han
v.n.
to go
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 81
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igca pau
phr.
on that side
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 82
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igcapahai
adj.
inland
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 159
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imtiat
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plastic bailer, bottle to get water out of canoe
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
Speaker: Romario Yaufati
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incipiñti
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tree to 4 m, dbh 10 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4928)
Example: The leaves are used for compost in the taro patch. Dig a hole, line it with the leaves of this species, cove with earth and plant taro. The leaves of this species are used to cover earth ovens.
Scientific name: Geniostoma rupestre, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inhachac
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herb, growing in partially drained marsh. Flowers purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3596)
Scientific name: Ipomoea aquatica, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inhau am̃a
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shrub, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3560)
Example: In ancient times this plant was used as a fiber to make skirts and rope. Take the stems, remove the leaves, rett the stems in sea water for a few weeks, sun dry the stems and then weave into rope or skirts. This plant is not much used for this purpose at the present time. This plant is used to make a medicine with an unspecified use.
Scientific name: Abutilon indicum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inhinid
n.
kind of banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inhulec
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n.
Fan tailed gerygone
Example: Photo by Roger Le Guen, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Gerygone flavolateralis, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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inmal ahapol
n.
a group of cultivations
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 87
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inmejcop
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n.
Swamp Harrier
Example: Photo by birdsaspoetry / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA-NC 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Circus approximans, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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inmeri
n.
a stringy bark tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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inp̃a
inrejei
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trees, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4133)
Scientific name: Caryota ophiopellis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inrokdania
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epiphyte on trees, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4093)
Example: 1. Sickness blo namya. When a man accidentally has intercourse with a woman during her menstrual cycle, he can become sick. The leaves are squeezed, along with others, to produce an extraction. The dose and duration varies according to the degree of the symptoms. Further information about the preparation withheld.
Scientific name: Psilotum complanatum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inta eled
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rudder for back of canoe
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
Speaker: Romario Yaufati
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intal i Santo
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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inwaimeteuc
n.
sweet potato
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 173
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inyade
n.
kind of banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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kaliteg
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tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3497)
Example: The milky sap of this plant is poisonous. Fruit is very poisonous! If a child accidentally consumes this sap it causes them to vomit and they must drink water. Leaves are part of an unspecified spirit medicine.
Scientific name: Cerbera manghas, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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korari
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herb growing to 2 m tall, flower white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4974)
Example: Put the leaf in seawater for two months, this will rett t he fibers. Then collect the fibrous strings and dry them in the sun, and use them for weaving. In the past this plant fiber was used to make rope but not at present.
Scientific name: Agave sisalana, Speaker: Tony Keith
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ma
adj.
ripe, as fruit; healed, as a wound; also "mah"
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 92
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nakwei
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large palm, 20 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4080)
Example: 1. Children eat the nut of the ripe fruits. 2. The leaf bases can be used, when tied together, two at a time, to create a bowl from which to drink. 3. In the past, the trunks were used to fashion a hunting spear used in tribal warfare. Further context withheld.
Scientific name: Veitchia spiralis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nalak u nije
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terrestrial orchid growing in rain forest on the mountain slope. Flowers white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3288)
Scientific name: Calanthe chrysantha, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nametreyeñ
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scandent shrub, growing along strand in coastal forest. Flowers purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3688)
Example: This plant is used to make head garlands as it smells very fragrant.
Scientific name: Vitex trifolia, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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namou
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shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3578)
Example: The young stems of this tree are used to make bows and arrows. Cut the young, straight stems, dry them and use to carve the bow.
Scientific name: Rhamnella vitiensis, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nanad
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n.
shrub, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3455)
Example: Fertilizer, take fresh leaves and put in area where plant taro.
Scientific name: Psychotria milnei, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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naop yi atmas
n.
a small whirlwind
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114
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napojev
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tree to 5 m, dbh 10 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4889)
Example: The leaves are used to cover meat when baking it in a stone oven (inmawum). This will soften the meat and keep it moist. Used when other species of this genus are not available, for example if you are in the bush.
Scientific name: Polyscias cissodendron, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nap̃at
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terrestrial fern, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4099)
Example: 1. The name means "cloud". The plant is usually found on high ridges, in areas where there is often high moisture.
Scientific name: Callistopteris apiifolia, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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naravi
n.
a gathering of inmops or horse-chestnuts
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 96
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nariramteh
n.
kind of banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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nasieij
n.
kind of tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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nathat
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stone wall for building a garden
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
Speaker: Romario Yaufati
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natji
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shrub, 1. 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3469)
Example: The wood of this species is used to make a spear for fishing. The wood can also be used to make spears for hunting wild pigs.
Scientific name: Tarenna efatensis, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nau inwai
n.
channel of a stream
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 134
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nauhwa
n.
kind of tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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necñopod
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shrub, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4145)
Scientific name: Acalypha repanda, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nedwodou
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tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3531)
Example: 1. For a child around 1 year of age, take the inside bark, mash it, boil in hot warter and then use it to wash the child. This will ensure that the child will grow strong and make them able to crawl fast. 2. If a woman who is one month pregnant would like to have a baby, she is given 4 of the tips of the branches to chew and swallow everything before breakfast 1x only. 3. For fishing, take 4 leaves, hold top side up, tear right half of leaves off, keep left side, roll it up and put with fishing gear to have good luck when fishing in the deep sea beyond the reef.
Scientific name: Ficus glandifera, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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neijip
n.
a mat of coconut leaf
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 99
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neijiv
n.
fir; pine
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 150, 172
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nejecjeñ
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tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3652)
Scientific name: Leucosyke australis, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nelm̃ap
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4795)
Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nerero
n.
calabash
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 132
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nete o un
n.
west
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 198
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nethopdecraeñ
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herb, growing in weedy area at end of airstrip runway. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3568)
Scientific name: Youngia japonica, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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netjeñ
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terrestrial fern, growing at edge of marsh (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3592)
Example: The root is used as a survival food, during famine, cook roots on fire and eat. Roast on charcoal.
Scientific name: Pteridium esculentum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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neudan tauoc neaig
n.
the center sprout of a coconut tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 100
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niducai
n.
kind of tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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nigiti
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hysteranthous geophyte in flowering stage, growing in primary rainforest. Flowers white tinged with pink. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3625)
Scientific name: Dipodium pictum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nilpudou
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herb to 70 cm, florets yellow (collection: Michael J. Balick #4998)
Example: To treat a headache, especially from the flu, boil a handful of leaves in 1 liter of water for a few minutes, let cool and drink 1 cup of liquid per day . Also can treat this type of headache by using the plant in a steam bath, by boiling 4 handfuls of leaves in a pot of water, covering the head with a towel and breathing in the steam from the pot.
Scientific name: Bidens pilosa, Speaker: Tony Keith
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nimtinjap par alau
n.
wind-related term; no definition provided
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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niridunumu
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terrestrial fern growing in rain forest on the mountain slope. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3284)
Scientific name: Schizaea dichotoma, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nispahos
n.
coconut leaves, plaited for covering ridge of roof
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 103
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nohor
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n.
Woodford’s Rail
Example: Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans / Wikimedia Commons, License: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific name: Nesoclopeus woodfordi, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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nohos esjig inwai
n.
a banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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nohos yau
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a large type of banana, lit. "whale banana" (see inyau)
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
Speaker: Romario Yaufati
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nomotan
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nuae
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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
Scientific name: Jasminum didymum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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romo romo
n.
vine to 1 m, fruits black. Secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4906)
Scientific name: Geitonoplesium cymosum, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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suko
adv.
downwards or westwards
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 108
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tite
adj.
ripe early in the season
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 109
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widinahau
n.
kind of banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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