delivered to make their bodies healthy again, back to normal – when they deliver they are in huts, then wash with this and then come out of the huts and rejoin family. 2. Symbolic plant for peace (name means peace). 3. Message plant – put small tips of leaves in hair or make hat out of it and people know you come in peace. 4. When giving a gift, put this leaf on the gift, as in a basket – people wear them they are happy and peaceful – it is symbolic of Aneityumese people – so even when the people leave the island they will grow this plant. 5. People bathe with this leaf, mixed with grated coconut and cover body and hair to smell good and be strong. 6. Mosquito repellant, build fire, put green leaves on top, smoke and aroma chases mosquito away. 7. Take top of leaf with 3 young leaves and put in hair as there is the belief that this plant symbolizes the trinity. So it protects people. If a person from the island goes elsewhere and is faced with black magic they bathe with a handful of leaves, boil them and bathe with the liquid to remove the spell. 8. Decorate people with this leaf day feasts, weddings, and other events – very sacred.
Scientific name: Euodia hortensis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inpa u natmas
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tree. Growing near village. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #13)
Example: 1. To cure toothache when pregnant - Take the inner bark from Intejed and boil it in a pot of seawater (about 1 liter) along with 2 leaves from each of inpoutnatmas, narayag, nahayag, and nelmaha. Boil until juice is visibly leaving the plants. Put this water into your mouth and hold it there for 2-3 minutes. Do this this with one cup in the morning, 1 cup in the afternoon, and 1 cup in the evening. 2. This plant is special and people grew it – use it after burial of a chief – wash hands with these leaves and water to cleanse the people who buried the chief. 3. Name means belongs to the spirit
Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inpad
n.
kind of palm
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inpaije
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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inpak
n.
species of banyan
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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inpakanhas
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fallen tree, growing in coastal vegetation along strand. Flowers orange. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3554)
Example: The stems are used for house posts as they are very strong.
Scientific name: Cordia subcordata, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inp̃al
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treelet or shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3204)
Example: To treat a headache, people traditionally would make a small cut ¼ inch long with a bamboo or piece of glass around the eyebrows where it is soft and then drip juice of the crushed leaves in the cut to take away the pain. Let the cut bleed first and then put the juice in it and it will stop the pain. The bleeding will stop the pain and the leaf juice will stop the bleeding – sometimes the pain will go away immediately and sometimes it takes a few minutes. So this technique is used to treat a very strong headache like a migraine.
Scientific name: Malvaviscus arboreus, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inp̃al anhas
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tree to 8 m tall, dbh 1 m (collection: Michael J. Balick #4994)
Example: The flowers are used for decoration, in the yard or cut and brought into the house. The stem of this tree is good for firewood.
Scientific name: Bauhinia monandra, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inp̃al apogen
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a type of flowering hibiscus plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4751)
Example: Photo Gregory M. Plunkett. Further information via Wikipedia
Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inp̃al cap̃ nesgin
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shrub. Found in the village, Unames. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #31)
Example: 1. To cure when the anus falls out - Pound together 1 braches worth of inpalcapnesgin leaves and of both inloptiri (2-4 leaves, any age) , also take the inner bark of nekeaitimi and nakhe. Put this into your hand, or another leaf and give it to the person to use it. This should be applied to the anus whenever the anus comes out. USed to use a clam shell to extract the bark but not anymore.
Scientific name: Hibiscus rosasinensis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inp̃alanhas
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tree to 5 m, dbh 6 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4965)
Example: This plant is grown as an ornamental plant, and its flowers are used in the house. The stems are also cut for firewood.
Scientific name: Bauhinia, Speaker: Tony Keith
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inpan
n.
kind of banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inpareihok
inpece
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tree to 15 m, dbh 50 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4918)
Example: The fruits of this tree are collected, mixed with ground coconut, boiled in water and the oil collected. The resulting oil is used medicinally, put on the skin for any condition to promote healing. Apply once a day until the condition resolves. Also can be used to treat head lice. Add the oil mixture to the hair, massage in, keep the hair dry for a day, then wash. Use once daily for 3 days.
Scientific name: Calophyllum inophyllum, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inpece lelcei
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tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3286)
Scientific name: Calophyllum neoebudicum, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inpece lelicai
n.
kind of tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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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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inpig
n.
today
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 88
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inpotaliglighap
n.
the thick end of a coconut leaf, used as a mark for throwing spears at; also "inpotin lilighap"
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 88
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inpwain ~ inhwain
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Pacific Reef Egret
Example: Photo by Arthur Chapman, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Egretta sacra, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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inran
n.
a branch
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 88
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