Aneityum

adj.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

adj.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

v.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

adj.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

v.a.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 62

v.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

[eroʊ nadimi] phr.

Speaker: David Nasauman

[et at̚pu an] phr.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

[et elel] phr.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

v.n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 80

n.

Scientific name: Barringtonia procera, Speaker: Romario Yaufati

adj.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 82

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 85

n.

Scientific name: Hornstedtia scottiana, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 85

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

[inhapli kuri] n.

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

n.

Example: 1a. This type of hibiscus has young leaves that are reddish in color and it is an edible type. The stems are eaten during April-July. Harvest the stems, beat them and cut off the outer bark. Collect inner bark, slicing it off the stem and wrapping it in a banana type leaf with coconut milk added. Bake all night at least 8 hours, then it is eaten. Said to taste like a root vegetable. Used during the dry season when there are not many crops available. 1b. Take young shoot of the tree then pound the base to separate the base of the bark from the stem but leave it on the stem, say pound 4-5 inches around the base, then come back 3-4 months and the rest of the bark would be thicker. Then cut where it was pounded, cut stem in 1.5-foot pieces, bake on an earth oven, leaves on bottom layer (on top of charcoal) then sticks, then leaves on top, then hot stones, and then more leaves. Bake for 1.5 hours, then remove a stick at a time and use shell to scrape away outer bark, cut into 6 inch pieces, put on log, pound to make softer, put in lap lap leaves leaf wrapping, add coconut milk, put in stone oven, cook for one hour then open lap lap leaves and eat. 2. This variety is for this purpose just like Pohnpei. 3. This variety is not used for grass skirt.

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Example: 1. To speed up delivery and reduce painin labor - Take a piece of stem from a small branch and take the skin and outter bark off. Grate out the inner part with water and squeeze out juice into a cup for the woman to drink. 2. To help with pain/difficulty giving birth - Take even numbers of inhoa top leaves (Must have a partner so the lone top is not vulnerable to bad spirits - in all Rosita’s medicines, she always uses partners like this). Using 2, 4, or 6, of these leaves chew them and swallow the whole thing. This is slippery. Take at the first pain.

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

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

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119

[inʤa] n.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

[inja] n.

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

Scientific name: Gallus gallus, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

[inʤupara] n.

Speaker: David Nasauman

n.

Example: A man named Johnnie (Reuben’s grandfather) brought this vine to Aneityum to use it as a rope to tie objects. The ripe fruits are used to paint the face and hands and children make drawings from this dye.

Scientific name: Passiflora suberosa, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Scientific name: Phlegmariurus phlegmaria, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Scientific name: Huperzia phlegmaria, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

[inmeg inʤupʤupura] n.

Speaker: David Nasauman

n.

Example: leaf chewed against liver pain

Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 441

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 88

n.

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.

Scientific name: Centella asiatica, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Example: In the past the ancestors learned to cook the leaves of this species with fish in an earth over and then eat the leaves as well as the fish. Today, fish are wrapped with small leaves and then covered with lap-lap leaf (Polyscias) and cooked in an earth oven. This plant is also a "calendar plant." When you see this plant flower you know that sea turtles are getting fat and ready to harvest. As a "message plant", if a person puts this flower behind their ear or in their hat, and looks at another person, it is an invitation to that person to go with you to the nakamal for kava

Scientific name: Wollastonia biflora, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Example: 1. The name means "white hair". It is not known why that is the case.

Scientific name: Calanthe chrysantha, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: David Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Scientific name: Syzygium richii, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

v.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

v.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119

n.

Scientific name: Piper methysticum, Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 91

[lawoñ] n.

Example: Photo by Dubi Shapiro, IBC1406511. Photo of Vanuatu Scrubfowl Megapodius layardi at Palikulo Point, Vanuatu. Accessible on Internet Bird Collection

Scientific name: Megapodius layardi, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 92

n.

Example: Photo by J.E Randall, Fishbase: CC BY-A-NC 3.0

Scientific name: Albula glossodonta via FishBase, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

n.

Example: A "calendar plant". When the flowers open, the birds are said to be fat and good for hunting.

Scientific name: Dendrobium mohlianum, Speaker: Natu Kenneth

[naθi aθiat upni] phr.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

[naθran ɣap] n.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 160

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 95

n.

Example: 1. The roots of this plant are used to make "Nopoy"--a traditional trap used to catch fish and lobster. The outer bark of the roots are removed and sun-dried. The roots are then split into several pieces and they are woven in an open fashion similar to a "noporapora"--a type of market basket fashioned from coconut leaflets.

Scientific name: Freycinetia impavida, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Scientific name: Tarenna, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 96

n.

Example: Origin story of Aneityum chiefs on see more on Youtube

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117

n.

Example: In taller forest, this plant is higher so can use it to make a spear. Sharpen the end or use wires as the tip. Unspecified medicinal use.

Scientific name: Phyllanthus myrianthus, Speaker: Natu Kenneth

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114

n.

Example: This plant is used as fertilzer to place on bottom of the taro patch in the same way as GMP #3456 to help "feed the ground" for next year. The leaves are used to wrap food. When a person is chewing kava, pile the chewed kava roots on the young leaves of this species. Also, an unspecified medicinal use.

Scientific name: Acalypha grandis, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Example: This is considered a sacred plant. People do not use this plant as it is considered "of the devil."

Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 98

[nehel] n.

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

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

n.

Scientific name: Angiopteris evecta, Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Scientific name: Ptisana smithii

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 99

[nelɣo] n.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n.

Example: 1. Ancestors used this plant to make fish line – cut young branches, remove outer bark and tie together, put in salt water or fresh water for a week, it is now strong, dry in sun, take fibers and twist them together to make a very long fishing line. 2. Leaves are used to feed pigs. 3. Take inner bark, scrape it and put on boils. Attach with any leaf and it takes out the boil. 4. Trunk for temporary bush house.

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 100

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

n.

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

n.

Scientific name: Cyathea vieillardii, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

[nijaʊ] n.

Speaker: David Nasauman

n.

Example: When the new leaves form on this plant, people say that it is time to plant taro. The wood of the larger tree is good for posts.

Scientific name: Decaspermum neoebudicum, Speaker: Natu Kenneth

n.

Example: 1. The leaves of the young plant are used to wrap food for cooking on a fire. 2. The wood is used for temporary houses, for making rafters that are said to last a long time. 3. The wood is strong and used to carve paddles for the canoe. 4. It is also grown and used for firewood. 5. Firewood, (6) use as local plate. 7. On west side of island, take old coconut, fill with water, put lead into hole on end, take out and give to baby to drink and it will help the baby talk.

Scientific name: Macaranga tanarius, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117

n.

Example: 1. Take handful of young leaves from the middle of the branch and rub until soft. Squeeze the leaves into a cup to get the juice. This will help with a stomache ache for any woman, but especially women who have been fed a potion. 2. To stop baby crying - take 8 fresh leaves and squeeze into warm water. Medicine, wash the plant, take either the leaves or whole plant, 1 handful of leaves, boil in 1 liter water for a few minutes, let it cool, drink 1 cup 1x day for 3 days, flu, headache, stomachache. Considered a weed that likes to grow in cultivated areas.

Scientific name: Bidens pilosa, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

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

Scientific name: Siganus punctatus, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

[ɲiroʊn] n.

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

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 103

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

[noweɪ yaŋ] n.

Speaker: David Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117

n.

Example: 1. Used to build houses. The wood of this tree is considered very hard and heavy, so it is used as posts in traditional houses.

Scientific name: Syzygium nomoa, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

[nʊpsiʤman] n.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

v.n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 105