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dapanan ja jai et lok sto em̃ikope stoi lok
ecetaig an moije
v.n. to go on to a reef with a canoe or boat
bookmarkehcodaig
n. plant shoots; also "ehcohodaig"
bookmarkehteleceinayi
n. full moon
bookmarkijmau
n. without branches
bookmarkinholai
n. Blue sea chub, snubnose chub, topsail drummer
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinhosumeljag ~ nu inhosumeljag
inhutlavlav
n. a bamboo flute
bookmarkink
n. vine, growing in disturbed forest. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3470)
Example: A man named Johnnie (Reuben’s grandfather) brought this vine to Aneityum to use it as a rope to tie objects. The ripe fruits are used to paint the face and hands and children make drawings from this dye.
bookmarkinlelitai
n. bush land; uncultivated land
bookmarkinmal acujitai
n. a collection of plantations
bookmarkinmenyau
inmerimri
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmopoñ
n. tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3516)
Example: The young stems are used to make fishing spears. These stems are also used to make the poles that connect an outrigger to a traditional canoe, as they are light and strong. The large trees have extensive roots and stumps and are used as a pen for pigs by making a fence from these.
bookmarkinteijid
n. species of pine
bookmarkintijgarae
n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3519)
Example: The stem of this plant is used for fence posts that lead to the sea, and it is resistant to salt water and lasts a long time. The wood is strong and good to make house posts. People use this wood on the coast as salt water does not bother this wood.
bookmarkinweriwei
inwoudec
n. liana climbing on large Dillenia tree, growing in primary forest at edge of river. flower white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3677)
Example: If a person is building a temporary house and has no other way of attaching the poles, collect the vine of this species, roll it a bit to break the fiber, heat it in a figure 8 form and then use for tying poles while warm.
bookmarklelen
adj. unripe
bookmarkmac
n. cup (mug)
bookmarknahoijcei
n. the name of a species of creeper
bookmarknahtancai
n. shrub; small plant
bookmarknahtau
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknalvimtinjap
n. a light wind; the beginning of a wind
bookmarknamaka
n. herb to 1 m,flowers yellow. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4893)
Example: To make rope, cut the stems, tie together in a bundle and place in the sea. Cover the bundle with rocks for about a week, then take it out, wash it, dry in the sun until the fibers bleach white and use to make grass skirts. This is the process of retting. When the cyclone season is finished, the plant has flowers and fruits--in May through July--this means no danger of cyclones.
bookmarknamlau
n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3490)
Example: 1. The larger stems of this plant can be used to build houses, for rafters. 2. It is also a good source of firewood. 3. Ancestors, before go to chief’s canal and want to talk about a complicated issue – a person would cut a branch and bring it to the sea and tap the water surface and would say what he wants, ask that he would want that issue to be solved and that others would follow his ideas and then go back to the meeting place and take stick, keep wind at his back, moving stick in all directions and then he will convince the people of his ideas. This is done by the chief’s spokesman. Helps convince the opposition. Helps keep power in hands of parent(??) chief rather than subchiefs who might have other ideas.
bookmarknamou
napaecei
napupwi
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknathut an nadiat
n. near morning
bookmarknatuu
n. withered banana leaves
bookmarknaupitju
n. treelet, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3622)
Example: People use the leaf of this plant to tie over grated banana, taro or other foods for cooking in an earth oven or boiling in a pot. The root of this species is edible. Cook it for 2-3 nights in an earth oven and then chew and squeeze the juice into your mouth, spitting out the fiber. It is a survival food.
bookmarknauyerop̃ u inman
nedaugatmas
n. kind of tree
bookmarknefelelicai
n. grass; weeds; thistle
bookmarkneijis ieg
n. a bundle of reeds for a torch; a torch
bookmarknelnjen natimi
nerid u uncat
n. the tow of flax
bookmarknigehagid
n. kind of banana
bookmarknigie
n. shrub, 1-2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3555)
Example: This plant is an aphrodisiac. Eat with coconut meat to make the body strong. Take 1/2 handful of leaves and mix with coconut leaves, use as needed. Mostly men eat this combination. It is best to eat with dry coconut that has no water in it. Eat it any time you wish.
bookmarknigyi neto
n. the chewed fiber of sugarcane
bookmarknijom arahed
nilbudou
nipʧin njelas
niri
n. grass to 1 m tall, florets brown (collection: Michael J. Balick #4973)
Example: This grass is used to thatch the roof of a traditional house. Tie bunches of the grass on a stick ca. 2 m long, using string from Pandanus or other vines. Lay these on the roof and tie these sticks with grass on crossbars to secure them. The flowers of this grass are harvested and put in bags to make pillows. The flowers are soft and easy to gather and make a nice pillow.
bookmarknispev
n sea snake
bookmarknisʧi
nitatel (a nelco)
nodieg
n. a bundle of reeds; also "nohudieg"
bookmarknohwan aruman
n. kind of taro
bookmarknupyihet
n. new moon
bookmarkohod
n. bundle of leaves, as of nasiaij
bookmarkridiau mayi
n. kind of taro
bookmarksemi
adv. down hither
bookmarktedtedwaleg
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarkupuhas
v.n. to sprout
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