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afwafwa

n. beat coconut fiber

ahlau se

v.n. go down

aijujaimi

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v.a. to come up, or come east

atpu

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v hide

auhorohos

v. to weed; to clear land

cap̃

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n. red (color)

copojcop̃oj

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n. kind of fish

ehgin

adj. afar

erijai

v.n. to rise up; to overflow as sea on land; to get ashore

Et elwa nieg

phr. the reeds blossom.

et hal timi

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eti laulau

adv. soon

idi

adj. stringy, watery, as taro; also "ede"

inceipou

1. Edible fruits when ripe and turn black – some sweet and some not – eat sweet ones. 2. Timber, firewood.
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n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3612)

Example: 1. Edible fruits when ripe and turn black – some sweet and some not – eat sweet ones. 2. Timber, firewood.

incelas

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n. kind of crab

inhas meliag

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n. kind of bird

inhat auinyit

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[inhat auɪɲet] n. a drawing on stones

inhenid

n. kind of sugarcane

inhoc

Myzomela cardinalis
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[iɲhoɣ] n. Honeyeater, black and red

inhosrel

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n. kind of fish

inhubou

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[inhuboʊ] n. shell (helical shell, white with purple spots)

inhujum

n. kind of taro

inhurei

n. kind of tree

inhus

n. stump of a tree; shaft of a candlestick

inlepei u inpoded atam̃wain

Phlegmariurus phlegmaria
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n. epiphyte on fallen log on ground, growing in dense rain forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4012)

inmaan

n. old coconut leaves

inmauwad

n. a convolvulus

inmehtas

n. kind of breadfruit

inmehtit

n. breadfruit crop in October

inmeri

n. a stringy bark tree

inmop

n. a horse-chestnut tree

inrigen natmas

n. kind of banana

inta

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. top posts of house under construction

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

intal

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n. taro

intareihok

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. broom

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

intate a nelgo waj

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. boards for people to sit on

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

intowosjei

indet
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n. terrestrial orchid, growing along river at edge of dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4120)

inya

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n. Pacific ironwood, horsetail tree (RPV #26)

inyapwit

n. kind of tree

isji ariko

v. to gather beans

jigkom

[ʧiŋkum] n. chewing gum

kaleteug

n. kind of tree

kuava atamañ

This plant produces an edible fruit, but it is smaller than the cultivated guava, and is considered the wild type. Firewood. Pinch 4 tops and chew and swallow for stomach ache and diarrhea.
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n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3602)

Example: This plant produces an edible fruit, but it is smaller than the cultivated guava, and is considered the wild type. Firewood. Pinch 4 tops and chew and swallow for stomach ache and diarrhea.

meret

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v. like

metagi asori

n. kind of taro

nada

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n. kind of crab

nadimi dala

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[nadimi dala] phr. five men (there are)

naero

1. Wood used for timber boards. 2. Timber tree, sawn timber young stems for spear fishing, clean bark, heat it, affix tips on the end.
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n. sapling directly under large tree of same species (20-25 m tall), growing in primary forest. Sterile. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3451)

Example: 1. Wood used for timber boards. 2. Timber tree, sawn timber young stems for spear fishing, clean bark, heat it, affix tips on the end.

nagaho

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n. kind of crab

nahau apeñ

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n. kind of turtle

nahleuco yag

n. kind of taro

nahojcei

Long time ago used seeds to make necklaces, don’t last long.
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n. low-growing, creeping vine growing in grassy area just inland from coastal strand. Flowers purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3224)

Example: Long time ago used seeds to make necklaces, don’t last long.

nakrai

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n. kind of bush

nalak

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n. kind of shellfish

namaunirij

Take the leaves, squeeze out the juice in a cup of water, drink 3x daily for 3 days to treat dengue fever--use one handful of leaves in a cup of water and drink cool. The fruits are edible. Peel the outer part off and eat like a tomato.
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n. herb to 30 cm, fruits green. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4934)

Example: Take the leaves, squeeze out the juice in a cup of water, drink 3x daily for 3 days to treat dengue fever--use one handful of leaves in a cup of water and drink cool. The fruits are edible. Peel the outer part off and eat like a tomato.

namlau

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.
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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.

nam̃aka

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n. kind of bush

naoun nedoun

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[nawʊn nɛθoʊn] n. leg

napat irecpo

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[napat ireɣpo] n. round clouds that bring rain

napleañ

Adenanthera pavonina
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4765)

napua

n. kind of taro

napupwi a darumea

n. kind of sugarcane

narakiraki

n. a whirlwind

natuh

n. a sweet-smelling plant

nauhuluc

n. wind-related term; no definition provided

nauyerop̃

The fruit is edible when ripe and when it is younger can be eaten with salt. The young leaves are eaten raw, after being rubbed with coconut meat and salt. Cover pork to be cooked in the oven with the leaves of this plant, tie them on with a rope made from Pandanus leaf and put taro on the fire as well. The oily part of the pig will mix with the taro and enhance its flavor.
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n. sparsely branched small tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3209)

Example: The fruit is edible when ripe and when it is younger can be eaten with salt. The young leaves are eaten raw, after being rubbed with coconut meat and salt. Cover pork to be cooked in the oven with the leaves of this plant, tie them on with a rope made from Pandanus leaf and put taro on the fire as well. The oily part of the pig will mix with the taro and enhance its flavor.

necñopod

Acalypha grandis
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4783)

nefitan

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n. kind of breadfruit

negejwaj

Ducula pistrinaria
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[neŋeʧwaj] n. Island imperial pigeon

Example: Photo by Tony Morris, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

nelcau

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n. the canoe (constellation), or Orion

nelcau udeuc

n. kind of taro

nepek cat

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. type of seashell

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

nepelpei

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n. kind of bush

neplarou

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[neplaroʊ] n. April (lit. between good and bad weather month)

neplem̃u

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n. kind of bush

nicasau

n. the castor-oil plant

nidwunitei

1. There are kinds of this plant. This is considered the black one. See GMP #4102, Cyathea sp, which is considered the white one.
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n. tree fern, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4100)

Example: 1. There are kinds of this plant. This is considered the black one. See GMP #4102, Cyathea sp, which is considered the white one.

nijinga

A stem of this shrub is sharpened and used to dig a hole for planting kava. When a person plants kava in a hole made from this stick, there is the belief that it will make kava root stems strong and large. The fruits are edible when ripe and said to be sweet.
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n. shrub to 2 m, flowers blue-purple. Red clay soil (collection: Michael J. Balick #4878)

Example: A stem of this shrub is sharpened and used to dig a hole for planting kava. When a person plants kava in a hole made from this stick, there is the belief that it will make kava root stems strong and large. The fruits are edible when ripe and said to be sweet.

nijisei

Zingiber zerumbet
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n. herb, 25-30 cm tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3696)

nilpodou

This is for a medicinal tea to give energy to a person who is not feeling well. Collect a handful of young stem apices and boil in 2-3 cups of water. Drink warm to help the body be strong and healthy. It is also good to treat diarrhea. When a person feels well again, stop this treatment but they can also drink this 1x daily, once before breakfast or before lunch, as a healthful tea.
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n. herb, growing at edge of garden area. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3599)

Example: This is for a medicinal tea to give energy to a person who is not feeling well. Collect a handful of young stem apices and boil in 2-3 cups of water. Drink warm to help the body be strong and healthy. It is also good to treat diarrhea. When a person feels well again, stop this treatment but they can also drink this 1x daily, once before breakfast or before lunch, as a healthful tea.

nipat

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[nipat] n. horn

nipjin nalmu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. type of seashell

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

nisasi

Polyalthia nitidissima
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4760)

nowanlas

Acanthurus olivaceus
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n. Orangespot surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

noweicei cap

Rivina humilis
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4794)

nuarin adalamak

n. plain

numalpau

n. wind-related term; no definition provided

numarak kamwea

n. kind of sugarcane

numta

n. shoots of taro for planting

numu

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n. fish; life

numutan

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n. kind of fish (folk name)

numuyehec

1. Wood used for house posts and for small parts of the house such as a porch. 2. Timber tree, house posts, young trees for roof rafters.
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n. tree (sparsely branched until canopy), 8-10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3450)

Example: 1. Wood used for house posts and for small parts of the house such as a porch. 2. Timber tree, house posts, young trees for roof rafters.

pahai

adj. inland

pakine

n. maize

pakpakoa

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n. kind of breadfruit (old kind no longer known)

pok ko

adv. seaward yonder

taiñ

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v. cry

tatau

Sphyraena jello http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-jello.html
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n. Pickhandle barracuda

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

vaiñ

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wukau

n. kind of taro