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ared numta
v. to plant taro
bookmarkehpai
v. to peel off bark
bookmarkelgai
v.n. expand as a leaf
bookmarkelwa
v. to blossom or bring forth flowers; "alwa", to bud or bring forth leaves. "Et elwa nieg": the reeds blossom. "Et elwa intisiaicai": the flowers are come out.
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phr. the reeds blossom.
bookmarkheto
v. to grow again, as hair, feathers, plants; to come out, as teeth
bookmarkigcase
n. a place down, or westward
bookmarkinceiwad
n. the name of a poisonous plant
bookmarkinhuterau
n. a rainbow
bookmarkinjuki
n. the afternoon
bookmarkinligighap
n. the thick end of a coconut leaf used as a target
bookmarkinma
n. a breadfruit tree
bookmarkinmaefata
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmoijeuv ahcil
n. false star
bookmarkinmowad itouga
n. vine climbing on Geissois denhamii (GMP #3522), growing in open (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3524)
Example: The word itougo means from a different country or place outside of Aneityum. The plant was introduced by the first missionaries who came to Port Patrick. Calendar plant – sea cost people see this flower in the forest and they know it is time to go into garden and harvest taro or make new gardens– see GMP 3263. This is also good firewood.
bookmarkintal athunwai
n. kind of taro
bookmarkintas
[intas] language
bookmarkintelopse atamaig
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarkinyat
inyipei
n. the flour, as of arrowroot
bookmarkinʧatamain
kuava atamañ
manfara
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkmaputu-ligighap
n. the stem of a coconut leaf used for a butt
bookmarknafakeka
n. coconut spathes
bookmarknahad
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknahcaijap
n. kind of tree
bookmarknahmas
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknahoijcei
n. the name of a species of creeper
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nakwai
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknalad iran
n. seed of a fig
bookmarknalak ahod
n. kind of plantain
bookmarknalvara
n. the beginning of cold wind
bookmarkname cedo
namji
n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3508)
Example: 1. The stems of this plant are sharpened and used to plant swamp taro or dry land taro. 2. Break small branch top put behind ear if you go to an unknown place and keep behind ear and sleep with it. If the place is safe you will sleep if it is not you will not sleep well – only behind ear when you sleep.
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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.
bookmarknaparap
n. epiphytic fern on main tree trunk, growing in dry forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3504)
Example: This is a medicine to treat fresh cuts. Take the leaf of this species, macerate it and add 1 tablespoon of water and wrap in a Macaranga leaf, and then heat it on a fire. After heating, puncture the side of the Macaranga leaf and drop the hot juice on the fresh cut. This is said to be good before going to see the Dispensary or if you do not have access to a health care professional.
bookmarknapauwa
n. kind of taro
bookmarknasancai
n. a tree full of sap
bookmarknasieij
n. native cabbage
bookmarknauad
n. kind of tree
bookmarknauhuluc
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
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nausap
n. kind of tree
bookmarknausecrai
n. a species of thorn
bookmarkneaig auyag
n. kind of palm
bookmarknecjopdak
n. scrambling vine, growing in coastal strand vegetation. Flowers yellow. 1. Medicine: Smash leaves 1 handful, into cup and add a small amount of water to treat constipation—1 cup for children; 1.5 XX for adults. 2. Stomachache: same treatment, will clear bowel. 3. For leg sores, collect whole plant, put in water – a pool of water for 1 week, then use to dip sore as on leg into it for 10-15 minutes cure the sore. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3437)
bookmarknehpan neaig
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknehtumta
n. land newly planted with taro
bookmarknejev
nekro
nepigpig
n. before daylight
bookmarknetemu or nidwumnumu
nida
n. tree, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3685)
Example: Sharpen the end of a straight pole of this tree and use it to plant taro in a swampy area. For family planning. Scratch away the inner bark into your hand and mix with 1/4 cup salty water. Woman the uses (not specified how to use) it after her monthly period to protect her from getting pregnant.
bookmarknijcel
n. tree, 7-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3587)
Example: 1. If the preferred banana leaves are not available to wrap food for cooking, then use young leaves of this species and tie taro and fish for cooking. 2. Use leaves to wrap fresh water prawns and fresh water fish and cook them on charcoal. Use as a cup by making funnel out of leaf and drink from it. 3. Used for unspecified ritual activities.
bookmarknijin nedoon
n. brow of a hill
bookmarkniri
nisyeg
n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3574)
Example: 1. The inner bark of this plant is used as a dye or paint to provide a brown color. Boil the inner bark in a pot with a shirt and the color of the shirt will be changed to brown. 2. For toothache, people take the inner bark and mix it with sea water, and then rinse the tooth with this mixture to remove the pain. 3a. People macerate the leaves and the bark and when the tide is low, spread this in a pool of water to poison the sea shells that are edible. When they die, the eyes of this organism comes above the sand, indicating where they are, and people harvest and eat them. 3b. To attract and collect clam – NIPJINUMU – scrape bark in a pool of sea water where the clams are attracted immediately and can be collected, coming up from the sand. 4. Firewood, unspecified medical use.
bookmarknowanu
n. Longfin African conger, moustache conger
Example: Photo by Patrick Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknuarin abras
n. cliff
bookmarknuden
n. coconut leaves in the middle of the cluster, neither old nor new
bookmarknupsi itai
n. corn
bookmarknusjau
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkpospos
n. a small red berry used as beads
bookmarktatau
n. Sawtooth barracuda
Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkweite
adj. perennial (applied to water); also "etweite", "inweite"
bookmarkyatit
n. kind of banana
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