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afwafwa
n. beat coconut fiber
bookmarkaihon
v. to spit on leaves; to chew leaves for sickness
bookmarkategnaijaig pok nelcau
v.n. sail from shore
bookmarketi laulau
adv. soon
bookmarkincowos
n. herb to 1. 5 m, flowers white with pink tips. Growing on sandy path along coastal walk to ute. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4989)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used to finish the ridge of the house roof. Lay the leaves horzontally on top of the roof, and the sides of the roof are thatched with palms or grass. Layer 10 leaves on top of each other to enable this part of the roof (known as nitjintiniom) to last for a long time--perhaps up to 6 years. If this is used on the top of a roof where there is a fire burning, such as a kitchen, and this leaf gets a lot of smoke, it can last much longer a the top of the roof--perhaps 10 years or more.
bookmarkincowos yag
n. plant used to make ceremonial head wreath and neck garland
bookmarkinhulec
inja
inlidija
n. summer, autumn
bookmarkinmadeded
n. kind of tree
bookmarkinmauwad picad
n. a convolvulus with white flowers; also "inmauwad ahi"
bookmarkinmora
n. Foxface
Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinp̃al anhas
inraurua
n. coconut leaves for a net
bookmarkinrosi
n. a clearing of bush or reeds
bookmarkitu acen
adv. a long time ago
bookmarkkulio
n. kind of taro
bookmarkmaprum
nadi adiat upni
nafakeka
n. coconut spathes
bookmarknahrarin nepig
n. early morning; around 3 o’clock
bookmarknahtaicai
n. plant
bookmarknanad
nanini
napoijec
n. kind of tree
bookmarknapojev
n. tree to 5 m, dbh 10 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4889)
Example: The leaves are used to cover meat when baking it in a stone oven (inmawum). This will soften the meat and keep it moist. Used when other species of this genus are not available, for example if you are in the bush.
bookmarknap̃at
n. terrestrial fern, growing in dwarf cloud-forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3268)
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.
bookmarknap̃ojev
n. well branched tree, 14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3651)
Example: Poles made from this plant are used for house rafters and burned for firewood. To plant taro in a swampy area, collect the leaves of this species and put them in the hole where the taro is to be planted, mix with a bit of soil and then plant the taro on top of that. Leaves are a type of fertilizer. Used when baking with the earth oven. Hot stones cover the food and then the leaves from this plant cover the stones. The leaves stay on the branch.
bookmarknarutu arari
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknasau
n. a crop; fruit which grows spontaneously
bookmarknatapin
n. hedge
bookmarknategpece
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknausap
n. kind of tree
bookmarknauwainapit
n. lightning
bookmarknauyerop̃ u inman
necrakiti
n. herb, growing at edge of garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3601)
Example: This is a "calendar plant". In winter months, if a person sees this plant in flower it is confirmation that the sea turtle has plenty of grease or fat and is good to eat. As a medicine for a cut, collect some leaves, mash them and squeeze the juice on a cut or sore on the body. Do this treatment 3x daily until the sore dries up or the cut heals.
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neri
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknetigi
neyaiñ
nijilah
n. kind of tree
bookmarknijman
nisil
n. the center rib of the coconut leaflet; wire
bookmarknohlaig
n. a species of seaweed
bookmarknohud ucnas
n. a bunch of taro; also "nuhud ucnas"
bookmarknohwan nefara
n. kind of taro
bookmarknohwan yag
n. kind of taro
bookmarknomotan
n. Spangled emperor
Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknomropom
n. shrub to 2 m, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4874)
Example: This plant is an indicator of rich soil, especially up on the hills from the coast. Therefore, this is where people choose to do their gardens. This specimen is in red soil that is not rich so it does not grow tall, but in the mountains it does grow tall and that is where gardens are planted. Wood from the tree is used for carving.
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
bookmarknop̃a
[nok͡pa] adj. grey ash (color)
bookmarknuhialeg
n. the morning
bookmarksimi
adv. down here; also "sime"
bookmarkucjicjid
v.a. to heap up earth to taro
bookmarkuleme
adj. sour, applied to the water in coconuts
bookmarkunasuandan
upsahu
n. the seed of breadfruit that is not firm
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