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acrac
baby crawling
bookmarkaheijid
v.n. go past
bookmarkateucradi se an namilvai
v.n. get off the reef
bookmarkeceijo
n. tide flowing a little, begun to flow
bookmarkedaledal
v.a. to spread abroad; to go everywhere
bookmarkerijai
v.n. to rise up; to overflow as sea on land; to get ashore
bookmarkfetofeto
igcaijai
n. a place up or eastward
bookmarkincei imtaig
n. the heart wood of a tree
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ingejei wou
n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3647)
Example: 1. The straight poles of this plant are sharpened and used to plant kava, and only for kava. Not used for planting other crops. 2. Special for catching eels in fresh water, poke stick with leaves into hole where eel lives and they don’t like it so they come out and you catch them, by cutting with knife.
bookmarkinhutlavlav
n. a bamboo flute
bookmarkinmahim nakowai
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinmehtas
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmetla
inpaije
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinpotaliglighap
n. the thick end of a coconut leaf, used as a mark for throwing spears at; also "inpotin lilighap"
bookmarkinp̃al apogen
inteijid
n. species of pine
bookmarkintoutau
n. tree, 14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3586)
Example: To make a fire, take a 1-2 cm diameter stick, sharpen it and rub it against a larger piece, ca. 6 cm in diameter. As a person rubs, the stick will start smoking and then start a fire, especially if there are a few small slivers of stem on the stick that can catch fire. People use other types of sticks to rub against the larger piece as well, and this will make a fire.
bookmarkinwaimeteuc
n. sweet potato
bookmarkinʧatamain
kaias elauoh
n. kind of taro
bookmarkkopilkopil
n. kind of taro
bookmarklawog
meto
adj. ripe; also "metto"
bookmarkmurimuri
nacñanp̃aiñ
nahleuco yag
n. kind of taro
bookmarknaho
n. a plant, the fruit of which is prepared like arrowroot, and used as a food for sick people
bookmarknairek
najañ
nalvi pece
n. isle, island
bookmarknametreyeñ
napujatha
naraki
n. a calm, a smooth sea
bookmarknariramteh
n. kind of banana
bookmarknatora
nattri
n. Canarium vulgare
Example: leaf--cold maceration in coconut milk and seawater, taken internally against diarrhea or ciguatera. Cold maceration of chewed leave, spat into a cup and mixed with coconut water: taken internally against ciguatera
bookmarknau
n. bamboo; a mountain
bookmarkneaig ahi
n. a white coconut
bookmarknehio
n. a hurricane
bookmarknehlan
n. a shrub, a plant, a sucker
bookmarkneiang mesei
neijin nij
n. cliff
bookmarknemit
n. kind of tree
bookmarknepahas
n. kind of tree
bookmarknepigpig
n. before daylight
bookmarkneroa
n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3513)
Example: 1. The flower is used to make a necklace and the wood used as poles for a house roof. The flower is very fragrant and people put it behind their ear to enjoy the aroma. The leaf is used to bake taro in the earth oven. Use a fire to heat stones, then when the fire burns down and the stones are hot, pile these leaves on top of the hot stones and then place the food being cooked--taro, fish, pig, cassava, banana or other foods--on top of the leaves. Then pile more of these leaves on top of the food and then place additional hot stones on top of that pile of leaves. While the food is cooking--each type of food takes a different amount of time--the leaves give off a very nice smell and help flavor the food. 2. Firewood, flower smells good, put in coconut oil to give it aroma. Grate coconut, add small amount of water, put in bowl, heat until water is evaporated, the oil is on top, take all the coconut cream on bottom save oil in another pot. Drop 2-3 flowers into coconut oil and boil, or more flowers. Try not to burn the oil. Take out flowers and use pure oil. Also used for final covering of large earth oven during feast along with GMP 3503 – esp. wedding feast. Planting pole and hard and heavy wood – sharp end. 3. This is a "calendar plant." When it flowers, people know that the taro is ready to harvest.
bookmarknerop
n. Black jack
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknetet
n. the name of a tree
bookmarknethokin
n. a poisonous plant used to stupefy fish; also "netokin"
bookmarkniegred
nigirid
n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3503)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used in cooking, particuarly with the earth oven. Use a fire to heat stones, then when the fire burns down and the stones are hot, pile these leaves on top of the hot stones and then place the food being cooked--taro, fish, pig, cassava, banana or other foods--on top of the leaves. Then pile more of these leaves on top of the food and then place additional hot stones on top of that pile of leaves. While the food is cooking--each type of food takes a different amount of time--the leaves give off a very nice smell and help flavor the food.
bookmarknihivaeñ p̃ap̃
n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3517)
Example: 1. The leaves of the young plant are used to wrap food for cooking on a fire. 2. The wood is used for temporary houses, for making rafters that are said to last a long time. 3. The wood is strong and used to carve paddles for the canoe. 4. It is also grown and used for firewood. 5. Firewood, (6) use as local plate. 7. On west side of island, take old coconut, fill with water, put lead into hole on end, take out and give to baby to drink and it will help the baby talk.
bookmarknijeuc nijeuc
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarkniprij
niriñ neyaiñ
nohos New Zealand opah
nopna
[nopɲa] n. Red-Bellied Fruit Dove
Example: Sub-adult Red-bellied Fruit Dove. Photo by Papier K / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarknopoi
n. species of vine runner; a basket net
bookmarknudto
n. small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3452)
Example: 1a. The stem of this plant is used to make a spear, as it is always straight and very strong. It is a small growing plant, just right for length of a spear. 1b. Make a spear for fishing, peel bark, heat stem, affix points to end. 2. Name is the name of a fish. 3. Rafters for roof.
bookmarknuhonwei
numlah
n. kind of tree
bookmarksepagko
adv. down yonder
bookmarktarere
adv. near; inshore; near the shore
bookmarkuvid
n. three days ago; three days hence
bookmarkworago
n. Lined surgeonfish
Example: Photo by Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkwud yi encreucaig
v.a. beat so as to shake a tree
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