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ahced inpece

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v.a. pass over or through a country

alec

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v. look; look for something; search

algaunyi

v.n. to cross over or above, as over a fence, or tree in a path, or on stones through a river

alm̃ui

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v. see

amñi

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v. drink

apuhod pan nathut an nadiat

n. near morning

araho

n. made of branches

añak

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pro. me

eceliek

adj. a second growth as of taro

Ek idivaig nenis ainyak

phr. I am quite useless

ero

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[eroʊ] num. two

Et elwa nieg

phr. the reeds blossom.

etcei nohon

n. beat coconut fiber

idi

adj. stringy, watery, as taro; also "ede"

igcapahai

adj. inland

incai

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[inɣej] n. tree

incei

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n. wood

inhogosei

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n. kind of crab

inhujum

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[inhuʤum] n. Aneityum island

inlac

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n. kind of shellfish

inligighap

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

inmoijeuv

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[inmoʤev] n. star

inm̃ap

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n. Tahitian chestnut (RPV #47)

inpad

n. kind of palm

inpareihok

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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n. traditional broom

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

inta eled

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. rudder for back of canoe

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

intakedou

Sargocentron violaceum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-violaceum.html
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n. Redface Squirrrelfish

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

intejed

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n. Samoan tropical-almond (RPV #29)

intinan mese

n. dry land planted

inyiivac

1. When in flower (yellow), taro is said to be ready in the garden.
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n. large tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4051)

Example: 1. When in flower (yellow), taro is said to be ready in the garden.

iñyara

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n. kind of bird

katamari

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n. kind of bird

katupinmi

n. kind of taro

kiliek nahpu

n. kind of taro

laknu

Myiagra vanikorensis
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[laknu] n. Vanikoro Flycatcher

Example: Photo by Arthur Chapman, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

lelceije

v.n. to walk abroad

maya ga a’oh

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[maja gaʔo] phr. yes or no

moa moa

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n. kind of fish

nagdenayi

n. kind of taro

naha

n. Crinum asiaticum L.

Example: subterranean part used as mouthwash for toothache (Crinum asiaticum)

nahas alaig imi yin

n. p. taro for the dead

nahau ahod

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n. kind of turtle

nahoai

n. a plant from which twine is made

naipumnyu

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nakevai

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n. kind of shellfish

nakwei

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n. palm tree sp. (RPV #19)

namotmot

n. grass; also "namutmut"

nam̃am̃a

Dendrobium rarum
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n. epiphytic orchid, growing in dense rainforest along river. Flowers pink. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4058)

naop yi atmas

n. a small whirlwind

nareuc henau

n. a species of grass

nataimu

Caranx papuensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-papuensis.html
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n. Brassy trevally

Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nauun

n. a stem

nawa

1. Heat the leaves then place on the sore muscle. 2. Edible plant, cook young leaves until soft and then can eat, as a vegetable or soup, with any food. 3. Same use as AAM 3 to heat and put on body to heal pain. 4. On a reef when it is time to protect the reef to conserve it and bring more fish, you take this plant and put it in the hole in the reef – cut stem and put it in reef in several parts. People will know it is under protection and respect it.
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n. shrub. Village pathways. ornamental. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #7)

Example: 1. Heat the leaves then place on the sore muscle. 2. Edible plant, cook young leaves until soft and then can eat, as a vegetable or soup, with any food. 3. Same use as AAM 3 to heat and put on body to heal pain. 4. On a reef when it is time to protect the reef to conserve it and bring more fish, you take this plant and put it in the hole in the reef – cut stem and put it in reef in several parts. People will know it is under protection and respect it.

neaig

n. the kernel of a coconut; the coconut tree

necñanpaeñ

1. The name describes a sea bird, whose long legs are similar in shape to the stipe of this fern.
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n. terrestrial fern, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4094)

Example: 1. The name describes a sea bird, whose long legs are similar in shape to the stipe of this fern.

necñap̃it cei

Can be used to make a love potion. Is bad for married people.
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n. shrub, 1. 75 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3643)

Example: Can be used to make a love potion. Is bad for married people.

nedeij

n. a small gray berry used as beads

nednaiñ lelcei

1. The wood of this tree is used to make rafters of traditional homes.
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n. partly fallen tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4055)

Example: 1. The wood of this tree is used to make rafters of traditional homes.

nednañlelcei

Used as a leaf compost for planting taro, layered on the bottom of the hole and covering the taro as well.
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n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3271)

Example: Used as a leaf compost for planting taro, layered on the bottom of the hole and covering the taro as well.

neduon

n. a bone, a foot

nehgan

n. a stock; a bunch, as of fruit; also "negan" or "nigan"

nehno

n. a species of poisonous tree

neiang

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[neijaŋ] n. coconut

neijiv

n. fir; pine

nemetrei ai

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n. kind of bush

nerinasjiñ

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n. kind of shellfish

neriseris

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[neriseris] n. spider (house)

nerop

n. kind of banana

nese

n. the takoma or tekma, a tree with white flowers

netitan

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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n. edible fern

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

nigie

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.
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n. shrub, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3537)

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.

nigya

n. a plant like a banana

nigyi neto

n. the chewed fiber of sugarcane

nijhen

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[niʧɛn] n. tooth

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

nimtac

n. kind of tree

nimtinjap par alau

n. wind-related term; no definition provided

nipjid aiyu

n. orange

nirid

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[niriθ] n. gills

nirom̃gei

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. kind of crab

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

niña

[niŋa] n. shell

nofowai

n. river

nofoñhalav

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n. kind of shellfish

nohlaig

n. a species of seaweed

nomotmot mese

n. hay

nom̃o

This tree is a good source of wood for house posts and roof rafters. Some people eat the ripe fruits of this species but even on the same tree, some of the ripe fruits have a sour taste, even though they look alike.
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n. tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3639)

Example: This tree is a good source of wood for house posts and roof rafters. Some people eat the ripe fruits of this species but even on the same tree, some of the ripe fruits have a sour taste, even though they look alike.

nopoi

n. species of vine runner; a basket net

nop̃oi

1. The flower of this plant is used for decoration, for Christmas in particular, in church and home. 2. To attract a mate, put the flower in your hair. 3. This is the introduced one that is named after the wild type.
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n. sprawling, vine-like herb (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3215)

Example: 1. The flower of this plant is used for decoration, for Christmas in particular, in church and home. 2. To attract a mate, put the flower in your hair. 3. This is the introduced one that is named after the wild type.

nowanʧa

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[nowanʧa] n. egg

nowigma

n. a dried or withered breadfruit tree

nucije

n. Sirius, the Dog Star

nuhihialeg

n. the early morning

nuhujcei

1. When the stems of this plant are older, and it is a vine, is used to tie thatch on roof rafters as it bends well. 2. Burned leaves and rubbed on fishing line and spear to increase catch – used with other unspecified leaves, that are forageable. When you are fishing and if you set a basket or mat it means danger and you have to return to shore – the spirit is telling you that it is enough fishing.
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n. liana, climbing on fallen tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3500)

Example: 1. When the stems of this plant are older, and it is a vine, is used to tie thatch on roof rafters as it bends well. 2. Burned leaves and rubbed on fishing line and spear to increase catch – used with other unspecified leaves, that are forageable. When you are fishing and if you set a basket or mat it means danger and you have to return to shore – the spirit is telling you that it is enough fishing.

numarak kamwea

n. kind of sugarcane

nyihivac

1. A "calendar plant". When this flowers in the bush, and people are making their gardens in that area, it means the garden is ready to harvest. 2. Firewood, calendar, and message plant – for people who live up in the forest can see this coastal plant and when it flowers it is a good time to go fishing or to move to the coastal area for a few weeks to relax. July-August. Tide is low so everything is exposed so it is a good time to fish for there, 2 months. 3. Flowers have a nice nectar, sweet, kids drink.
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3263)

Example: 1. A "calendar plant". When this flowers in the bush, and people are making their gardens in that area, it means the garden is ready to harvest. 2. Firewood, calendar, and message plant – for people who live up in the forest can see this coastal plant and when it flowers it is a good time to go fishing or to move to the coastal area for a few weeks to relax. July-August. Tide is low so everything is exposed so it is a good time to fish for there, 2 months. 3. Flowers have a nice nectar, sweet, kids drink.

tabake

Collect the yellow leaves, the mature ones, roll it between one’s hands, squeezing it, and dry it in the sun for a day and hang it in the kitchen near the place where fires are made, and within a week it will turn black. It is ready to be smoked--roll paper around it and smoke it. Take 6-10 leaves, roll them up and squeeze them into a bucket of water mixing the juice with the water until it turns somewhat green. Use this water to wash crops such as legumes and other garden plants to kill insects that might be attacking them.
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n. herb 1 m tall, flowers pink (collection: Michael J. Balick #4923)

Example: Collect the yellow leaves, the mature ones, roll it between one’s hands, squeezing it, and dry it in the sun for a day and hang it in the kitchen near the place where fires are made, and within a week it will turn black. It is ready to be smoked--roll paper around it and smoke it. Take 6-10 leaves, roll them up and squeeze them into a bucket of water mixing the juice with the water until it turns somewhat green. Use this water to wash crops such as legumes and other garden plants to kill insects that might be attacking them.

tatau

Sphyraena qenie http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-qenie.html
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n. Blackfin barracuda

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

uleme

adj. sour, applied to the water in coconuts

wametec ahii

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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n. white sweet potato

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

wiwi

n. kind of breadfruit