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achem

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v. remove skin of coconut using a stick

ahlaujai

v.n. go up

aj

[aj] v. fly

ak

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pro. you

alcei (nerin)

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v. to open, as leaf; to expand

alpas

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[alpos] adj. big

arahed

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[araheθ] n. round

ateucradi se an namilvai

v.n. get off the reef

atpu

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v hide

ehteleceinayi

n. full moon

etuko, cai

v. to split wood

incai

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[inɣej] n. tree

incai upunupun

n. bramble

inceimohos

The young stems of this tree are used to make spears, either by sharpening the end or attaching several wires to the tip.
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n. tree to 8 m, dbh 5 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4896)

Example: The young stems of this tree are used to make spears, either by sharpening the end or attaching several wires to the tip.

inceomlow

Astronidium aneityense
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n. small tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4021)

inhac

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n. kind of shellfish

inhaceriapeke

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n. kind of shellfish

inhelen

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[inhɛlɛn] n. penis (gen.)

inlahlah

n. daylight

inlepei

n. native petticoat

inlobot

n. croton plant

inmehtas

n. kind of breadfruit

inmop

n. a horse-chestnut tree

inmora

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n. kind of fish

inmorantejed

Cephalopholis miniata http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-miniata.html
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n. Coral hind, coral grouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

inm̃aka

1. A durable hardwood that is used for house posts. 2. The wood is used to fashion cross members that affix outriggers to the body of the canoe. 3. 4-5 inch diameter saplings are used to create a track in the forest that larger logs can roll down.
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n. well branched tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4022)

Example: 1. A durable hardwood that is used for house posts. 2. The wood is used to fashion cross members that affix outriggers to the body of the canoe. 3. 4-5 inch diameter saplings are used to create a track in the forest that larger logs can roll down.

inrowod

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n. good luck plant (RPV #14)

intaig cap

n. kind of taro

intas

[intas] language

intesyaniau

The stem of this plant is used to make walls of houses. Collect the stem and remove the leaves, and then take one of the bush vines (any of them) and tie the stems into bundles for making house walls or fences for chicken pens. Children make a whistle from a hollow piece of stem from this plant.
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n. grass to 3 m, flowers brown. Growing in degraded secondary forest along trail. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4969)

Example: The stem of this plant is used to make walls of houses. Collect the stem and remove the leaves, and then take one of the bush vines (any of them) and tie the stems into bundles for making house walls or fences for chicken pens. Children make a whistle from a hollow piece of stem from this plant.

intisiancai

n. blossom (open)

isjid

v. to chip off small branches

isjii

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v. to fish (with a net)

iñcapeñ

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n. Elattostachys falcata (RPV #112)

majikjiki

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n. a giant

mau ipig

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[maʊ ipiŋ] n. night of spirits; "left night"

nace

Photo by J.E Randall, Fishbase: CC BY-A-NC 3.0
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n. Roundjaw bonefish

Example: Photo by J.E Randall, Fishbase: CC BY-A-NC 3.0

nadi adiat upni

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[naθi aθiat upni] phr. Good morning. (greeting in mid-morning, after 10 o’clock)

nadimi alpas

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n. giant

nafanu

This plant grows in coastal areas, and is a good source of firewood. It can be used for house posts. The leaves are used as an unspecified medicine. There is a belief regarding the black and white sea snake, that represents a seawater spirit. Mix this with other unspecified leaves, mash together, squeeze into a bamboo tube and fill it. Give it to a woman to drink to keep the evil snake spirit away. The same preparation can be used to treat toothache, caused by the seawater spirit. "The spirit can trick you into going to fish every day."
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n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3570)

Example: This plant grows in coastal areas, and is a good source of firewood. It can be used for house posts. The leaves are used as an unspecified medicine. There is a belief regarding the black and white sea snake, that represents a seawater spirit. Mix this with other unspecified leaves, mash together, squeeze into a bamboo tube and fill it. Give it to a woman to drink to keep the evil snake spirit away. The same preparation can be used to treat toothache, caused by the seawater spirit. "The spirit can trick you into going to fish every day."

nagai

n. the name of a tree with fruit like almonds

naha

n. Crinum asiaticum; variation asiaticum L.

Example: from leaves taken internally as a laxative to treat ciguatera and against asthma

nahau apeñ

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n. kind of turtle

naheñ

Fertilizer, take fresh leaves and put in area where plant taro.
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n. shrub, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3455)

Example: Fertilizer, take fresh leaves and put in area where plant taro.

nahtau

n. kind of sugarcane

najgau

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n. kind of fish

nakhe

1. To cure when the anus falls out - Pound together 1 braches worth of inpalcapnesgin leaves and of both inloptiri (2-4 leaves, any age), also take the inner bark of nekeaitimi and nakhe. Put this into your hand, or another leaf and give it to the person to use it. This should be applied to the anus whenever the anus comes out. USed to use a clam shell to extract the bark but not anymore.
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n. fern. Growing in a village back path. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #29)

Example: 1. To cure when the anus falls out - Pound together 1 braches worth of inpalcapnesgin leaves and of both inloptiri (2-4 leaves, any age), also take the inner bark of nekeaitimi and nakhe. Put this into your hand, or another leaf and give it to the person to use it. This should be applied to the anus whenever the anus comes out. USed to use a clam shell to extract the bark but not anymore.

nakwei

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n. palm tree sp. (RPV #19)

namaka

Triumfetta procumbens
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n. herb to 1 m, flowers yellow. Growing at edge of cultivated field. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4956)

namrad

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

nam̃ete

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n. kind of bush

naraki

n. a calm, a smooth sea

narakiraki

n. a whirlwind

necñanjaa

The common name of this plant refers to the footprint of a chicken. Mix the dried leaves of this plant with pieces of coconut and feed to chickens. They are said to really like it.  Plant the shrub near the place that chickens are kept. This feed will make the chickens produce more eggs and also increase the number of healthy chickens.
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n. shrub to 2 m, dbh 3 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4862)

Example: The common name of this plant refers to the footprint of a chicken. Mix the dried leaves of this plant with pieces of coconut and feed to chickens. They are said to really like it. Plant the shrub near the place that chickens are kept. This feed will make the chickens produce more eggs and also increase the number of healthy chickens.

nedeneter

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n. kind of shellfish

nednaiñ lelcei

1. The wood of this tree is used to make rafters of traditional homes.
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n. partly fallen tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4055)

Example: 1. The wood of this tree is used to make rafters of traditional homes.

nedoun

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[nɛθoʊn] n. foot, leg

negainohos

n. bunch of bananas; also "nigainohos"

nehei

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n. taro, a type that is more bitter, must be twice cooked (RPV #146c)

nejeg tau

People plant this tree near the coast, specifically as small fish and shellfish hide in it to breed and people know this.
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n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3518)

Example: People plant this tree near the coast, specifically as small fish and shellfish hide in it to breed and people know this.

nejev

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

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

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.

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.

nemit

n. kind of tree

nemtemei

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n. kind of crab

nepihti

n. kind of tree

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

nesveahajom

Meryta neo-ebudica
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n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3687)

netet

Excoecaria agallocha
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4792)

netoh

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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n. sugarcane

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

netva

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n. Pacific litchee (RPV #114)

neyo

The leaves and stems are boiled in water to make tea. The base of the leaves (the whitish part) is used to cook foods that have a strong odor, such as goat or shark. The base is sliced and put in the soup and this helps to keep the smell of the goat or shark from infusing through the rest of the food and making it less palatable. In some areas of Aneityum, such as in cassava fields, there is a fungus that kills the crops. This species is interplanted with the crops to kill that fungus and protect the crop plants.
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n. grass to 70 cm tall, sterile. Cultivated at the side of a field. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4958)

Example: The leaves and stems are boiled in water to make tea. The base of the leaves (the whitish part) is used to cook foods that have a strong odor, such as goat or shark. The base is sliced and put in the soup and this helps to keep the smell of the goat or shark from infusing through the rest of the food and making it less palatable. In some areas of Aneityum, such as in cassava fields, there is a fungus that kills the crops. This species is interplanted with the crops to kill that fungus and protect the crop plants.

niaga ra upsijman

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[niaŋa ra ʊpsiʤman] n. fingernails (many)

nigie

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.
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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.

nigirid

The leaves of this plant are used in cooking, particuarly with the earth oven. Use a fire to heat stones, then when the fire burns down and the stones are hot, pile these leaves on top of the hot stones and then place the food being cooked--taro, fish, pig, cassava, banana or other foods--on top of the leaves. Then pile more of these leaves on top of the food and then place additional hot stones on top of that pile of leaves. While the food is cooking--each type of food takes a different amount of time--the leaves give off a very nice smell and help flavor the food.
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n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3503)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used in cooking, particuarly with the earth oven. Use a fire to heat stones, then when the fire burns down and the stones are hot, pile these leaves on top of the hot stones and then place the food being cooked--taro, fish, pig, cassava, banana or other foods--on top of the leaves. Then pile more of these leaves on top of the food and then place additional hot stones on top of that pile of leaves. While the food is cooking--each type of food takes a different amount of time--the leaves give off a very nice smell and help flavor the food.

nijij

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n. kind of shellfish

nilamese

n. a species of orchid (there are three on the island)

nilel

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n. kind of bush

nilpudou

To treat a headache, especially from the flu, boil a handful of leaves in 1 liter of water for a few minutes, let cool and drink 1 cup of liquid per day . Also can treat this type of headache by using the plant in a steam bath, by boiling 4 handfuls of leaves in a pot of water, covering the head with a towel and breathing in the steam from the pot.
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n. herb to 70 cm, florets yellow (collection: Michael J. Balick #4998)

Example: To treat a headache, especially from the flu, boil a handful of leaves in 1 liter of water for a few minutes, let cool and drink 1 cup of liquid per day . Also can treat this type of headache by using the plant in a steam bath, by boiling 4 handfuls of leaves in a pot of water, covering the head with a towel and breathing in the steam from the pot.

nim̃pet

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n. kind of crab

nipiag

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[nepjeŋ] n. fish bait

nipji nelaneayñ

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.

nohos Vietnam

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[nohos vietnam] n. kind of banana(sp. from Vietnam)

nomojced

Blechnum vulcanicum

n. terrestrial fern growing in rain forest on the mountain slope. Leaves dimorphic. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3285)

nowat apen

Ctenochaetus striatus
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n. Striated surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

noweicei cap

Rivina humilis
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4794)

nuei

Melodinus glaber
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4762)

nugnas iran

n. a bunch of taro

numurumu

Procris pedunculata
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n. epiphyte on tree trunk, growing in rain forest on the mountain slope. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3290)

num̃ana midae

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n. kind of crab

nupsedoun

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[nʊpsɛθoʊn] n. toe

nupsin itai

n. seed

nupsupsi adimi

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n. dwarf (South dialect)

pakine

n. maize

par

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conj. conjunction to join sentences together

pudvel

Peel the outer stem of this plant and weave two pieces of this together to make and armband to hold fragrant leaves for Kastom ceremony.
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n. herb to 2 m, flowers white. Growing at edge of secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4967)

Example: Peel the outer stem of this plant and weave two pieces of this together to make and armband to hold fragrant leaves for Kastom ceremony.

rere

adj. leafless; fading

tas

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v. talk

yasua

n. kind of taro