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a’oh

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[aʔo] phr. no

abäng

n. Ficus aspera

Example: Juice squeeved from leaves: conjunctivitis

aces nohranitai

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[aɣes noraŋitei] phr. sing a song

amlep

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conj. and

athut

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v. run

has

adj. bad, wicked; eheshas, very bad

incedo

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n. kind of shellfish

inciñpiñti

The leaves are good mulch for taro plants. The stems are used for firewood.
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n. shrub to 1 m, flowers white. Growing on ridge of pine forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4980)

Example: The leaves are good mulch for taro plants. The stems are used for firewood.

incowos up̃utap̃

Hornstedtia scottiana
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n. herb, growing in disturbed secondary forest/garden area. Sterile; leaves fragrant. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3695)

inhaw

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n. Macaranga tanarius (RPV #42)

injañad

The wood of this tree is  light and strong and used to carve canoe paddles. Carve the paddle from green wood as it is easier to carve then when the wood hardens.
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n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3713)

Example: The wood of this tree is light and strong and used to carve canoe paddles. Carve the paddle from green wood as it is easier to carve then when the wood hardens.

inmadidi

This plant has an unspecified medical use. Children make slingshots out of the fork of the stem of this tree.
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n. shrub, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3499)

Example: This plant has an unspecified medical use. Children make slingshots out of the fork of the stem of this tree.

inmerahi

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[inmerahi] n. kind of breadfruit (white)

inmetapau

Ixora aneityensis

n. treelet, 1. 75 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4077)

inmeʧihap̃

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[inmeʧihap̃] n. kind of bird

inpak

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[inpak] n. clouds that divide like a banyan tree

intaig cap

n. kind of taro

intejed

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n. Samoan tropical-almond (RPV #29)

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

intop̃asiej

In the past the ancestors learned to cook the leaves of this species with fish in an earth over and then eat the leaves as well as the fish. Today, fish are wrapped with small leaves and then covered with lap-lap leaf (Polyscias) and cooked in an earth oven. This plant is also a "calendar plant." When you see this plant flower you know that sea turtles are getting fat and ready to harvest. As a "message plant", if a person puts this flower behind their ear or in their hat, and looks at another person, it is an invitation to that person to go with you to the nakamal for kava
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n. shrub, 0. 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3562)

Example: In the past the ancestors learned to cook the leaves of this species with fish in an earth over and then eat the leaves as well as the fish. Today, fish are wrapped with small leaves and then covered with lap-lap leaf (Polyscias) and cooked in an earth oven. This plant is also a "calendar plant." When you see this plant flower you know that sea turtles are getting fat and ready to harvest. As a "message plant", if a person puts this flower behind their ear or in their hat, and looks at another person, it is an invitation to that person to go with you to the nakamal for kava

inwaj

Strongylura incisa http://fishbase.org/summary/Strongylura-incisa.html
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Reef needlefish, Reef longtoms

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

inwau

n. a creeper, a vine

inyuc

n. the name of a plant

iñcapeñ

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n. Elattostachys falcata (RPV #112)

iñhatacei

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n. Homalium aneityense (RPV #105)

kopilkopil

n. kind of taro

kulio

n. kind of taro

kurimatou

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[kurimataʊ] n. cow (lit. dog’s older brother)

lakasia

The leaves are used to feed livestock. The large timbers are used for house posts, and the small wood for other types of posts such as for fences.
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n. shrub, 0. 5-0. 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3565)

Example: The leaves are used to feed livestock. The large timbers are used for house posts, and the small wood for other types of posts such as for fences.

ledcei

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n. kind of crab

meto

adj. ripe; also "metto"

nacaunyit

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[naɣawʊnjit] n. fish (sp. with thick lips)

nace

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n. kind of fish

nadimi deseij

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[nadimi desiiʧ] phr. three men (there are)

nagereta

The tubers are edible when peeled and boiled in water for 1 hour. Alternatively, they can be peeled, soaked in water for 30 minutes, and then ground to  make lap-lap.
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n. herb to 1 m tall, flowers red (collection: Michael J. Balick #4952)

Example: The tubers are edible when peeled and boiled in water for 1 hour. Alternatively, they can be peeled, soaked in water for 30 minutes, and then ground to make lap-lap.

naha

Crinum asiaticum
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n. large terrestrial herb, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4142)

naipom̃yiv

Children take a shoot of this plant and make a whistle from it. However, when children do this, they are told not to, as it will attract the rains, or a snake, that will hear the noise and come to the person. This is a folk belief. The base of the shoot of this plant is chewed and applied to fresh cuts as a styptic. Pull out top growth of plant that has not flowered and blow on it like a whistle. Ancestors used this as a whistle to attract snakes for edible – not today. Name means “balls or heaps of snakes”  refer to their attraction.
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n. terrestrial plant, 60 cm tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3498)

Example: Children take a shoot of this plant and make a whistle from it. However, when children do this, they are told not to, as it will attract the rains, or a snake, that will hear the noise and come to the person. This is a folk belief. The base of the shoot of this plant is chewed and applied to fresh cuts as a styptic. Pull out top growth of plant that has not flowered and blow on it like a whistle. Ancestors used this as a whistle to attract snakes for edible – not today. Name means “balls or heaps of snakes” refer to their attraction.

najgauelcau

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n. kind of fish

nalauba

Chalcophaps indica
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[nalauba] n. Emerald Dove

Example: Photo by Dr. Raju Kasambe/Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

nalgaj

In areas such as this, where more traditional leaves used to wrap lap-lap are scarce, this leaf can be used as it is quite large.
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n. shrub to 1. 5 m, dbh 4 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #5005)

Example: In areas such as this, where more traditional leaves used to wrap lap-lap are scarce, this leaf can be used as it is quite large.

namakapasi

A type of roselle that is a weed growing in swampy areas.
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n. shrub, 1. 5-2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3606)

Example: A type of roselle that is a weed growing in swampy areas.

namrad

Croton insularis
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4752)

nanad

1. Dried branches from this plant can be used to roast vegetable crops that women eat if they have problems becoming pregnant. 2. Firewood, burns well. 3. Some people will eat the green fruit for protection against black magic. Eat 5 fruits for this. Eat it only once – will last for a year.
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n. shrub. Growing near the beach. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #4)

Example: 1. Dried branches from this plant can be used to roast vegetable crops that women eat if they have problems becoming pregnant. 2. Firewood, burns well. 3. Some people will eat the green fruit for protection against black magic. Eat 5 fruits for this. Eat it only once – will last for a year.

nanad op̃a

Some people use the dried leaves of this plant when there is no tobacco. Roll the leaves and smoke them. This is a good plant to lay under as a shade along the coast. Good firewood. The leaves are used with other leaves as part of a ceremony to calm the sea.* Burn leaves in a special place and toss ashes in the sea – sea will be calm.* When you are paddling to another island. Carry them with you and toss in sea as you go. Also goes with fasting and cleansing when traveling in this way.
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n. tree, 4-5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3542)

Example: Some people use the dried leaves of this plant when there is no tobacco. Roll the leaves and smoke them. This is a good plant to lay under as a shade along the coast. Good firewood. The leaves are used with other leaves as part of a ceremony to calm the sea.* Burn leaves in a special place and toss ashes in the sea – sea will be calm.* When you are paddling to another island. Carry them with you and toss in sea as you go. Also goes with fasting and cleansing when traveling in this way.

naparap

This is a medicine to treat fresh cuts. Take the leaf of this species, macerate it and add 1 tablespoon of water and wrap in a Macaranga leaf, and then heat it on a fire. After heating, puncture the side of the Macaranga leaf and drop the hot juice on the fresh cut. This is said to be good before going to see the Dispensary or if you do not have access to a health care professional.
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n. epiphytic fern on main tree trunk, growing in dry forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3504)

Example: This is a medicine to treat fresh cuts. Take the leaf of this species, macerate it and add 1 tablespoon of water and wrap in a Macaranga leaf, and then heat it on a fire. After heating, puncture the side of the Macaranga leaf and drop the hot juice on the fresh cut. This is said to be good before going to see the Dispensary or if you do not have access to a health care professional.

napat

n. a cloud, blackness, darkness

nared

Take a handful of the vine, twist it into rope with many stems of the vine, and use it to tie bundles of sugar cane. It can also be used to tie wild canes (Miscanthus) to the roof of the house. Take a handful of the vine, twist it into rope with many stems of the vine, and use it to tie bundles of sugar cane. It can also be used to tie wild canes (Miscanthus) to the roof of the house.
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n. vine to 3 m, sori brown. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4930)

Example: Take a handful of the vine, twist it into rope with many stems of the vine, and use it to tie bundles of sugar cane. It can also be used to tie wild canes (Miscanthus) to the roof of the house. Take a handful of the vine, twist it into rope with many stems of the vine, and use it to tie bundles of sugar cane. It can also be used to tie wild canes (Miscanthus) to the roof of the house.

nareram uleiu

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[nareram ʊleiʊ] n. kind of banana (fat)

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

nateng

1. The fruits can be cooked with coconut milk and consumed. 2. Green leaves can be used to wrap fish, when they are cooked in a fire.
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n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4125)

Example: 1. The fruits can be cooked with coconut milk and consumed. 2. Green leaves can be used to wrap fish, when they are cooked in a fire.

nauhwa

n. kind of tree

nauincai

n. tree

nauun

n. a stem

nauy erop̃

Ficus scabra
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n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3444)

nawou

Schoenoplectus validus
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n. herb, growing in partially drained marsh. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3593)

neaig

n. the kernel of a coconut; the coconut tree

neaig aged

n. a spotted coconut

necegcap

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

nedaugatmas

n. kind of tree

nedenc

n. stinging; the fruit of the kaleteug

nedjap

n. kind of tree

nefelan

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[nefelan] n. a path

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

negejwaj

Ducula pistrinaria
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[neŋeʧwaj] n. Island imperial pigeon

Example: Photo by Tony Morris, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

nehpan

n. a wing, a sheath, a covering of bananas

neisindien

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[nɛjsindiɛn] n. fish anus

nejev

The small stems of this plant are used to hold the outrigger to the canoe. The larger wood is good for sawn timber.
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n. tree, 16-18 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3722)

Example: The small stems of this plant are used to hold the outrigger to the canoe. The larger wood is good for sawn timber.

nekrolas

1. The wood of this tree can be used as posts and rafters in traditional houses.
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n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4126)

Example: 1. The wood of this tree can be used as posts and rafters in traditional houses.

neled

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n. kind of shellfish

nelkap̃aeñ

The wood of this species is very hard and therefore useful for making houses. In fact it is so hard that a person cannot drive a nail through it. This wood is used to make spears for fishing.
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n. tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3466)

Example: The wood of this species is very hard and therefore useful for making houses. In fact it is so hard that a person cannot drive a nail through it. This wood is used to make spears for fishing.

nelkasau

This leaf is used as the upper layer of leaves on the earth oven. If the leaves of #4986 are in short supply, people cover the first layer of stones in the earth oven with these. The stems of this plant are used as tinder to light fires. The seeds are poisonous.
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n. shrub to 4 m, fruits green (collection: Michael J. Balick #4987)

Example: This leaf is used as the upper layer of leaves on the earth oven. If the leaves of #4986 are in short supply, people cover the first layer of stones in the earth oven with these. The stems of this plant are used as tinder to light fires. The seeds are poisonous.

nelnjen natimi

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[nɛʝɲan natimi] n. footprints (human)

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

nemtav

Dysoxylum
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n. tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3666)

nepelvanwou

1. Macerate the young stems, remove the outer "skin" to release the odor of the stem and weave into a head garland for decoration. 2. People use it as a headdress. This is a male plant, ancestors used both male and female wrapped together for the headdress. Man would put this on head to attract a woman that he liked. Be careful when you are passing other women who will be attracted to the wearer – so the person can’t speak to them so he can focus on the one he is attracted to.
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n. liana, on Polyscias cissodendron (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3457)

Example: 1. Macerate the young stems, remove the outer "skin" to release the odor of the stem and weave into a head garland for decoration. 2. People use it as a headdress. This is a male plant, ancestors used both male and female wrapped together for the headdress. Man would put this on head to attract a woman that he liked. Be careful when you are passing other women who will be attracted to the wearer – so the person can’t speak to them so he can focus on the one he is attracted to.

neri

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

niad

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n. kind of shellfish

nicasau

n. the castor-oil plant

nidintaueuc

n. new coconut leaves

nijisei

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

nilcasau

n. the castor-oil plant

nillum

n. moss

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

niroun

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[ɲiroʊn] n. basket

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

nitatel (a nelco)

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[nitaʔtel (a nelʝo)] n. seat (for a canoe)

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

nitit a nelgo waj

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. knots where rope is tying pieces of canoe together

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

nobom

Selar crumenophthalmus http://fishbase.org/summary/Selar-crumenophthalmus.html
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n. Bigeye scad

Example: Photo by J.E. Randall / Fishbase, License: CC BY-A-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nomropom

This plant is an indicator of rich soil, especially up on the hills from the coast. Therefore, this is where people choose to do their gardens. This specimen is in red soil that is not rich so it does not grow tall, but in the mountains it does grow tall and that is where gardens are planted. Wood from the tree is used for carving.
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n. shrub to 2 m, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4874)

Example: This plant is an indicator of rich soil, especially up on the hills from the coast. Therefore, this is where people choose to do their gardens. This specimen is in red soil that is not rich so it does not grow tall, but in the mountains it does grow tall and that is where gardens are planted. Wood from the tree is used for carving.

nowahau

Acanthurus bariene
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n. Black-spot surgeonfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo / Flickr.com, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nucye

n. the red star, the "hand" in the constellation Orion; also "necye"

nuh

n. a yam

numrauad

n. a halo around the sun or moon

numuyehec

Use the wood of this plant for roof rafters.
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n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3624)

Example: Use the wood of this plant for roof rafters.

om̃rag

[oŋmraŋ] n. old (man)

pakpakoa

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n. kind of breadfruit (old kind no longer known)

par

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conj. conjunction to join sentences together

romo romo

Geitonoplesium cymosum

n. vine to 1 m, fruits black. Secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4906)

sepagko

adv. down yonder

tai napat

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[tai napat] n. flying clouds, preceding a storm or cyclone

ugnyiv

adj. rich; good, as applied to fruits

umu

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v. live

upumure

v.n. to fall, as unripe fruit