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abäng
aheijid
v.n. go past
bookmarkaraparap
n. sunset
bookmarkcubuj cubuj
n. Lattice soldierfish, violet soldierfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkigcapok
n. seaward
bookmarkinbul
n. native rose; rosa chinensis; the hibiscus; also "inpul"
bookmarkincetcanalaeñ
inhamese an neaig
n. an old coconut
bookmarkinhupnan
n. first fruits
bookmarkinja
n. Moorish idol
Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinlepei
n. native petticoat
bookmarkinlepei u inpoded
inmauwad
n. a convolvulus
bookmarkinm̃aka
n. well branched tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4022)
Example: 1. A durable hardwood that is used for house posts. 2. The wood is used to fashion cross members that affix outriggers to the body of the canoe. 3. 4-5 inch diameter saplings are used to create a track in the forest that larger logs can roll down.
bookmarkintelgal
n. Whitespotted surgeonfish, northern dialect
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkintisiaicai
n. kind of flower or flowers (see def. for "elwa")
bookmarkintisiancai
n. blossom (open)
bookmarkinwah
n. food or seed of all sorts; the juice of any plant
bookmarknafirama
nagag ~ nacag
nagedauyag
n. kind of taro
bookmarknaha
n. Crinum asiaticum L.
Example: subterranean part used as mouthwash for toothache (Crinum asiaticum)
bookmarknahein
n. shrub to 1 m tall, frits green. Red clay soil (collection: Michael J. Balick #4880)
Example: Stems are used to produce cyclone houses--secure wild cane (Miscanthus) on the roof of the house. Fold cane in half over the stem of this plant and then lay it on the roof. Makes layers that resist the wind. The stem of this plant can be sharpened to make a fishing spear, or used as the shaft and a few wires are attached to the end.
bookmarknahrin hat
n. kind of taro
bookmarknahtaicai
n. plant
bookmarknalak mideuc
n. kind of plantain
bookmarknaledmot
namehe
n. kind of taro
bookmarknanad
napleaig
n. kind of tree
bookmarknaporkos
n. kind of taro
bookmarknapuke
n. a mound or hillock for yams
bookmarknaran
n. Orange-socket surgeonfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknasieij
n. native cabbage
bookmarknasjiñao
nauram aged
n. kind of banana
bookmarknauras
n. kind of tree
bookmarknefelelicai has
n. tares
bookmarkneijis ieg
n. a bundle of reeds for a torch; a torch
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nelka
nemla
n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4127)
Example: 1. This wood can be used to start a fire, where there are no matches. Two dried pieces of wood are rubbed vigorously together to create tinder. The tinder is then added to dried material in order to start a fire. 2. The wood of this plant is used as rafters in traditional houses.
bookmarknepjen epjen
nerin
n. a leaf
bookmarknete
n. kind of tree
bookmarknethokin
n. a poisonous plant used to stupefy fish; also "netokin"
bookmarknetit tidai
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknetvo
n. a species of fruit
bookmarknididao
nigie
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.
bookmarknijig an nepig
n. midnight; also "nijihgan nepig"
bookmarknipji nomu
nirid unmu
n. terrestrial fern, growing in primary rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3614)
Example: People who go fishing take this plant along with other unspecified leaves, crush them and rub them on the fishing line that the person is using. This is said to attract more fish to the bait. It is also a "message plant" to be put in a person’s hat when they come back from fishing and then people know that they caught fish. Local name means "fish gill."
bookmarknisjin
n. shoots of plants of bananas
bookmarknisʧi
nohoanma
n. breadfruit; also "nohwanma"
bookmarknokoko
n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3540)
Example: The straight trunk of this tree is used to make canoes. The black seed in the fruit is used to make necklaces. The inner bark is peeled and crushed in sea water and rubbed in the hair to make it curly. People do this treatment every day to make long hair curl like a rasta.
bookmarknomoj
n. cycad to 3 m tall, 25 cm dbh (collection: Michael J. Balick #5010)
Example: In the past there were no toys for the children, so people made toys from the seed of this plant. They peeled the fruit, took the seed, removed the inside, punched one hole on each side, put a string through each of the holes and twisted the string to spin the seed such that it would make a whistling sound as the fruit spun faster and faster. On Palm Sunday, people use this leaf in Church. People plant this cycad around their homes and use it as an ornamental. Some people believe that having this plant around their homes will keep the bad spirits away.
bookmarknomotmot tucjup
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknomyatamain
n. Thumbprint emperor, blackspot emperor
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknoporo pora
nouras
noyeiwow
n. vine to 4 m, cultivated (collection: Michael J. Balick #5013)
Example: This is a cultivated, edible tuber. If a cyclone comes and blows the vines, the tuber will still be intact. The vines of this type of Dioscorea are very strong. Normal yam vine tears in high winds and the tuber will not grow for food but will die; this one will not. It is very good for places with strong winds and storms.
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.
bookmarknugnyin jap
n. the ebbing tide
bookmarknugyaubod
n. kind of tree
bookmarknumlah
n. kind of tree
bookmarknuueced
n. a brook that is dry in dry weather
bookmarkoho
v.n. to bear fruit as a tree
bookmarktarucai
n. kind of taro
bookmarkwamhau
n. kind of taro
bookmarkwukau
n. kind of taro
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