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algaunyi
v.n. to cross over or above, as over a fence, or tree in a path, or on stones through a river
bookmarkaraho
n. made of branches
bookmarkatcatcaiyu
v. to emit sound from a bottle or coconut
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ham
v.n. to come
bookmarkincauinja
incejev ataheñ
incet edwa
incetevak
n. Sabre squirrelfish
Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinhatmapig
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinhubej
n. calabash
bookmarkinhus u miliaig
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinlobot
n. croton plant
bookmarkinmaleaig
n. a grove of coconuts
bookmarkinmereijcil
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmobolhat
inmoijeuv natpoig
n. a comet
bookmarkinrukdum nohos
n. kind of banana
bookmarkintaig apig
n. kind of taro
bookmarkintapin
n. a hedge; a shelter
bookmarkintisianibul
n. rose
bookmarkkaraka
n. kind of tree
bookmarklaulau
adj. long, applied to time
bookmarklelohos
n. a garden of bananas
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naero
n. sapling directly under large tree of same species (20-25 m tall), growing in primary forest. Sterile. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3451)
Example: 1. Wood used for timber boards. 2. Timber tree, sawn timber young stems for spear fishing, clean bark, heat it, affix tips on the end.
bookmarknahi ateuc
n. a plant with white flowers; a lily
bookmarknalak mideuc
n. kind of plantain
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nanad op̃a
n. 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.
bookmarknaop yi atmas
n. a small whirlwind
bookmarknariko
n. bean
bookmarknatarau
n. a bamboo flute
bookmarknathut u nadiat
n. dawn of day
bookmarknauhuluc
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
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neaig auyag
n. kind of palm
bookmarknecsap
n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3534)
Example: This tree has very hard wood. 1. Use the small stems to plant dry land or swamp taro, sharpening the end and pushing it into the ground to make a hole. 2. It also is useful for fence, posts for houses. 3. Small stems are also used to make a comb for the hair. 4. Plant pole for taro kava. 5. A branch is shaped and used to husk coconut. 6. The wood is hard and in ancient times people would take a forked piece and put string on one side of it, sharpen the other side and use with the string as a fish hook – need to keep rope tight until it is in the canoe. Do not give it slack – strong use AAM 17.
bookmarkneduon
n. a bone, a foot
bookmarknefitan nedoon nedoon
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarknehlan
n. a shrub, a plant, a sucker
bookmarknejeg
n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3514)
Example: 1. The wood is strong and good to make house posts. People use these for this purpose on the coast as salt water does not bother this wood. 2. People eat fruit, split fruit in half, carefully scrape the inner part into a pot of water, keep over night – next day rinse, fry or cook with coconut milk and can add tinned tuna for example, very hard work.
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nelehel
n. a light wind
bookmarknelnjen
neri itai
n. leaves; grass
bookmarknerin
n. a leaf
bookmarknese uinman
n. tree to 3 m tall, 20 cm dbh (collection: Michael J. Balick #4869)
Example: To treat toothaches, take a handful of leaves, boil them in 1 cup of water, take the warm liquid and leaves and wash or rinse the affected area as needed until pain resolves. The wood is used for carving and is yellowish in color. The stems are used to secure the outrigger to a traditional canoe.
bookmarknidwunitei
n. tree fern, trunk 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4102)
Example: 1. There are kinds of this plant. This is considered the white one. See GMP #4100, Cyathea sp., which is considered the black one.
bookmarknihkanwai
n. brook
bookmarknihpad
n. kind of tree
bookmarknikam
n. large tree, 18 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4076)
Example: 1. The name means "I come". This plant is used to convey messages. When a branch of this plant is left at the house of a person it indicates someone had visited them and they were not there. 2. Children eat the nut of the ripe (yellow) fruits.
bookmarkniri atga
nirom̃gei
nithwunitei
tree fern, trunk 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4102)
Example: 1. There are kinds of this plant. This is considered the white one. See GMP # 4100, textit{Cyathea sp}, which is considered the black one.
bookmarknobot
n. a sago palm
bookmarknohosma
nopropra (~ noporopora ?)
nudto
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.
bookmarknuhujcei
n. liana, growing at edge of forest. Fruit. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3475)
Example: 1. When the stems of this plant are older, and it is a vine, is used to tie thatch on roof rafters as it bends well. 2. Burned leaves and rubbed on fishing line and spear to increase catch – used with other unspecified leaves, that are forageable. When you are fishing and if you set a basket or mat it means danger and you have to return to shore – the spirit is telling you that it is enough fishing.
bookmarknusjau
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkpak
adj. unripe
bookmarksemi
adv. down hither
bookmarksuko
adv. downwards or westwards
bookmarkugnis
v.a. to take off sprouts of taro
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