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achachadaliek
adj. tempestuous at sea
bookmarkeblaamnem
adj. adjacent
bookmarkehlek
v. to seek food, as taro; to gather, to reap
bookmarkelumai
n. cloth (related to nelmai)
bookmarkerijai
v.n. to rise up; to overflow as sea on land; to get ashore
bookmarkesei cai
n. forest trees
bookmarkidi
adj. stringy, watery, as taro; also "ede"
bookmarkigcase
n. a place down, or westward
bookmarkincipinti
n. shrub, 2. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3471)
Example: 1. The fruit of this species are poisonous. In ancient times the ancestors used the "fork" (branch growing out of main stem) of this wood to catch lobsters between the two parts of the stem. 2. Fertilizer for taro, in case you are not cleansed, it is ok as this plant as fertilizer will cleanse you.
bookmarkineañdel
n. this collection is a seedling sprouting from a coconut fruit. the adult palm is growing in an agricultural field. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4950)
Example: The young seedlings are removed from the coconuts and fed to pigs. Children like to eat the apical meristems of the sprouts, peeling off the harder, outer leaves and eating the soft white part. The endosperm of the sprouted coconut is edible. The local name means "young seedling."
bookmarkinhalav imtinjap
n. wind-related term; no definition provided. Possibly referring to "inhalav" ’child’.
bookmarkinhosumeljag ~ nu inhosumeljag
injañad
inlidija
n. summer, autumn
bookmarkinlopot jap
n. shrub to 1 m, flower white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4866)
Example: When making a taro patch, and removing soil, add the leaves of this plant to the soil to fertilize the taro, and prevent the bottom part of the taro from rotting. Put a layer of leaves on the bottom of the patch before planting taro and covering with soil.
bookmarkinmehtas
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmerisiahau
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmobolhat
inrigen natmas
n. kind of banana
bookmarkinta
kalmapig
n. kind of banana
bookmarkkiliek nahpu
n. kind of taro
bookmarkkumnyumoi ilpu hal u
n. the seven stars; the children of Kumnyumoi
bookmarklawog
lelceije
v.n. to walk abroad
bookmarklelen
adj. unripe
bookmarkmeto
adj. ripe; also "metto"
bookmarknaevas
n. sparsely to moderately branched tree, 6-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3220)
Example: 1. Wood is used for carving as it is a nice black wood. 2. Also used for house posts. 3. Use sapwood – cut a piece of wood, long one 1-2 m. Put it in front of the house or take a smaller piece on top of the entrance door – protects against bad spirits.
bookmarknagereta
nahad
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknahoij
n. kind of tree
bookmarknaijema
n. cotton
bookmarknamesei
nametreyeñ
napleañ
nap̃ojev
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.
bookmarknarahcai
n. a table made of reeds, for drying arrowroot, etc.
bookmarknarutu arari
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknarutu umlai
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknatimihas
n. terrestrial fern, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4095)
Example: 1. The name means "cranky person". If someone fastens this plant around his head as a deocrative lei, it means that this person is not happy. He does not want to talk or communicate with anybody. The use is no longer common, and now many people do not know the signficance.
bookmarknatiñpece
necyak
n. herb to 20 cm, flowers blue. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4922)
Example: Roast the tuber of this vine on an open fire for 20-40 minutes, peel off the skin and eat like cassava or taro. Chew it and drink the "juice" while spitting out the fiber. It grows wild, season of harvesting is in May. Very tasty food for people, considered "numba wan" food for this island.
bookmarknedjap
n. kind of tree
bookmarkneipyepei
n. kind of tree
bookmarknejeg
n. tree, growing in forest at edge of wide tidal stream (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3535)
Example: 1. The wood is strong and good to make house posts. People use these for this purpose on the coast as salt water does not bother this wood. 2. People eat fruit, split fruit in half, carefully scrape the inner part into a pot of water, keep over night – next day rinse, fry or cook with coconut milk and can add tinned tuna for example, very hard work.
bookmarknelas
nelcau udeuc
n. kind of taro
bookmarknelda
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknemek
n. yellow leaves for making petticoats
bookmarknevehev
n. current of air
bookmarknigyi neto
n. the chewed fiber of sugarcane
bookmarknilam
n. seaweed
bookmarknipjinecei vanteigin
niseuc
n. kind of taro
bookmarknititidei
nocirasjau
large tree, 13 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4052)
Example: 1. Considered to be a relative of textit{Morinda citrifolia}.
bookmarknohlaig
n. a species of seaweed
bookmarknohwan aruman
n. kind of taro
bookmarknomyatamain
n. Thumbprint emperor, blackspot emperor
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknononhat
n. Blue-lined large-eye bream
Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknopropra (~ noporopora ?)
nuae
n. vine, growing in open disturbed area. flowers white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3589)
Example: To build a cyclone house, take the vine of this species to tie pieces of the house. To prepare the vine for use as rope, collect many feet of it, put it in a fire, roll it in a figure 8, wait until it softens and then use for tying. This vine is hard and
bookmarknuarin
n. plat (a map, drawn to scale, showing divisions in a piece of land)
bookmarknuarin adalamak
n. plain
bookmarknugnyiobod
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarkrere
adj. leafless; fading
bookmarkuagas
wudwud
n. kind of tree
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