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-ki
affix in this direction; here; this
bookmarkaihon
v. to spit on leaves; to chew leaves for sickness
bookmarkapitak
v.n. go after
bookmarkdaute
n. kind of banana
bookmarkeceijo
n. tide flowing a little, begun to flow
bookmarkehlek
v. to seek food, as taro; to gather, to reap
bookmarkelelehel
wind blowing
bookmarkesei cai
n. forest trees
bookmarketgei
v. to weed
bookmarkeucupupu (nieg)
v. to swell, as reeds when near blossoming
bookmarkham
v.n. to come
bookmarkincet edwa
incet edwa
inloptiri
n. shrub. Found in the village Unames. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #32)
Example: 1. To cure when the anus falls out - Pound together 1 braches worth of inpalcapnesgin leaves and of both inloptiri (2-4 leaves, any age), also take the inner bark of nekeaitimi and nakhe. Put this into your hand, or another leaf and give it to the person to use it. This should be applied to the anus whenever the anus comes out. USed to use a clam shell to extract the bark but not anymore.
bookmarkinlop̃otjap
inmereijcil
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmetla
inmohoc onubidou
inmorantejed
n. Coral hind, coral grouper (deep sea)
Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinmunuka
n. thunder
bookmarkinteses
n. parasite on branches of Geissois denhamii tree, growing in dense rainforest. Flowers orange-red. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4028)
Example: 1. This plant is known to kill other trees and is regarded as a parasite. 2. The plant is related to kastom use regarding the separation of two lovers--more information witheld.
bookmarkinwouasan
n. liana climbing on Syzygium, growing along ridge in dense rainforest. Latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4079)
bookmarkma
adj. ripe, as fruit; healed, as a wound; also "mah"
bookmarkna elmai
n. cloth (related to nelmai)
bookmarknabuthwä
nadiat
n. day
bookmarknagai
n. the name of a tree with fruit like almonds
bookmarknaijema
n. cotton
bookmarknairum̃an
nalad iran
n. seed of a fig
bookmarknalvi pece
n. isle, island
bookmarknalvimtinjap
n. a light wind; the beginning of a wind
bookmarknamumuatamag
n. epiphyte on fallen tree, growing in disturbed forest. Fruit. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3474)
Example: When children feel weak, this is a good medicine for them. Squeeze the leaves and give the child (3-5 years of age) one tea spoon of the juice and it is said to make them strong again.
bookmarknanad
n. shrub. Growing near the beach. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #4)
Example: 1. Dried branches from this plant can be used to roast vegetable crops that women eat if they have problems becoming pregnant. 2. Firewood, burns well. 3. Some people will eat the green fruit for protection against black magic. Eat 5 fruits for this. Eat it only once – will last for a year.
bookmarknanad cop̃ou
n. small shrub, 0. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3219)
Example: 1. A stimulant plant. If a person is going to their garden early in the morning before the sun come up, break 2 top young leaves and chew and swallow the liquid, spitting out the fiber. This makes the person able to work harder and not feel tired while in the fields. It was noted that "a person can do the work of many people if they chew this." 2. The leaves are used for fertilizer for taro--put a bunch of leaves in a hole were taro is to be planted as a compost/antibiotic. This practice is said to kill all of the bad organisms such as bacttively impact the health of the taro plant. 3. This species is collected in the coastal areas, and is different from the one that looks similar to it, that grows in the forested areas. People take 4 leaves, chew leaves, swallow juice, gives energy to work hard the entire day. For fishing, take lots of ripe fruits and put in pocket, you will be able to catch a lot of fish. It brings good fortune when fishing. Roots – take one root, wash where a woman is giving birth to a newborn baby, give a drop of the juice from the root to clear the mucus in the throat.
bookmarknanedauyan
n. Pacific yellowtail emperor
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknasiaij
n. a native plant, the leaves of which are used as cabbage
bookmarknatec
n. trees; palms; figs
bookmarknategpece
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknateng
natji
nauhwa
n. kind of tree
bookmarknauram aged
n. kind of banana
bookmarknausap
n. kind of tree
bookmarknednañlelcei
neihon
n. a chewing of wood, and spitting it on sick people, to cure them; also "naihon"
bookmarknekro
nerin nujipsotan
n. blade, as of corn or grass
bookmarknerinabod
n. Brassy chub, lowfin drummer
Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknese
n. herb to 4 m tall, male flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4977)
Example: The fruits are edible and eaten when ripe. To soften beef or octopus, or other meat that is tough, chop green fruit and put in a bowl with meat/fish and then add some water. Allow to sit for 30 minutes or if the food needs to be softer, then leave it in longer. The leaves are used to feed lobsters that are being kept in cages underwater, following their harvest. The leaves are used to cover stones on the earth oven. To treat a person with Ciguatera illness, wash many very gren fruits of papaya, the smallest ones that form at the top, and eat these to help relieve symptoms.
bookmarknidwunitei
nigyi neto
n. the chewed fiber of sugarcane
bookmarknillum
n. a species of seaweed
bookmarknipjid aiyu
n. orange
bookmarkniseaig
n. kind of tree
bookmarknithwunitei
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.
bookmarknitsichäi
n. Hornstedtia sp.
Example: Subterranean part: cold maceration, taken internally against "cancer", diabetes, or as tonic
bookmarknohopcop
nohos New Zealand opah
nohu itai
n. fruit trees
bookmarknohwai itai
n. corn
bookmarknoweitopgat
nuae
nuei
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.
bookmarknuei
n. vine, growing up trees in primary forest at edge of river. flower white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3675)
Example: This vine is collected, rolled in a figure 8 and put on a fire to soften it and used to tie posts. It is tied when warm, because when it cools it is very strong, "like wire." It does not burn on the fire, only become soft. It is said to be excellent for the construction of cyclone houses, it shrinks after heating to make a very strong rope.
bookmarknugep
[nugep] n. Mackinlay’s cuckoo dove
Example: Photo by David Cook Wildlife Photography / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarknälmaha
n. Ficus septica var. cauliflora
bookmarknälmaha
n. unidentified species
Example: Fresh leaves: special Kastom ceremony used to treat severe abdominal pain during pregnancy
bookmarknäthoiatmas
ridiau
n. kind of taro
bookmarksiki
adv. down there, at a short distance; also "sike"
bookmarkupreupre
n. tough; a kind of coral
bookmarkwaderei
n. kind of taro
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