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adap̃oi

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v. cover

alahala

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n. moonlight

ama

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[ama] num. four

amjeng

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v. sleep

atga alep

v.n. go alone

cauwan

n. tendrils; small branches

ecetaig an moije

v.n. to go on to a reef with a canoe or boat

edou

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v. wander, walk around

eloah

v. to blossom, as reeds; also "elwa"

emtac

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adj. afraid; fright

ereuc

v. to shake a branch; to make fruit fall. pl: "ereucereuc"

ero

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[eroʊ] num. two

etjo itac

v.n. to fall behind; to come late

im

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conj. and

incei huri u inman

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

inceihuri

1. Flying foxes are known to eat the fruit. Accordingly, when hunters desire the flying fox, they gather near this species.
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n. large tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4073)

Example: 1. Flying foxes are known to eat the fruit. Accordingly, when hunters desire the flying fox, they gather near this species.

incopau

n. a coconut with a sweet husk

incowoj

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n. fishing hook

indal elwa

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n. multicolored taro, fancy-leaved caladium (RPV #146)

indrou

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[indraʊ] n. pandanus leaf wrapping for the preparation of fish

inhundain

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. type of seashell

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

inja

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[inʤa] n. blood

injañad

The wood is light and used to make paddles for canoes.
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n. tree to 5 m, dbh 8 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4933)

Example: The wood is light and used to make paddles for canoes.

ink

This is an introduced species. Use ripe fruits to produce a kind of ink for writing.
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n. vine to 1 m, flowers greenish (collection: Michael J. Balick #4904)

Example: This is an introduced species. Use ripe fruits to produce a kind of ink for writing.

inlahlah

n. daylight

inligighap

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

inma

n. Artocarpus altilis

Example: shoot: Mix heated over fire and taken out during sunset. Healer clenches the package in his fist, then gently punches the patients left, then right knee, then his forehead and finally squeezes over his head, migraine and headache.

inmauwad picad

n. a convolvulus with white flowers; also "inmauwad ahi"

inmayinpak

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n. kind of fish

inmereijcil

n. kind of breadfruit

inmerisiahau

n. kind of breadfruit

inmokmilcai

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n. kind of fish

inm̃ap̃

1. The nut of this tree is edible and very good. Boil it with skin on or bake it in the earth oven and then cut it in half and eat. 2. Leaves for top of house ridge. 3. Leaves for fertilizing the water taro in swamps.
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n. tree, 12-14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3611)

Example: 1. The nut of this tree is edible and very good. Boil it with skin on or bake it in the earth oven and then cut it in half and eat. 2. Leaves for top of house ridge. 3. Leaves for fertilizing the water taro in swamps.

inranwai

n. a brook that is dry in summer

intekes ~ inrowod

1. The green leaves of this plant are used to cover fish, when cooking them in a fire.
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n. treelet, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4085)

Example: 1. The green leaves of this plant are used to cover fish, when cooking them in a fire.

intelopse atamaig

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

intidin

n. a crop, but not the first ripe

intinan nopoi

n. the wicker-work bed (constellation?)

inwae

Children like to eat the fruit of this plant. It is said to taste like pineapple/mango. It must be very ripe to be eaten. Peel and discard the skin. The fruit is most sweet when it is on the ground for a few days. Some children eat the seeds of this fruit but it has a strong oily taste--too many cause vomiting and if a person eats 1-2 seeds it can cause diarrhea.
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n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3563)

Example: Children like to eat the fruit of this plant. It is said to taste like pineapple/mango. It must be very ripe to be eaten. Peel and discard the skin. The fruit is most sweet when it is on the ground for a few days. Some children eat the seeds of this fruit but it has a strong oily taste--too many cause vomiting and if a person eats 1-2 seeds it can cause diarrhea.

inwei

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[inwei] n. water

inyat

1. The trunk is used to produce timber.
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n. tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4082)

Example: 1. The trunk is used to produce timber.

inyirigwai

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

inyiriñwei

As a local toothbrush, take two pieces of stems, bend them and use to brush teeth with water. This plant acts like sandpaper to clean the teeth. Can also be used to brush pots.
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n. herb, growing along the river at the edge of secondary forest. Stems pale green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3642)

Example: As a local toothbrush, take two pieces of stems, bend them and use to brush teeth with water. This plant acts like sandpaper to clean the teeth. Can also be used to brush pots.

isjid

v. to chip off small branches

jipe

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v. distinguish (between two things)

laulau

adj. long, applied to time

metagi asori

n. kind of taro

nace

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n. kind of fish

nadec

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n. kind of fish

nadiat meto

n. the middle of the forenoon

nadimi dama

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[nadimi dama] phr. four men (there are)

nadut u nadiat

n. dawn of day

nagdenayi

n. kind of taro

naipomyiv ~ naipomñiv

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

nalak nagesega

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

namlau

The wood of this tree is good for carving. The fibers go in one direction so it is easier to carve, for example, to make a kava bowl. In general, this is the species used to make kava bowls. If your kava is not strong, then making it in this bowl will make it stronger. The kind of bowl made from this tree has a handle on each side of the bowl and it is held with 2 hands. The place name Anumwmamlau is named after this tree. There are said to be two types of this tree--one with all green leaves (this specimen) and one with white and green leaves. If a person is going to a Tabu place and is concerned about spirits, they should take a handful of these leaves and wash the body all over with it--take a swim (bath) with it. Then the person can go to the Tabu place without risk. There are other unspecified spiritual uses of this tree.
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n. tree to 15 m tall, dbh 40 com (collection: Michael J. Balick #4857)

Example: The wood of this tree is good for carving. The fibers go in one direction so it is easier to carve, for example, to make a kava bowl. In general, this is the species used to make kava bowls. If your kava is not strong, then making it in this bowl will make it stronger. The kind of bowl made from this tree has a handle on each side of the bowl and it is held with 2 hands. The place name Anumwmamlau is named after this tree. There are said to be two types of this tree--one with all green leaves (this specimen) and one with white and green leaves. If a person is going to a Tabu place and is concerned about spirits, they should take a handful of these leaves and wash the body all over with it--take a swim (bath) with it. Then the person can go to the Tabu place without risk. There are other unspecified spiritual uses of this tree.

namlau

1. The wood is used to carve a bi-handle bowl from which chiefs would drink kava.
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n. well branched tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4081)

Example: 1. The wood is used to carve a bi-handle bowl from which chiefs would drink kava.

nanin

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[nanin] n. goat

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

naptasaptas

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n. kind of crab

napulau

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[napʊlaoʊ] n. shin

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.

narasen

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[narasɛn] n. skin

natauh

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[ɲataʊ] n. shell (big)

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

natcai

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nategpece

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

naupitcat

Phyllanthus myrianthus
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4773)

necye

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n. yellow and black fish

neduwudu

adj. full of seeds, as the pawpaw apple

nejoplec

If a person chews the branches of this tree, their teeth will not grow or will fall out. Common name refers to "bad teeth.
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n. shrub to 2 m, flowers pale green-white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4899)

Example: If a person chews the branches of this tree, their teeth will not grow or will fall out. Common name refers to "bad teeth.

nekia

Ptisana smithii

n. terrestrial, occasional (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2487)

nelcau

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n. the canoe (constellation), or Orion

nenesanei neiang

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[nenesanej neijaŋ] n. coconut fiber for kava

nerero

n. calabash

nerid u uncat

n. the tow of flax

nerophat

Carangoides fulvoguttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-fulvoguttatus.html
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n. Yellowspotted trevally, Turrum

Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Fishes of Australia, License: CC BY-A 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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.

niaga ra upsijman

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[niaŋa ra ʊpsiʤman] n. fingernails (many)

nija

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[nija] n. cup for bait

nijmanyahao

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnothorax-flavimarginatus.html
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n. Yellow-Edged Moray

Example: Photo by Bernard Dupont, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nilit

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n. kind of shellfish

nimra an napau

n. the Magellanic Clouds

nimtinjap par alau

n. wind-related term; no definition provided

nipjid

n. the orange tree (117); an orange, a lime, a lemon (102)

nipjinamesei

Epinephelus merra http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-merra.html
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n. Honeycomb grouper

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

nirac intam henain

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. stick for coconuts

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

nitetan

n. a fern

nohosma

1. The name means "ripe banana".
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n. epiphytic orchid, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4119)

Example: 1. The name means "ripe banana".

nomotmot mese

n. hay

nononhat

Gymnocranius grandoculis http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-grandoculis.html
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n. Blue-lined large-eye bream

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nopugei

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

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

nuarin marara

n. dale

nähiväing

n. Macaranga dioca

Example: Inner bark: bathe in cold infusion, wounds. Mix heated over fire and taken out during sunset. Healer clenches the package in his fist, then gently punches the patients left, then right knee, then his forehead and finally squeezes over his head, migraine a

nämdokai

n. Grewia inmac

Example: Leaf: infusion taken internally against pain

näüsärop

n. unidentified species

Example: Fresh leaves: special Kastom ceremony used to treat severe abdominal pain during pregnancy

rabad

Falco peregrinus
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[rabaθ] n. Peregrine Falcon

ugnyiv

adj. rich; good, as applied to fruits

uhup

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adj. in front

upasin

n. first shoots of old roots

upreupre

n. tough; a kind of coral

weite

adj. perennial (applied to water); also "etweite", "inweite"