Aneityum

v.a.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

v.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 56

conj.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

v.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

v.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

v.n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 148

[et at̚pu an] phr.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

[et taiŋ inhalav] phr.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

v.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 81

conj.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

[inɣaitisian] n.

Speaker: David Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

n.

Scientific name: Gahnia aspera, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Example: This plant is gathered for firewood. It is said that the fragrance of the flowers is not nice.

Scientific name: Geniostoma rupestre, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Taeniura lymma, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

n.

Scientific name: Abutilon indicum, Speaker: Tony Keith

[inʤa anʤia] n.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n.

Scientific name: Phlegmariurus squarrosus, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

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

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Example: 1. The inner bark of this plant is used as a general rope; peel it and weave it into rope, and use it to tie beams in the house. 2. The wood is good to start fires by rubbing two pieces together.

Scientific name: Trichospermum inmac, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Example: Photo by Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY-A 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cephalopholis argus, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

n.

Scientific name: Acacia spirorbis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118

[inmopon] n.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n.

Example: latex blown from stalk using it like a straw; anti-hemorrhage

Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 441

n.

Example: Photo by charlie20 / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Chlorurus microrhinos, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

n.

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

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119

n.

Example: The seeds of this species are eaten, the fruits are cracked open and the seeds removed. However, perhaps of 10 fruits, maybe only 3 have seeds for eating. The flowers are known to have a very pleasant fragrance.

Scientific name: Terminalia sepicana, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113

n.

Scientific name: Calanthe chrysantha, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117

[laknu] n.

Example: Photo by Arthur Chapman, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Myiagra vanikorensis, Speaker: Jack Keitadi

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

[ŋmoroŋmora] n.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

n.

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

Scientific name: Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 94

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119

n.

Example: subterranean part used as mouthwash for toothache (Crinum asiaticum)

Speaker: Bradacs, Gesine, Jörg Heilmann, & Caroline S. Weckerle (2011). Medical plant use in Vanuatu: A compa

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 172

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 151

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119

n.

Scientific name: Calanthe chrysantha, Speaker: Natu Kenneth

n.

Example: 1. The larger stems of this plant can be used to build houses, for rafters. 2. It is also a good source of firewood. 3. Ancestors, before go to chief’s canal and want to talk about a complicated issue – a person would cut a branch and bring it to the sea and tap the water surface and would say what he wants, ask that he would want that issue to be solved and that others would follow his ideas and then go back to the meeting place and take stick, keep wind at his back, moving stick in all directions and then he will convince the people of his ideas. This is done by the chief’s spokesman. Helps convince the opposition. Helps keep power in hands of parent(??) chief rather than subchiefs who might have other ideas.

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Scientific name: Cardiospermum halicacabum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

[nawʊnalak] n.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117

n.

Example: The leaves of this plant are used in cooking, particuarly with 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.

Scientific name: Polyscias schmidii, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 96

n.

Example: For performing a weather magic ritual to produce fog, this plant is fermented along with another plant (nirid u numu) in a hole in a sacred stone (called "Naemoso") at a secret location on Aneityum.

Scientific name: Trichomanes, Speaker: Natu Kenneth

[narasɛn natimi] n.

Speaker: Ruben Nerian

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 140

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Example: Used to build walls of local houses. The outer skin is stripped off, stems cut in half then smashed flat, the inside is stripped clean and woven into walls. The cut pieces of entire stems can be filled with food and used for cooking that food. Cover both ends with leaves and cook. If a person has skin that becomes infected, use sharpened stem as a local knife to remove the infected area of skin. Use as a local water pipe to move water from one place to another (nobol). Either split the stem in half or punch the nodes out throughout the entire tube and use as a pipe.

Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris, Speaker: Natu Kenneth

n.

Scientific name: Acalypha grandis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 98

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 135

n.

Example: The wood of this species is very hard and therefore useful for making houses. In fact it is so hard that a person cannot drive a nail through it. This wood is used to make spears for fishing.

Scientific name: Sarcomelicope simplicifolia, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 99

[nɛlna] n.

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

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

n.

Scientific name: Dysoxylum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Example: The young aerial roots are cut from the stems of the tree and used as a local rope, to tie things, help construct temporary shelters, as well as to make string for a hunting bow. Flying foxes like to eat this fruit so in the night when the fruit is mature hunters come by this tree to hunt flying foxes as well as hunting birds during the day. Hunters use bows and arrows for birds, and throwing sticks (natou) made from any plant to hunt flying foxes.

Scientific name: Ficus kajewskii, Speaker: Natu Kenneth

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 170

n.

Scientific name: Phreatia hypsorrhynchos, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120

n.

Example: Fruits are sweet and edible when ripe. This plant is an indicator of rich soil, a good place to plant one’s garden. The leaves of this species are mixed in with other leaves for an unspecified local medicine that helps to remove spiritual sickness

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Natu Kenneth

n.

Scientific name: Diplazium melanocaulon, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114

n.

Example: shoot -- cold maceration taken internally against cough

Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 440

n.

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 103

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 104

n.

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

Speaker: Romario Yaufati

[nohos anu ziland opuah] n.

Speaker: David Nasauman

n.

Scientific name: Syzygium nomoa, Speaker: Wina Nasauman

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 156

[nomrɪn diʧinan] n.

Speaker: Osiani Nerian

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 181

n.

Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus olivaceus, Speaker: Chris Nevehev

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 121

n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119

n.

Example: flower ovary taken internally against ciguatera

Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 441

adj.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

n.

Example: Juice squeezed from leaves, wounds.

Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 444

prep.

Speaker: Kirk Keitadi

v.n.

Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 111