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ahpeto
v. taro; yams
bookmarkaraho
n. made of branches
bookmarkatcatcaiyu
v. to emit sound from a bottle or coconut
bookmarkatga nethanethan
v. passed by on the other side
bookmarkehnat aiek
v.n. go before
bookmarkeucte
v. to begin to blossom
bookmarkevehel
n. light winds
bookmarkhui asan
v. trees; fruit
bookmarkincetevak
n. Pink Squirrelfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkincetevak
n. Sabre squirrelfish
Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkincowos up̃utap̃
inhudran
n. the stem of a bunch of bananas, coconuts, etc.
bookmarkinhujac
injuki
n. the afternoon
bookmarkinlepei u inpoded
n. epiphyte, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4104)
Example: 1. This plant is considered bad luck when hunting or fishing. When doing these activities, do not decorate your hair with them. 2. This plant is used to weave the sheath portion of "nambas". First the stems are retted, then the inner portion of the plant removed. Once removed, the sheath is woven with the blanched fiber. 3. This is considered the male version of this plant. See GMP #4105, Phlegmarius sp. for the female version.
bookmarkinmadedi
n. Tabernaemontana padacaqui
Example: leaf used for for wounds; cold maceration taken internally against "skin cancer" (severe wounds?). Stalk, chewed, influences sex of an embryo in favor of a girl.
bookmarkinmenyau
inmoijeuv natpoig
n. a comet
bookmarkintisianmop
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkintit plen
n. herb, growing on roadside in open disturbed area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3605)
Example: 1a. This is an invasive weed that was brought to Aneityum by aircraft. Name means "aircraft mess". 1b. Means “planes waste” refers to white trails as this has lots of white seeds that fly.
bookmarkinwae
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.
bookmarkinya
n. large tree, 16 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3222)
Example: 1. As a child’s game, some times children put the segments of the needles together to see who can make the largest one. 2. A "calendar plant"--when the needles are brown, it is an indication that people should not work hard, but should rest or they will not feel well. If they try to work they will feel sleepy--an indication of the season of higher heat. 3. Wood is used as firewood. 4. Firewood, inner bark good for ciguatera poisoning, scratch the inner bark and squeeze juice into a cup of water and give to the sick person to drink – very effective. Use the largest most mature part of the stem.
bookmarkinyidjighos
n. the center rib of the coconut leaf
bookmarkjupki
n. the afternoon; also "jupjupki"
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.
bookmarknafakeka
n. coconut spathes
bookmarknahaijcai
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknahcai milmat
nahtaicai
n. plant
bookmarknajeng
n. tree, 8-10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4017)
Example: 1. Aerial roots have a natural curve that allows them to be used as a clothing hanger. The outer bark is peeled and dried all day in the sun, before the roots are used. 2. Leaves are used to help remove fish bones lodged in one’s throat. When bones are stuck in one’s throat, then you apply young leaves to the outside of the throat. Apply once and leave until the bones are removed.
bookmarknamesei
napannopotan
napjis
n. a species of grass
bookmarknapupwi
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknaravi
n. a gathering of inmops or horse-chestnuts
bookmarknasieij
n. kind of tree
bookmarknathut an nadiat
n. near morning
bookmarknatu
n. grass; little bushes
bookmarknauhoig yi amud an nadiat
n. the break of day
bookmarknaupitcat
neaig cap
n. a red coconut
bookmarknednañlelcei
neijis ieg
n. a bundle of reeds for a torch; a torch
bookmarknepekhau
nepihti
n. kind of tree
bookmarknesei
n. forest
bookmarknetcetas
n. well branched tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4084)
Example: 1. The name means "explosion". Further information about the plant withheld.
bookmarknetohranmul
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknigie
n. shrub, 1-2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3555)
Example: This plant is an aphrodisiac. Eat with coconut meat to make the body strong. Take 1/2 handful of leaves and mix with coconut leaves, use as needed. Mostly men eat this combination. It is best to eat with dry coconut that has no water in it. Eat it any time you wish.
bookmarknigyahtal
n. kind of banana
bookmarknihivaeñ aeyhec
nilbuthou
nilidie
n. leaves to put food on
bookmarknohosma
nohwai itai
n. berry
bookmarknomodej wow
n. vine to 2 m, aerial tubers and lobed leaves. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4946)
Example: This is a root crop. It is harvested in April-June. The leaves turn yellow and indicate that the crop is ready to harvest. If planted in the old days the root would get much larger. It is a good cyclone disaster food. Grows wild now. Boil the tuber in fresh water, when it is cooked add a bit of sea water to give it a salty taste. Chew the starchy root and spit out the fiber. Another variety is like sweet potato and a person can eat the entire root without spitting out the fiber. Can mix with coconut milk as well to eat.
bookmarknopwag
noweitopgat
nucije
n. Sirius, the Dog Star
bookmarknucje
n. the Norfolk Island pine
bookmarknup inceen
n. the rib of a leaf
bookmarknässäi
reseiheto
n. a second growth, as grass that springs up after being burned
bookmarksepagko
adv. down yonder
bookmarktar ~ [introduced tamprem]
tatau
n. Sawtooth barracuda
Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarktesyapotan
n. terrestrial orchid growing in cloud forest along ridge. Flowers white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3281)
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