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aridjai
v.a. to ascend, to go up
bookmarkataka
v.n. sail without making headway
bookmarkdapanan ja jai et lok sto em̃ikope stoi lok
elwa nieg
v.n. to blossom as reeds
bookmarkhogelcou
n. royal albatross
bookmarkigcapok
n. seaward
bookmarkijmau
n. without branches
bookmarkinceimu
n. shrub to treelet, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3265)
Example: Used as a leaf compost for planting taro, layered on the bottom of the hole and covering the taro as well.
bookmarkinceiwad
n. the name of a poisonous plant
bookmarkincipñekrei
inga
inhudran
n. the stem of a bunch of bananas, coconuts, etc.
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inlopot jap
n. shrub to 1 m, flower white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4866)
Example: When making a taro patch, and removing soil, add the leaves of this plant to the soil to fertilize the taro, and prevent the bottom part of the taro from rotting. Put a layer of leaves on the bottom of the patch before planting taro and covering with soil.
bookmarkinmauwad picad
n. a convolvulus with white flowers; also "inmauwad ahi"
bookmarkinmowad
n. vine to 40 cm, flowers blue (collection: Michael J. Balick #4949)
Example: To heal cuts, select a piece of the larger part of the stem (woody) cut a 6 inch piece and blow on one end; the sap comes o ut on the other end and this can be used to cover the wound. As a pig feed, people collect the stems and leaves and feed these to the pigs.
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intakedou
n. Redface Squirrrelfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkintopasyejitohou
n. herb to 50 cm tall, flowers yellow. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4947)
Example: To treat toothache, collect the uppermost young leaves, rub them in your hand, put mass of crushed leaves into the area of toothache to lessen the pain. Do this as needed until the pain goes away. Keep it in your mouth for 10 minutes then spit out, then add a new one, keep going as needed.
bookmarkinwaj
n. Hound needlefish, crocodile long-tom
Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinyade
n. kind of banana
bookmarkkaradakoal
n. a native pudding made of taro, coconut milk, etc.
bookmarkkoliavan
n. kind of taro
bookmarkleucen
adj. ripe, as taro
bookmarkmaprum
nacigaces
nagai has
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknahar
n. species of pine
bookmarknahed u paralelcei
nahraren nepig
n. dawn of day
bookmarknaiji elcau
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknaipumnyu
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknalmupeñ
nalvara
n. the beginning of cold wind
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napauwahpa
n. kind of taro
bookmarknap̃ojev
n. well branched tree, 14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3651)
Example: Poles made from this plant are used for house rafters and burned for firewood. To plant taro in a swampy area, collect the leaves of this species and put them in the hole where the taro is to be planted, mix with a bit of soil and then plant the taro on top of that. Leaves are a type of fertilizer. Used when baking with the earth oven. Hot stones cover the food and then the leaves from this plant cover the stones. The leaves stay on the branch.
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nara
n. kind of tree
bookmarknarevaro
nasau
n. a crop; fruit which grows spontaneously
bookmarknauyerop
n. species of sycamore (117); a sycamore fig (97)
bookmarknauyerop̃ u inman
neduwudu
adj. full of seeds, as the pawpaw apple
bookmarknegainohos
n. bunch of bananas; also "nigainohos"
bookmarknehpan
n. a wing, a sheath, a covering of bananas
bookmarknejev
nekrei
n. Sailfin tang
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknelgo waj
nemlowoc
nese
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.
bookmarknetcetas
nicvan neaig
n. kind of taro
bookmarknidel
n. a meteor; also "nidil"
bookmarkniegred
nijig an nepig
n. midnight; also "nijihgan nepig"
bookmarknipjinamesei
n. Honeycomb grouper
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkniri atga
nirid u numu
n. terrestrial fern on forest floor, growing in disturbed forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3482)
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." For performing a weather magic ritual to produce fog, this plant is fermented along with another plant (nap̃at) in a hole in a sacred stone (called "Naemoso") at a secret location on Aneityum.
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nititan
n. fern to 0. 75 m, sori brown. growing along trail. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4972)
Example: The fronds of this fern are used to wrap sting ray and shark meat, which have a great deal of moisture in them, for cooking on the earth overn. Wrap the fronds (leaves) around the meat and tie with a Pandanus string. Because they are not thick, broad, entire leaves, but rather have many places in them where water can drain out during the cooking process, it is said that these leaves are much better for preparing these two types of fish, as well as any other meat that contains a great deal of moisture. For cooking on the earth over, put these wrapped foods on top of any other leaves so that they do not touch the hot stones directly, and then cover with other leaves as well. Then place the hot stones on top of these wrapped meats.
bookmarknobot
n. a sago palm
bookmarknoducnas
n. a bunch of taro
bookmarknohlaig
n. a species of seaweed
bookmarknowigma
n. a dried or withered breadfruit tree
bookmarknuei
n. vine, growing in open disturbed area. Flowers white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3589)
Example: To build a cyclone house, take the vine of this species to tie pieces of the house. To prepare the vine for use as rope, collect many feet of it, put it in a fire, roll it in a figure 8, wait until it softens and then use for tying. This vine is hard and needs to be heated to a high temperature in the fire to make it soft; the person preparing this must use gloves to tie it to the posts and rafters while it is still warm. When it cools, it is very strong. Rope made from this vine will last a long time--perhaps 10-15 years. It can also be used to make a regular house.
bookmarknumta
n. shoots of taro for planting
bookmarknumuyehec
nupsin itai
n. seed
bookmarknusjau
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkugnyiv
adj. rich; good, as applied to fruits
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