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v. remove shell of horse-chestnuts by biting; to shell "inmop"

ahei

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v. climb

aijujai

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v.a. to go up, or go east

aj

[aj] v. fly

ajujai

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v. go up; go east

akrote hagain

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[akro te haŋaiŋ] v. share food together

apo akro

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[apo akro] phr. I’m going to share this with this

asalgii

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v. open

athut

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v. run

atpu

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v hide

fara

n. pineapple

hui heldei

v.n. to sail

ianiv

n. yesterday

igcaijai

n. a place up or eastward

incahei

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n. whitewood (RPV #38)

incaitisian

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[inɣaitisian] n. kind of breadfruit

incesmetaig

n. kind of sugarcane

inhar

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n. kind of fish

injupjupura

n. night; quite dark

ink

A man named Johnnie (Reuben’s grandfather) brought this vine to Aneityum to use it as a rope to tie objects. The ripe fruits are  used to paint the face and hands and children make drawings from this dye.
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n. vine, growing in disturbed forest. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3470)

Example: A man named Johnnie (Reuben’s grandfather) brought this vine to Aneityum to use it as a rope to tie objects. The ripe fruits are used to paint the face and hands and children make drawings from this dye.

inmadeded

n. kind of tree

inmahe

n. the pandanus leaf

inmohoc la

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[inmohoɣ la] n. September (lit. clear month)

inmokom

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n. kind of fish

inpad

n. kind of palm

inrowuh

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n. kind of fish

intaetled

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

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

intinan tal

n. a plantation of taro

intohou alai

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n. kind of shellfish

inucai

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n. kind of bush

inya

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n. Pacific ironwood, horsetail tree (RPV #26)

inyapwit

n. kind of tree

inyehec

n. mandrake

inyepec

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n. kind of fish

iñcitjinga

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n. Melastoma malabathricum (RPV #132)

kaliteg

Cerbera manghas
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4772)

leucen

adj. ripe, as taro

matou

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[mataʊ] n. older brother

metagi asori

n. kind of taro

mure

adj. ripe, as arrowroot; also "murre"

nadeipikad

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n. kind of shellfish

nadenahao

A "calendar plant". When the flowers open, the birds are said to be fat and good for hunting.
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n. low-growing, creeping vine growing in grassy area just inland from coastal strand. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3223)

Example: A "calendar plant". When the flowers open, the birds are said to be fat and good for hunting.

nadiat jupki

n. the middle of the afternoon

nagag ~ nacag

Tringa hypoleucos
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[nagag ~ naɣag] n. Sandpiper

Example: Photo by Frans Vandewalle, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

naha

n. a thistle

naha

n. Crinum asiaticum L.

Example: subterranean part used as mouthwash for toothache (Crinum asiaticum)

nahca

n. a burden of pandanus leaf

nakai

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n. kind of banana (short fruits)

nakautefa

n. kind of tree

namrad

When a person is walking a long way, put pieces of the branches in your basket to make the journey shorter (easier). Leaves used for unspecified traditional medicine.
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n. shrub to 3 m, dbh 3 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4876)

Example: When a person is walking a long way, put pieces of the branches in your basket to make the journey shorter (easier). Leaves used for unspecified traditional medicine.

namu ataheñ

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n. kind of shellfish (f)

napaecei

Davallia pusilla
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n. epiphyte on fallen tree branch with abundant mosses, growing in rain forest on the mountain slope. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3291)

napau

n. kind of tree

naridjai o un

n. east

nariramteh

n. kind of banana

nariyas

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n. kind of shellfish

nasieij

n. native cabbage

nasjiñao

This plant has an unspecified use that is considered secret.
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n. shrub, 0. 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3603)

Example: This plant has an unspecified use that is considered secret.

natarec

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n. kind of shellfish

nauyerop̃

The fruit is edible when ripe and when it is younger can be eaten with salt. The young leaves are eaten raw, after being rubbed with coconut meat and salt. Cover pork to be cooked in the oven with the leaves of this plant, tie them on with a rope made from Pandanus leaf and put taro on the fire as well. The oily part of the pig will mix with the taro and enhance its flavor.
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n. sparsely branched small tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3209)

Example: The fruit is edible when ripe and when it is younger can be eaten with salt. The young leaves are eaten raw, after being rubbed with coconut meat and salt. Cover pork to be cooked in the oven with the leaves of this plant, tie them on with a rope made from Pandanus leaf and put taro on the fire as well. The oily part of the pig will mix with the taro and enhance its flavor.

nedeneter

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n. kind of shellfish

nehep

1. The trunk of this tree is used to make the body and outrigger of a traditional canoe. 2. The inner bark is used as a bandage for cuts and wounds. When the inner bark is grated it yields a sticky substance. The sap acts as a liquid stitch and reduced the chance of scarring. When this is dry one must use a knife to remove the residue.
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n. large tree, 15-20 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4062)

Example: 1. The trunk of this tree is used to make the body and outrigger of a traditional canoe. 2. The inner bark is used as a bandage for cuts and wounds. When the inner bark is grated it yields a sticky substance. The sap acts as a liquid stitch and reduced the chance of scarring. When this is dry one must use a knife to remove the residue.

neheptal

Wood is used to make canoe as it is very light and lasts in salt water. As a styptic to stop bleeding, when a person gets a cut in the bush, scrape off outer bark and use inner bark scrapings to put on cut. Stops bleeding, leave on for one day.
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n. tree to 15 m tall, dbh 25 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4903)

Example: Wood is used to make canoe as it is very light and lasts in salt water. As a styptic to stop bleeding, when a person gets a cut in the bush, scrape off outer bark and use inner bark scrapings to put on cut. Stops bleeding, leave on for one day.

nelcau udeuc

n. kind of taro

nelda

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nemla

1. This wood can be used to start a fire, where there are no matches. Two dried pieces of wood are rubbed vigorously together to create tinder. The tinder is then added to dried material in order to start a fire. 2. The wood of this plant is used as rafters in traditional houses.
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n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4127)

Example: 1. This wood can be used to start a fire, where there are no matches. Two dried pieces of wood are rubbed vigorously together to create tinder. The tinder is then added to dried material in order to start a fire. 2. The wood of this plant is used as rafters in traditional houses.

nepahas

n. kind of tree

nerin nujipsotan

n. blade, as of corn or grass

nerinabod

Kyphosus vaigiensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Kyphosus-vaigiensis.html
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n. Brassy chub, lowfin drummer

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

neteukin

n. the name of a poisonous plant

netva

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n. Pacific litchee (RPV #114)

neudan tauoc neaig

n. the center sprout of a coconut tree

niaga a nupsijman

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[niaŋa a nʊpsiʤman] n. fingernail

nidel

n. a meteor; also "nidil"

nidin

n. sap

nidintaueuc

n. new coconut leaves

nijcel

Leaves used to wrap fresh water fish before roasting on the fire.
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n. tree to 7 m, dbh 10 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4902)

Example: Leaves used to wrap fresh water fish before roasting on the fire.

nijcel

1. When cooking "Naura" (freshwater prawns), the leaves are used to wrap them before they are roasted in a fire. 2. When making lap-lap (a traditional dish made of grated root crops), and the lap-lap leaf is unavailable (Heliconia sp.), use the large leaf of this species to wrap the taro.
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n. tree, 10-12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4061)

Example: 1. When cooking "Naura" (freshwater prawns), the leaves are used to wrap them before they are roasted in a fire. 2. When making lap-lap (a traditional dish made of grated root crops), and the lap-lap leaf is unavailable (Heliconia sp.), use the large leaf of this species to wrap the taro.

nikwunitei

Cyathea
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n. small tree-fern, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3269)

nilupau

n. a species of seaweed

nipjin nalmu

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.

nirom̃

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n. kind of crab

nispahos

n. coconut leaves, plaited for covering ridge of roof

nisyeg

1. The inner bark of this plant is used as a dye or paint to provide a brown color. Boil the inner bark in a pot with a shirt and the color of the shirt will be changed to brown. 2. For toothache, people take the inner bark and mix it with sea water, and then rinse the tooth with this mixture to remove the pain. 3a. People macerate the leaves and the bark and when the tide is low, spread this in a pool of water to poison the sea shells that are edible. When they die, the eyes of this organism comes above the sand, indicating where they are, and people harvest and eat them. 3b. To attract and collect clam – NIPJINUMU – scrape bark in a pool of sea water where the clams are attracted immediately and can be collected, coming up from the sand. 4. Firewood, unspecified medical use.
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3574)

Example: 1. The inner bark of this plant is used as a dye or paint to provide a brown color. Boil the inner bark in a pot with a shirt and the color of the shirt will be changed to brown. 2. For toothache, people take the inner bark and mix it with sea water, and then rinse the tooth with this mixture to remove the pain. 3a. People macerate the leaves and the bark and when the tide is low, spread this in a pool of water to poison the sea shells that are edible. When they die, the eyes of this organism comes above the sand, indicating where they are, and people harvest and eat them. 3b. To attract and collect clam – NIPJINUMU – scrape bark in a pool of sea water where the clams are attracted immediately and can be collected, coming up from the sand. 4. Firewood, unspecified medical use.

nitato naretou

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[nitaʔto naretoʊ] n. an oven for baking bread; "nitato" to bake; "naruto" bread

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.

nohwan yag

n. kind of taro

nokoko

1. The trunk of this plant is used to make canoes. 2. It is also a good timber for the inside part of houses. 3. Mix the sap from the stem with other unspecified leaves and rub them into dreadlocks. 4. To attract shells in the sea, scrape a branch and drop in the sea where shells are attracted to the branches and they can be collected for sale to the Island’s visitors. 5. Seeds are used to make beautiful black necklaces. Said to be a lot of work as it is difficult to remove the seed. Rub with sandpaper or soak in water and then make the hole in the seed. 6. Fruit is a children’s toy – used as a whistle to make a nice sound.
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n. large well branched tree, 18-20 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3216)

Example: 1. The trunk of this plant is used to make canoes. 2. It is also a good timber for the inside part of houses. 3. Mix the sap from the stem with other unspecified leaves and rub them into dreadlocks. 4. To attract shells in the sea, scrape a branch and drop in the sea where shells are attracted to the branches and they can be collected for sale to the Island’s visitors. 5. Seeds are used to make beautiful black necklaces. Said to be a lot of work as it is difficult to remove the seed. Rub with sandpaper or soak in water and then make the hole in the seed. 6. Fruit is a children’s toy – used as a whistle to make a nice sound.

nopwag

Numenius madagascariensis

[nopwañ] n. Far Eastern Curlew

Example: Photo by Graham Winterflood, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr

noragidi

n. Ageratum conyzoides L.

Example: juice squeezed from leaves; wounds

nuei

This vine is collected, rolled in a figure 8 and put on a fire to soften it and used to tie posts. It is tied when warm, because when it cools it is very strong, "like wire." It does not burn on the fire, only become soft. It is said to be excellent for the construction of cyclone houses, it shrinks after heating to make a very strong rope.
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n. vine, growing up trees in primary forest at edge of river. flower white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3675)

Example: This vine is collected, rolled in a figure 8 and put on a fire to soften it and used to tie posts. It is tied when warm, because when it cools it is very strong, "like wire." It does not burn on the fire, only become soft. It is said to be excellent for the construction of cyclone houses, it shrinks after heating to make a very strong rope.

numrin diʧigan

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[nʊmrɪn diʧiŋan] n. gills (of a fish)

numu

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[nʊmʊ] n. fish (gen.)

nuputreiki

n. kind of tree

picad

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n. pig

rap̃ad

[rak͡pad] n. black hawk

semi

adv. down hither

siki

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

uriicai

adj. made of branches

yecreig

adj. beginning to be ripe, as fruit