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ahlaujai
v.n. go up
bookmarkalgaunyi
v.n. to cross over or above, as over a fence, or tree in a path, or on stones through a river
bookmarkehlek
v. to seek food, as taro; to gather, to reap
bookmarkemilmat
adj. green, blue
bookmarkerijai
v.n. to rise up; to overflow as sea on land; to get ashore
bookmarkfara
n. pineapple
bookmarkgirigiri
n. coconut basket
bookmarkincei franse
inceiwad
n. the name of a poisonous plant
bookmarkincetceianalañ
incowos yag
n. plant used to make ceremonial head wreath and neck garland
bookmarkinhamesei
n. the name of a native plant
bookmarkinhuterau
n. a rainbow
bookmarkinja
inlepei u inpoded
inmoijeuv an nofomot
inpwain ~ inhwain
intaig um has
n. kind of taro
bookmarkintesyanam̃a
inwah
n. food or seed of all sorts; the juice of any plant
bookmarkinwah iran
n. seed
bookmarkinyacelcou
n. vine running many meters long over clay soil and grassy area on hillside where the triangular wooden signs are that used to be a landmark for ships coming to the island. Sterile. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5008)
Example: This plant is the focus of an important legend on Aneityum. When the missionary John Geddie and colleaguse first arrived on the island in July of 1848, the Chiefs welcomed them but some of the people did not like the idea. So these people sent a basket containing a peeled coconut and a fish (nopom) to the Chief in Umej to ask him to support the idea of getting rid of the missionary that the Chief of Analcahuat had welcomed. If the Chief of Umej were to eat the fish and coconut meat, it would mean that he agreed with the opposition. The Chief refused to eat the food in the basket and he told the people a parable involving this plant. A person cannot find the tip of the stem or the end of the root in the ground. So if they were to eliminate the missionary, his activity would continue because of God’s power. As it is with this plant, it will continue to grow and flourish if you cut it or try to dig up the root. So he sent a message about this plant to the people in Analcahuat who objected to the presence of the missionary stating this parable. Those people in Analcauhat held a secret meeting and they chose a powerful and strong person to kill the missionary. During the night the person went to the missionary’s house while he was in the toilet. Returning to the house, the missionary found the person in his doorway, and that person lifted his club to strike the missionary. But at that point the attacker’s hands suddenly had no power and the club fell from his hands, and he fell over. The missionary told him to get up, and not come back. After that experience, the people of Umej realized that God’s power was great and they could not go against it. The Chief took the peeled coconut that was sent him and covered it with the skin of another coconut and planted it instead of eating it. This coconut grew and the missionary’s work continued to grow on the island. So this vine played an important role in communicating the power of God to the people of Aneityum.
bookmarkkalispeuv
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkkateupen
n. kind of taro
bookmarkmanfara
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknabuthwä
naceijo
n. half tide when rising
bookmarknadi adiat upni
nadiat meto
n. the middle of the forenoon
bookmarknagaihos
nahed u paralecei
nam̃caca
n. vine climbing in understory, growing in rainforest along river. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4057)
Example: 1. This plant is named in relation to a winged fish. The leaves are rough and resemble the body the fish. 2. The leaves of this plant are used to wrap grated taro or manioc. After it is fastened with rope and boiled or baked.
bookmarknapjis
n. a species of grass
bookmarknauwatamu
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkneandel
necñanman
nejeg
n. tree to 4 m, dbh 8 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4925)
Example: The wood of this tree is hard and used for house posts. It grows in the water or inundated areas, fish, crabs, sea creatures use the roots of this tree to hide and breed. People know that this tree stops big waves and therefore protect the trees.
bookmarknelka
nepat
n. kind of banana
bookmarknepelvan wou
n. liana, growing along ridge in dense rainforest. Latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4074)
Example: 1. The outer stem is used to make an ornament call "Intyecrec". When one returns from the bush, you make this to indicate your trip to the bush. Other plants are at times including in the dressing. Each have their own significance.
bookmarknerop
n. kind of banana
bookmarknevak
n. prepared pandanus leaf
bookmarknigehagid
n. kind of banana
bookmarknigie
n. shrub, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3537)
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
bookmarknijom̃kan
n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3491)
Example: Name means smash tooth. 1. This is part of an unspecified mixture that can be used as a spell to give another person a toothache. 2. Toothache – chew leaves on the sore tooth and leave it there for a while and spit it out – it will break the tooth and you can take it out, leave on 20 minutes.
bookmarknipciv
n. the shark (constellation?)
bookmarknipji nelaneayñ
nipjinamesei
n. Honeycomb grouper
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkniri
nisyeg
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.
bookmarknitetan
n. a fern
bookmarknocirasjau
large tree, 13 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4052)
Example: 1. Considered to be a relative of textit{Morinda citrifolia}.
bookmarknofar
n. a native pudding made with yam and coconut
bookmarknuka
n. leaves for an oven
bookmarktilaconai
n. first quarter of the moon
bookmarkubutpotet
adj. adjacent
bookmarkuhup a nelgo waj
upsahu
n. the seed of breadfruit that is not firm
bookmarkupumure
v.n. to fall, as unripe fruit
bookmarkyasua
n. kind of taro
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