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aihon
v. to spit on leaves; to chew leaves for sickness
bookmarkataka
v.n. sail without making headway
bookmarkatause
v.n. to go ashore
bookmarkauhorohos
v. to weed; to clear land
bookmarkimtiat
inceihuri
incipñekrei
inhalav imtinjap
n. wind-related term; no definition provided. Possibly referring to "inhalav" ’child’.
bookmarkinhen owuh
inhenid
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkinhetelga
n. a runner, the fruit of which is round like a cake
bookmarkinlepei
n. native petticoat
bookmarkinma
n. Artocarpus altilis
Example: shoot: Mix heated over fire and taken out during sunset. Healer clenches the package in his fist, then gently punches the patients left, then right knee, then his forehead and finally squeezes over his head, migraine and headache.
bookmarkinmauwad picad
n. a convolvulus with white flowers; also "inmauwad ahi"
bookmarkinmehtit
n. breadfruit crop in October
bookmarkinmejei
inmereijcil
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmetla
inmusji nupul
n. kind of tree
bookmarkinranwai
n. a brook that is dry in summer
bookmarkintal u unpoded
n. kind of taro
bookmarkintoho
n. tree, 10-12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3638)
Example: This tree is a good source of firewood, wood for house posts as well as sawn timber. The ripe fruit is edible but some of these are sour. Kids eat fruits – it is black. Pick only the most ripe fruits. This species grows commonly on river banks.
bookmarkitaho
adj. inland
bookmarkkaraka
n. kind of tree
bookmarklakasia
leucen
adj. ripe, as taro
bookmarknadenahao
nafanu
n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3530)
Example: This plant grows in coastal areas, and is a good source of firewood. It can be used for house posts. The leaves are used as an unspecified medicine. There is a belief regarding the black and white sea snake, that represents a seawater spirit. Mix this with other unspecified leaves, mash together, squeeze into a bamboo tube and fill it. Give it to a woman to drink to keep the evil snake spirit away. The same preparation can be used to treat toothache, caused by the seawater spirit. "The spirit can trick you into going to fish every day."
bookmarknagereta
nahas alaig imi yin
n. p. taro for the dead
bookmarknahod
nahraren nepig
n. dawn of day
bookmarknala
nalgaj
nanec
n. tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3633)
Example: To cook Alocasia (wild taro), use the dry wood of this plant as firewood. The leaves of this plant are also used to line the earth oven on top of the food and on bottom of the food to insulate it from the high heat of cooking.
bookmarknaran
n. Orange-socket surgeonfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknausakrai
n. thorn
bookmarknausecrai
n. a species of thorn
bookmarkneandel
nelean takere
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknepig u wara
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknerifake
n. kind of taro
bookmarknhujac
nilidie
n. leaves to put food on
bookmarknilpudou
n. herb to 50 cm, flowers yellow. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4944)
Example: As a tonic medicine, collect a full handful of leaves, boil in one liter of water until fully cooked, then drink 1 cup 3x daily, warm, to treat a person who has worked too much, who is tired, to help their stomach and to help make them strong. For children and adults. Child’s dose is 1/2 cup, 3x daily until the child feels stronger.
bookmarknipji nomu
nipʧin njelas
nomotan
n. Spangled emperor
Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknomyatamain
n. Thumbprint emperor, blackspot emperor
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknononhat
n. Blue-lined large-eye bream
Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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nop̃ou
n. tree. Found in the village, usually grows in the hills. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #16)
Example: 1. Lot of oil in the heartwood so it is good to start a fire, split it into small strips and you can light it for a fire. 2. Calendar plant – when the fruits ripen people know that this is the best season to eat the big hermit crab – meaning that they are fat.
bookmarknuarin adalamak
n. plain
bookmarknuei
n. vine climbing up a dead tree, growing in dense rainforest. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4056)
Example: 1. The stems are used as a traditional rope to fasten house posts. First a length of stem is coiled in a figure-eight pattern. It is then heated to render it pliable. Once heated, for several minutes, it is immediately used to fasten the posts. When cool, it is set and inflexible. Such a fastener can last 20 years.
bookmarknugnas iran
n. a bunch of taro
bookmarknugnyiobod
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknunyepec
n. understory tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4049)
Example: 1. The name means "knife of sandpaper", a type of fish. The leaf base resembles the fin of the fish. 2. In the past, a spear was made from the sapling wood of this plant for tribal warfare. Today, spears are made from this plant for fishing. First, a relatively straight spaling is chosen and then heated over a fire. The pliable portion of wood is straightened and then decorticated. When cool, a portion of wire can be affixed on one end to aid in the spearing of fish.
bookmarkpehpahai
v.n. sail inside of reef
bookmarkupuhas
v.n. to sprout
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