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eceijo
n. tide flowing a little, begun to flow
bookmarkehnat aiek
v.n. go before
bookmarkemilmat
adj. green, blue
bookmarkgras
has
adj. bad, wicked; eheshas, very bad
bookmarkidi
adj. stringy, watery, as taro; also "ede"
bookmarkigca pam
phr. on this side
bookmarkindijinecei
n. Whitespotted surgeonfish, southern dialect
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkingidyinyat
n. sandalwood
bookmarkinhodaig et ecro
n. astronomy word, no def. given--possibly referring to a common shellfish "inhudaig". no def. for "ecro" or any feasible alternate spellings.
bookmarkinhujum
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinlapnan
n. a plantation
bookmarkinlidija
n. summer, autumn
bookmarkinmereijcil
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmetla
inmohtan nohos
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinpotaliglighap
n. the thick end of a coconut leaf, used as a mark for throwing spears at; also "inpotin lilighap"
bookmarkintal eref nein
intate a nelgo waj
intejed gal
intinan
n. a bed, a foundation, a plantation
bookmarkinwaj
Reef needlefish, Reef longtoms
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinyac
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarkkatupinmi
n. kind of taro
bookmarkmaprum
nabudwä
nadiat jupki
n. the middle of the afternoon
bookmarknahar
n. species of pine
bookmarknahoijcei
n. the name of a species of creeper
bookmarknahojcei
nahtau
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknakoai
n. species of palm tree
bookmarknalak ahod
n. kind of plantain
bookmarknaledpen
nalvi pece
n. isle, island
bookmarknanad
narayag
n. tree. Growing in village garden. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #20)
Example: 1. To cure toothache when pregnant - Take the inner bark from Intejed and boil it in a pot of seawater (about 1 liter) along with 2 leaves from each of inpounatmas, narayag, nahayag, and nelmaha. Boil until juice is visibly leaving the plants. Put this water into your mouth and hold it there for 2-3 minutes. Do this this with one cup in the morning, 1 cup in the afternoon, and 1 cup in the evening. 2. Plant used to check with fish has ciguatera, in same way as other collection – GMP #4768. Stick white – OK to eat. Stick black or brown – not good.
bookmarknariko
n. shrub to 3 m, flowers yellow with red outer coverings (appearing red when closed) (collection: Michael J. Balick #4957)
Example: This plant is used to fertilize fields, especially by growing it in fields that have been used for other crops for a very long time. The seeds can be cooked when dry and hard, boiled in water, or eaten directly without preparation when green and soft.
bookmarknarutu matua
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknasjiramnem
n. grass to 20-30 cm tall, florets brown. Growing along trail. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4970)
Example: This plant is used to make a medicine to stop bleeding, as a styptic. Squeeze a handful of leaves together and apply the leaves as a poultice to the wound or drip the juice on the wound when it does not seem wise to put pressure on the bleeding. This will stop the blood from flowing from the wound and is only to be used on a small wound.
bookmarknasjiñaho
nasjiñao
nateng
nathut u nadiat
n. dawn of day
bookmarknatuh
n. a sweet-smelling plant
bookmarknau inwai
n. channel of a stream
bookmarknaurakiti
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknauyerop
n. species of sycamore (117); a sycamore fig (97)
bookmarkneaig
n. the kernel of a coconut; the coconut tree
bookmarknecna
n. Fringelip mullet
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknejev
nemijcopau
n. kind of palm
bookmarknepekhau
nepnou
netcetas
n. well branched tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4084)
Example: 1. The name means "explosion". Further information about the plant withheld.
bookmarknijcel
nijom̃kan
n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3484)
Example: Name means smash tooth. 1. This is part of an unspecified mixture that can be used as a spell to give another person a toothache. 2. Toothache – chew leaves on the sore tooth and leave it there for a while and spit it out – it will break the tooth and you can take it out, leave on 20 minutes.
bookmarkniperap
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknocirasjau
large tree, 13 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4052)
Example: 1. Considered to be a relative of textit{Morinda citrifolia}.
bookmarknohopcop
noragidi
numta
n. shoots of taro for planting
bookmarknusjai um legad
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknwujvaeñ
n. vine climbing up ficus wassa, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4016)
Example: 1. The vine is use to lash roof rafters to house posts. The vine is collected from the forest and coiled ina figure 8 pattern. It is then heated over a fire before fastening the rafter to the post. 1 minute of heat is sufficient, before one immediately uses the vine.
bookmarknämdokai
pakauoc
adj. unripe
bookmarkuriicai
adj. made of branches
bookmarkworago
n. Lined surgeonfish
Example: Photo by Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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