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a’tamod

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v. cut

ahlaujai

v.n. go up

aj

[aj] v. fly

amai neto

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[amai neto] phr. chew sugarcane

apnyin

n. time; weather; day; morning

asvii intal

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[asvintal] phr. break taro

emda

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n. strength

emelmat

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n. green (color)

esjii

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v. to fish (with a net)

ethi

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[itij] num. one

ijiñis

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prep. up

inca

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n. kind of crab

incaceñ upni

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n. "good" (domesticated) kava (RPV #133)

incauinja

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n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3543)

Example: Red, dried fruits are fed to small chicks as food.

incei huri u inman

Cupaniopsis leptobotrys
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n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4108)

incipinti

This plant is gathered for firewood. It is said that the fragrance of the flowers is not nice.
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n. shrub, 1. 5-2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3580)

Example: This plant is gathered for firewood. It is said that the fragrance of the flowers is not nice.

incowos yag

n. plant used to make ceremonial head wreath and neck garland

indinbev

Gymnocranius microdon http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-microdon.html
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n. Blue-spotted large-eye bream

Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

inhaceriapeke

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n. kind of shellfish

inhakli kwori

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. puppy, dog

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

inhaw

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n. Macaranga tanarius (RPV #42)

inmadidi

This plant is used for spiritual purposes. When fruits are young, the children take the fruit, cut it open and take coconut leaf midribs, impaling the seeds on the midribs and painting themselves with the fruit.
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n. tree to 7 m, dbh 30 com (collection: Michael J. Balick #4870)

Example: This plant is used for spiritual purposes. When fruits are young, the children take the fruit, cut it open and take coconut leaf midribs, impaling the seeds on the midribs and painting themselves with the fruit.

inmañau

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n. kind of bird

inmokmilcai

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n. kind of fish

inmokomelmat

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n. kind of fish

inpci

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n. kind of fish

inpece

The fruits of this tree are collected, mixed with ground coconut, boiled in water and the oil collected. The resulting oil is used medicinally, put on the skin for any condition to promote healing. Apply once a day until the condition resolves. Also can be used to treat head lice. Add the oil mixture to the hair, massage in, keep the hair dry for a day, then wash. Use once daily for 3 days.
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n. tree to 15 m, dbh 50 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4918)

Example: The fruits of this tree are collected, mixed with ground coconut, boiled in water and the oil collected. The resulting oil is used medicinally, put on the skin for any condition to promote healing. Apply once a day until the condition resolves. Also can be used to treat head lice. Add the oil mixture to the hair, massage in, keep the hair dry for a day, then wash. Use once daily for 3 days.

inta

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. top posts of house under construction

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

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.

intel e cha

This is a "message plant." If a person puts the flower behind their ear and then stares  out at you, or tosses the flower to you, then say yes and follow them, for example, to drink kava, or to go swimming. Or a man invites a woman to go somewhere with him. Alternatively, you can leave the flower on a table and this is also a message to go with a person. Leaves also used to wrap foods. Decorate yard around the house.
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n. terrestrial orchid, growing in open (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3523)

Example: This is a "message plant." If a person puts the flower behind their ear and then stares out at you, or tosses the flower to you, then say yes and follow them, for example, to drink kava, or to go swimming. Or a man invites a woman to go somewhere with him. Alternatively, you can leave the flower on a table and this is also a message to go with a person. Leaves also used to wrap foods. Decorate yard around the house.

intijgejei

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

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

inwah iran

n. seed

inwei

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[inwei] n. water

inyade

n. kind of banana

inyehpok

n. mouth of a river

inyepec

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n. kind of fish

inyiivac

Ornamental. Some have red flowers. Red birds drink the juice. Normally flowers July, August, September.
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n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3683)

Example: Ornamental. Some have red flowers. Red birds drink the juice. Normally flowers July, August, September.

jipe

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v. distinguish (between two things)

kaias elauoh

n. kind of taro

katupinmi

n. kind of taro

korari

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.
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n. 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.

lelen

adj. unripe

nace

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n. kind of fish

nadawai

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n. kind of crab

nafetu manava

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[nafɛtʊ manava] n. heart

nahas alaig imi yin

n. p. taro for the dead

nahau ahii

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n. kind of turtle

nahau alpas

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n. big turtle

naheñ

Fertilizer, take fresh leaves and put in area where plant taro.
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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.

nahren

n. half-tide, ebbing

naipomyiv ~ naipomñiv

Dianella ensifolia
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4771)

nala

It is a kastom belief that people should not drink kava under this tree.
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n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3572)

Example: It is a kastom belief that people should not drink kava under this tree.

nalak nagesega

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[nalak ŋaɣeseɣa] n. kind of plantain ("red like the sun")

namrop̃om

Firewood, timber good for bush houses. Calendar plant – when it is in flower, the old people know it is time to harvest root crops, like yam and other vine crops, in the wild, as yet unspecified. Local names = INYAC, NOMODEJ TAL, NOMODEJ WOU, NOU LELCEI… etc.
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n. tree, 7-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3582)

Example: Firewood, timber good for bush houses. Calendar plant – when it is in flower, the old people know it is time to harvest root crops, like yam and other vine crops, in the wild, as yet unspecified. Local names = INYAC, NOMODEJ TAL, NOMODEJ WOU, NOU LELCEI… etc.

namumuatamag

When children feel weak, this is a good medicine for them. Squeeze the leaves and give the child (3-5 years of age) one tea spoon of the juice and it is said to make them strong again.
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n. epiphyte on fallen tree, growing in disturbed forest. Fruit. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3474)

Example: When children feel weak, this is a good medicine for them. Squeeze the leaves and give the child (3-5 years of age) one tea spoon of the juice and it is said to make them strong again.

naoun nalak

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[nawʊnalak] n. calf muscle

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.

narahcai

n. a table made of reeds, for drying arrowroot, etc.

nariramteh

n. kind of banana

nauhap̃

1. Use the leaves to put in a hole where taro is being planted, as a sort of fertilizer--it rots easily and adds value to the soil. To protect a person from spirits if you are going to an unfamiliar place, take the young inflorescence and put behind your ear. This plant is a sort of "spiritual kava." 2. Flowers are put behind one ear, any side, to allow a person to pass through sacred places. For protection of the spirits especially if you are familiar with this place. On EAST SIDE, put one leaf under pillow before sleeping so that the lady spirit will not disturb the person. Only for men – spirit likes men, and wants to have sleep with them. If she gets pregnant, you must follow her to look after the kids in the spirit world so you leave this one (you die). 3. The small, straight stems of this plant are used as rafters to weave thatch. 4. Children make bows and arrows from the stems as well as spears for fishing.
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n. small tree or shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3210)

Example: 1. Use the leaves to put in a hole where taro is being planted, as a sort of fertilizer--it rots easily and adds value to the soil. To protect a person from spirits if you are going to an unfamiliar place, take the young inflorescence and put behind your ear. This plant is a sort of "spiritual kava." 2. Flowers are put behind one ear, any side, to allow a person to pass through sacred places. For protection of the spirits especially if you are familiar with this place. On EAST SIDE, put one leaf under pillow before sleeping so that the lady spirit will not disturb the person. Only for men – spirit likes men, and wants to have sleep with them. If she gets pregnant, you must follow her to look after the kids in the spirit world so you leave this one (you die). 3. The small, straight stems of this plant are used as rafters to weave thatch. 4. Children make bows and arrows from the stems as well as spears for fishing.

nauintin

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[naʊintin] n. bowels

neau

n. a small water-plant

necegcap

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n. large-leafed orange mangrove (RPV #93)

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.

nedoun

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[nɛθoʊn] n. bones (gen.)

neduwudu

adj. full of seeds, as the pawpaw apple

nehgan

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

nejev

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n. Pacific kauri (RPV #13)

nekel

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n. kind of bird

nem̃tepek

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n. kind of bush

nerophat

Caranx melampygus http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-melampygus.html
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n. Bluefin trevally (male) (reef fish)

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

nese

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

nesgin

n. the pith

nesveahajom

Meryta neo-ebudica
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n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3687)

nete

n. kind of tree

nethokin

n. a poisonous plant used to stupefy fish; also "netokin"

nijisei

Zingiber zerumbet
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n. herb, 25-30 cm tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3696)

nijom

nijom
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[nijom] n. house

nimit

The flying fox eats the fruit of this tree. When the fruits are ripe, the seeds are edible and children cut off the outside of the fruit and eat the nut. Wrap fish with this leaf and cook it on top of a fire--it tastes good. House posts are made from the trunk of the tree. It grows in the coastal area.
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n. sparsely branched tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3208)

Example: The flying fox eats the fruit of this tree. When the fruits are ripe, the seeds are edible and children cut off the outside of the fruit and eat the nut. Wrap fish with this leaf and cook it on top of a fire--it tastes good. House posts are made from the trunk of the tree. It grows in the coastal area.

nipjid acen

n. citron; lemon; lime tree

nitai auanipin upene

n. frankincense

nitsichäi

n. Hornstedtia sp.

Example: Subterranean part: cold maceration, taken internally against "cancer", diabetes, or as tonic

nohor

n. kind of taro

nohos futuna

n. the Futuna banana

nohwai vaine mese

n. raisin

nucje

n. the Norfolk Island pine

nuhonwei

Aytha australis
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[nuhonwei] n. White-eyed Duck

Example: Photo by cuatrok77/Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr

numu

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[nʊmʊ] n. fish (gen.)

nupdcai

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n. kind of fish (folk name)

nusjau

n. kind of sugarcane

ohod

n. bundle of leaves, as of nasiaij

semo semo

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n. a giant

siki

adv. down there, at a short distance; also "sike"

tas

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v. talk

tehtehin

n. an open blossom

ucsiligei

v.a. to pare off rind

upuhasin

n. sprouts

wai meteuc

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. sweet potatoes

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

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.

ya

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adv. after