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ae
aelan panadol
aiyu
adj. sweet; shady
bookmarkelgai
v.n. expand as a leaf
bookmarkeriseris
v.a. to climb
bookmarkeucupupu (nieg)
v. to swell, as reeds when near blossoming
bookmarkevehel
n. light winds
bookmarkincet edwa
incipinti
indinbev
n. Blue-spotted large-eye bream
Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinharisihau
inhatmapig
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinhen owuh
inhulec ~ iɣleɣ
[inhuleɣ] n. Yellow-throated White-eye
Example: Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans / Wikimedia Commons, License: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarkinlahlah
n. daylight
bookmarkinlidija
n. summer, autumn
bookmarkinlobot
n. croton plant
bookmarkinmohtan nohos
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinmoijeuv amen ehcid
n. planet
bookmarkinpad
n. kind of palm
bookmarkinpotaliglighap
n. the thick end of a coconut leaf, used as a mark for throwing spears at; also "inpotin lilighap"
bookmarkintaig apig
n. kind of taro
bookmarkintaji
invid
n. the day before yesterday
bookmarkitounga
kumnyumoi ilpu hal u
n. the seven stars; the children of Kumnyumoi
bookmarkmaprum
mure
adj. ripe, as arrowroot; also "murre"
bookmarknadenahao
naha
n. a thistle
bookmarknahojcei
nahtancai
n. shrub; small plant
bookmarknamarai
n. preserved breadfruit
bookmarknamñiañia
napaeicei
napijelcau
n. kind of banana
bookmarknapujatha
narakiraki
n. a whirlwind
bookmarknatora
nau
n. bamboo; a mountain
bookmarknauincai
n. tree
bookmarknausap
n. kind of tree
bookmarknaytmas
n. tree to 5 m, dbh 4 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4898)
Example: The leaves are used to cover goat or pig meat when a person is roasting it on an earth oven It prevents it from burning and enhances the taste of the meat.
bookmarknedec
[neθeɣ] n. Collared Kingfisher
Example: Photo by JJ Harrison, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarkneduon yau
n. kind of banana
bookmarkneiang
neijiv
n. species of pine
bookmarkneipyepei
n. kind of tree
bookmarknelm̃ae
n. small tree. Found in the village, but not cultivated. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #17)
Example: 1. Ancestors used this plant to make fish line – cut young branches, remove outer bark and tie together, put in salt water or fresh water for a week, it is now strong, dry in sun, take fibers and twist them together to make a very long fishing line. 2. Leaves are used to feed pigs. 3. Take inner bark, scrape it and put on boils. Attach with any leaf and it takes out the boil. 4. Trunk for temporary bush house.
bookmarknetcetas
netet
n. the name of a tree
bookmarknevak
n. prepared pandanus leaf
bookmarknidman tal
n. a top of taro
bookmarknihivaeñ aeyec
n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3213)
Example: 1. When a person has a headache from being out in the sun too long, scrape the outer bark off of the stem of this tree, take scrapings of the inner bark, wrap with a leaf of breadfruit and put in a fire for 15-20 minutes. Not a hot fire, but only in the flame. Squeeze the water out of the bark when it is warm and rub all over the forehead and face to help the headache go away. 2. Use the stems of this tree as a stick to carry taro from the field, as the stick is strong but not too heavy. The taro is tied to each end to balance on a person’s shoulders. 3. Leaf used for wrapping local medicines. This is the best leaf and put it on the charcoal to heat it. 4. Good firewood.
bookmarknihpad
n. kind of tree
bookmarknilupau
n. a species of seaweed
bookmarknilyat
n. the name of a tree, the leaves of which blister
bookmarknisjau
n. kind of tree
bookmarkniyeg
n. grass to 1. 5-2. 0 m tall, inflorescence white. Red clay soil (collection: Michael J. Balick #4885)
Example: Cut this grass in the morning, let dry for 2 days, and then use to weave the roof of a house. This is thicker and heavier than a coconut leaf. Also, use for cyclone house. (see photos of house) When indicating something is Tabu, tie the leaf and put it in an object like ripe bananas and people know it is Tabu and will not take it away.
bookmarkniña
[niŋa] n. shell
bookmarknononhat
n. Blue-lined large-eye bream
Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknowigma
n. a dried or withered breadfruit tree
bookmarknuarin
n. plat (a map, drawn to scale, showing divisions in a piece of land)
bookmarknuarin adalamak
n. plain
bookmarknuhialeg upni
numuyehec
nupyihet
n. new moon
bookmarknwujvaeñ
n. vine climbing on Myristica fatua, growing in primary rainforest. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3615)
Example: This vine is used to make rope. Collect the stem, roll it in a figure 8, heat it on a fire and tie it on a house while the vine is still hot. Weave a ?? net to catch fish.
bookmarkpokmi
adv. seaward here
bookmarktesyapotan
n. terrestrial orchid growing in cloud forest along ridge. Flowers white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3281)
bookmarkucjicjid
v.a. to heap up earth to taro
bookmarkupuhas
v.n. to sprout
bookmarkwamhau
n. kind of taro
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