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ae

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v. fly

amñii

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v. drink

an tak apnyin

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n. on another day

anah

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v. to fish (with a net)

anau pan

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v.n. go over, as a hill

apos yi aktit

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v.n. to steer straight

apuat pam

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[apuat pam] n. just dark now, black

asvii

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v. break soft things (like bread, cassava, taro, etc.); cut in half

aswol

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v. go down; go down into something

atga nethanethan

v. passed by on the other side

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pro. me

edaledal

v.a. to spread abroad; to go everywhere

ijou

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adj. outside

ijumgan nijomcan

1. The name of this plant translates as bad tooth, and relates to its use as a plant used to poison others. If one wants to commit an evil act against another, he or she will rub the leaves together and squeeze them over the targets food. It will make their teeth rotten and fall off quickly. More information witheld.
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n. small tree, 1-2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4020)

Example: 1. The name of this plant translates as bad tooth, and relates to its use as a plant used to poison others. If one wants to commit an evil act against another, he or she will rub the leaves together and squeeze them over the targets food. It will make their teeth rotten and fall off quickly. More information witheld.

incei

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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n. firewood

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

incejev ataheñ

This is known as "woman’s kauri". The timber from this tree is used for houseposts.
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n. stunted tree, 1-2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3276)

Example: This is known as "woman’s kauri". The timber from this tree is used for houseposts.

incetevak

Sargocentron spiniferum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-spiniferum.html
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n. Sabre squirrelfish

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

incoujahao

The forked stick of this plant is used as a pole to hold the outrigger on a canoe. Children blow the small fruits of this plant through the hollow petioles of the papaya leaf or a hollowed bamboo stem as a game. As an aphrodisiac, two handfuls of the leaves of this species are boiled in fresh water and men drink these for 7 days. The next week they will be "strong." People cannot have sex while they are drinking this remedy, but then the next week when they have finished the treatment, they will be "very strong."
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n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3548)

Example: The forked stick of this plant is used as a pole to hold the outrigger on a canoe. Children blow the small fruits of this plant through the hollow petioles of the papaya leaf or a hollowed bamboo stem as a game. As an aphrodisiac, two handfuls of the leaves of this species are boiled in fresh water and men drink these for 7 days. The next week they will be "strong." People cannot have sex while they are drinking this remedy, but then the next week when they have finished the treatment, they will be "very strong."

inhaij

n. the candle-nut tree; also "inhaig"

inharedej

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n. kind of fish

inhos

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n. kind of fish

inhos i mijan

n. kind of sugarcane

inhosamu

n. kind of sugarcane

inhulec ~ iɣleɣ

Zosterops metcalfii
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[inhuleɣ] n. Yellow-throated White-eye

Example: Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans / Wikimedia Commons, License: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

inhutlavlav

n. a bamboo flute

inligighap

n. the thick end of a coconut leaf used as a target

inmadineto

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n. kind of fish

inmehei

People use the leaves of this plant to wrap lap-lap for cooking on the earth oven or when boiling foods. The leaves can also be used as serving plates and to cover the stones on the earth oven.
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n. herb to 1. 5 m tall, sterile. Growing in weedy patch behind buildings on edge of trail. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4986)

Example: People use the leaves of this plant to wrap lap-lap for cooking on the earth oven or when boiling foods. The leaves can also be used as serving plates and to cover the stones on the earth oven.

inmokomelmat

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n. kind of fish

intejed gal

The seeds of this species are eaten, the fruits are cracked open and the seeds removed. However, perhaps of 10 fruits, maybe only 3 have seeds for eating. The flowers are known to have a very pleasant fragrance.
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n. tree, 12-14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3640)

Example: The seeds of this species are eaten, the fruits are cracked open and the seeds removed. However, perhaps of 10 fruits, maybe only 3 have seeds for eating. The flowers are known to have a very pleasant fragrance.

intelgal

Acanthurus guttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-guttatus.html
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n. Whitespotted surgeonfish, northern dialect

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

intidin

n. a crop, but not the first ripe

intiklancai

n. sprig

intohou atam̃ai

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n. kind of shellfish

intup inya

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n. kind of banana

inyaratmas

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

inyitupau

n. kind of tree

itaho

adj. inland

iña

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n. fishing line

iñcapeñ

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n. Elattostachys falcata (RPV #112)

iñpak

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n. banyan tree (RPV #74)

jipe

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v. distinguish (between two things)

kiamu

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[kijamoʊ] n. Aneityum island (Polynesian loanword)

kuratemain

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[kuretemain] n. dog (male)

maputu-ligighap

n. the stem of a coconut leaf used for a butt

maya ga o’oh

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[maja ga oʔo] phr. yes or no (traditional)

na elmai

n. cloth (related to nelmai)

nace

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n. kind of fish

nadawai

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n. kind of crab

nadiat

n. day

nadimi dala

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

nafan

n. the name of a species of seaweed

nagagnit

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-chaetodonoides.html
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n. Harlequin sweetlips, many-spotted sweetlips

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

nahau ahod

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n. kind of turtle

nahcai milmat

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[naɣai milmat] n. before sun comes up, just light enough to see green toward the east looking down from a hill, "green place"

naho

n. a plant, the fruit of which is prepared like arrowroot, and used as a food for sick people

nakai

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n. kind of banana (short fruits)

nakautefa

n. kind of tree

nala

The stem of this plant is used for firewood.  If a person has been drinking kava and the next morning feels hung over, they can take a handful of the leaves of this  plant, crush them in cool water, and wash their face with this. This treatment will help the kava feeling to disappear.
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n. shrub to 2 m, coastal vegetation (collection: Michael J. Balick #4961)

Example: The stem of this plant is used for firewood. If a person has been drinking kava and the next morning feels hung over, they can take a handful of the leaves of this plant, crush them in cool water, and wash their face with this. This treatment will help the kava feeling to disappear.

nalgaj

Cyrtandra cf. aneiteensis
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n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4107)

name

1. The roots of this plant are used to make "Nopoy"--a traditional trap used to catch fish and lobster.  The outer bark of the roots are removed and sun-dried. The roots are then split into several pieces and they are woven in an open fashion similar to a "noporapora"--a type of market basket fashioned from coconut leaflets.
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n. epiphytic liana, growing in primary forest. Bracts orange-red at base. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4029)

Example: 1. The roots of this plant are used to make "Nopoy"--a traditional trap used to catch fish and lobster. The outer bark of the roots are removed and sun-dried. The roots are then split into several pieces and they are woven in an open fashion similar to a "noporapora"--a type of market basket fashioned from coconut leaflets.

namñiañia

The leaves of this plant are used to wrap manihot, fish, banana and other vegetables when cooking them in an earth oven or open fire.
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n. large scandent herb, to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3453)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to wrap manihot, fish, banana and other vegetables when cooking them in an earth oven or open fire.

nam̃ap

Maesa aneiteensis
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n. shrub, 1. 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3442)

napod

n. kind of tree

napoijec

n. kind of tree

napuke

n. a mound or hillock for yams

nap̃ojev

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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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.

narectejed

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n. kind of crab

natarec

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n. kind of shellfish

natau anyiyi

n. kind of banana

nathat uwun jap

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. stone wall for beach

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

necñopod apeñ

Acalypha wilkesiana
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4791)

nedoun

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[nɛθoʊn] n. foot, leg

nefiag

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[nefiaŋ] n. January (lit. big wild sugar cane)

nejecjec

Asplenium amboinense
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n. epiphyte on prop roots and main tree trunks, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4044)

nekinkin

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nelyat

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n. nellet tree (RPV #116)

nemlowoc

Astronidium aneityense
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n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3273)

nepjen

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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n. hard outer shell of crab

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

nerin cat

n. green pandanus leaf

nerin nujipsotan

n. blade, as of corn or grass

nete o un

n. west

netet

n. the name of a tree

nevak

n. prepared pandanus leaf

neyaiñ

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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n. coconuts used for sea fermentation

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.

neyo

The leaves and stems are boiled in water to make tea. The base of the leaves (the whitish part) is used to cook foods that have a strong odor, such as goat or shark. The base is sliced and put in the soup and this helps to keep the smell of the goat or shark from infusing through the rest of the food and making it less palatable. In some areas of Aneityum, such as in cassava fields, there is a fungus that kills the crops. This species is interplanted with the crops to kill that fungus and protect the crop plants.
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n. grass to 70 cm tall, sterile. Cultivated at the side of a field. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4958)

Example: The leaves and stems are boiled in water to make tea. The base of the leaves (the whitish part) is used to cook foods that have a strong odor, such as goat or shark. The base is sliced and put in the soup and this helps to keep the smell of the goat or shark from infusing through the rest of the food and making it less palatable. In some areas of Aneityum, such as in cassava fields, there is a fungus that kills the crops. This species is interplanted with the crops to kill that fungus and protect the crop plants.

niju

Bolbometopon muricatum http://fishbase.org/summary/Bolbometopon-muricatum.html
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n. Green humphead parrotfish, bumphead parrotfish

Example: Photo by Klaus Stiefel / Flickr, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nipjin gehe nahau

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n. turtle shell

nisasi

Polyalthia nitidissima
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n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3627)

nohatag

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[nowataŋ] n. sky, universe, space

nohos New Zealand opah

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[nohos anu ziland opuah] n. kind of banana (gray sp. from New Zealand)

nopwag

Numenius madagascariensis

[nopwañ] n. Far Eastern Curlew

Example: Photo by Graham Winterflood, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr

norasjei

Cyrtandra obovata

n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3274)

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[numra napo] n. the Southern Cross

nupudmerei

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n. kind of fish (folk name)

nämdokai

n. Grewia inmac

Example: Leaf: infusion taken internally against pain

owag

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[owaŋ] num. six

pokmi

adv. seaward here

upreupre

n. tough; a kind of coral

ya

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adv. after