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a’tamod

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v. cut

afwafwa

n. beat coconut fiber

an nopan iyehki

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adv. aforetime

araho

n. made of branches

arijai

v.n. to go ashore, to go from sea, to arise or overflow, as sea over land.

ariñ

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adj. sharp

cas

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v. burn

elgai

v.n. expand as a leaf

emda

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n. strength

esjii

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v. to fish (with a net)

etcei nohon

n. beat coconut fiber

evaiñ

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v. show

idi

adj. stringy, watery, as taro; also "ede"

incai er hegaig

n. a tree for food; a fruit tree

incei imtaig

n. the heart wood of a tree

incetevak

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n. kind of fish

inciñpiñti

The leaves are good mulch for taro plants. The stems are used for firewood.
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n. shrub to 1 m, flowers white. Growing on ridge of pine forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4980)

Example: The leaves are good mulch for taro plants. The stems are used for firewood.

inhelog

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[inhɛloŋ] n. your penis

inhutlavlav

n. a bamboo flute

injap

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[inʤap] n. sea

inlepei

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n. belt

inlepei owonp̃oded

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n. coarse tassel fern (RPV #220) ("belt" + an ethnonym, plant used to make a type of ceremonial belt attrbuted to a specific ethnic group)

inlopotjap

The leaves are used for compost in the taro patch. Dig a hole, line it with the leaves of this species, cove with earth and plant taro. The leaves of this species are used to cover earth ovens.
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n. shrub to 1 m, fruits green. Secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4897)

Example: The leaves are used for compost in the taro patch. Dig a hole, line it with the leaves of this species, cove with earth and plant taro. The leaves of this species are used to cover earth ovens.

inma

n. a breadfruit tree

inma

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n. breadfruit

inmehei

People use the leaves of this plant to wrap lap-lap for cooking on the earth oven or when boiling foods. The leaves can also be used as serving plates and to cover the stones on the earth oven.
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n. herb to 1. 5 m tall, sterile. Growing in weedy patch behind buildings on edge of trail. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4986)

Example: People use the leaves of this plant to wrap lap-lap for cooking on the earth oven or when boiling foods. The leaves can also be used as serving plates and to cover the stones on the earth oven.

inm̃ap̃

1. The nut of this tree is edible and very good. Boil it with skin on or bake it in the earth oven and then cut it in half and eat. 2. Leaves for top of house ridge. 3. Leaves for fertilizing the water taro in swamps.
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n. tree, 12-14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3611)

Example: 1. The nut of this tree is edible and very good. Boil it with skin on or bake it in the earth oven and then cut it in half and eat. 2. Leaves for top of house ridge. 3. Leaves for fertilizing the water taro in swamps.

intesyañ

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n. flower

intinan

n. a bed, a foundation, a plantation

intoutau

To make a fire, take a 1-2 cm diameter stick, sharpen it and rub it against a larger piece, ca. 6 cm in diameter. As a person rubs, the stick will start smoking and then start a fire, especially if there are a few small slivers of stem on the stick that can catch fire. People use other types of sticks to rub against the larger piece as well, and this will make a fire.
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n. tree, 14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3586)

Example: To make a fire, take a 1-2 cm diameter stick, sharpen it and rub it against a larger piece, ca. 6 cm in diameter. As a person rubs, the stick will start smoking and then start a fire, especially if there are a few small slivers of stem on the stick that can catch fire. People use other types of sticks to rub against the larger piece as well, and this will make a fire.

itaho

adj. inland

iñcesjinyat

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n. sandalwood (RPV #110)

iñcitjinga

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n. Melastoma malabathricum (RPV #132)

jigkom

[ʧiŋkum] n. chewing gum

majikjiki

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n. a giant

maprum

Imperata cylindrica
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n. erect grass (called ’whitegrass’), growing in coastal forest just behind strand vegetation. Inflorescences whitish. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3440)

maya ga a’oh

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[maja gaʔo] phr. yes or no

nace relcau

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n. kind of fish

nadeni

n. the name of a prickly shrub

nafaiava

n. bay (of the sea); creek

nagdenayi

n. kind of taro

nagedauyag

n. kind of taro

nairek

To make a local broom, gather a group of branches of this plant, tie together, burn off the leaves when they are dry and then use to sweep (photo with Wopa).
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n. shrub to 2 m, dbh 5 com (collection: Michael J. Balick #4875)

Example: To make a local broom, gather a group of branches of this plant, tie together, burn off the leaves when they are dry and then use to sweep (photo with Wopa).

nakrai

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n. kind of bush

nalak

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n. plantain

nalau inja

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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n. chicken feathers

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

namohos

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n. kind of fish

napile

n. kind of taro

napisinijvaig

n. kind of sugarcane

narahcai

n. a table made of reeds, for drying arrowroot, etc.

nareram uleiu

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[nareram ʊleiʊ] n. kind of banana (fat)

nasieij

n. kind of tree

natoga an wai

natoga an wai

n. the south-east wind

naujijwa

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n. Phrynium giganteum (RPV #158)

naytmas

The leaves are used to cover goat or pig meat when a person is roasting it on an earth oven It prevents it from burning and enhances the taste of the meat.

n. tree to 5 m, dbh 4 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4898)

Example: The leaves are used to cover goat or pig meat when a person is roasting it on an earth oven It prevents it from burning and enhances the taste of the meat.

neaig milmat

n. a green coconut

necñopod apeñ

Acalypha wilkesiana
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4791)

nefelan

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[nefelan] n. a path

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

neipyepei

n. kind of tree

nekei

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n. giant fern (RPV #223)

nekrou

Lutjanus bohar http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-bohar.html
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n. Two-spot red snapper, twinspot snapper, red bass

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nelka

Histiopteris incisa

n. terrestrial, rare (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2486)

nelm̃ai apeñ

Fiber: Collect the stems of this plant, peel off the outer bark, soak (ret) in seawater for 1 week, then put stone on top of it-the fibers are loosened by the retting, peel them off and hang in the sun to dry and bleach. Weave small baskets, grass skirts and other things from this fiber. When sticks are placed in areas of the sea, shells are attracted to these sticks and people can collect the shells used for adornment--the animals in the shells like to eat the material on the sticks. Dried fruits of this plant are eaten by birds.
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n. tree 6 m tall, dbh 15 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4864)

Example: Fiber: Collect the stems of this plant, peel off the outer bark, soak (ret) in seawater for 1 week, then put stone on top of it-the fibers are loosened by the retting, peel them off and hang in the sun to dry and bleach. Weave small baskets, grass skirts and other things from this fiber. When sticks are placed in areas of the sea, shells are attracted to these sticks and people can collect the shells used for adornment--the animals in the shells like to eat the material on the sticks. Dried fruits of this plant are eaten by birds.

nemlowoc

Astronidium aneityense
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n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3273)

nepig upni

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[nepiŋ upni] phr. Good night. (greeting after sundown, last time to walk on the beach)

neroa

Flowers are used to decorate the house and other areas as they are very fragrant. The leaves are used to cover taro cooked in an earth oven.
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n. tree to 5 m, dbh 12 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4917)

Example: Flowers are used to decorate the house and other areas as they are very fragrant. The leaves are used to cover taro cooked in an earth oven.

nese u inman

Micromelum minutum
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n. treelet, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3468)

nesei

n. forest

netto

n. sugarcane

nidin neaig

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[niθin neaiɣ] n. coconut milk

nikam

1. The name means "I come". This plant is used to convey messages. When a branch of this plant is left at the house of a person it indicates someone had visited them and they were not there. 2. Children eat the nut of the ripe (yellow) fruits.
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n. large tree, 18 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4076)

Example: 1. The name means "I come". This plant is used to convey messages. When a branch of this plant is left at the house of a person it indicates someone had visited them and they were not there. 2. Children eat the nut of the ripe (yellow) fruits.

nikam

1a. This plant is a "message plant." If a person goes to another village with a leaf of this species in their hand, then people know that someone is coming, and this is reflected in the local name. 1b. Message plant – if you pop by someone’s house and drop leaves there, people know someone has visited them. You can ask neighbors who came by. 2. The fruit is a source of a nut that children love to eat raw. 3. It is known in Bislama as "false mango" [kiyaman mango].
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n. tree, 8-10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3481)

Example: 1a. This plant is a "message plant." If a person goes to another village with a leaf of this species in their hand, then people know that someone is coming, and this is reflected in the local name. 1b. Message plant – if you pop by someone’s house and drop leaves there, people know someone has visited them. You can ask neighbors who came by. 2. The fruit is a source of a nut that children love to eat raw. 3. It is known in Bislama as "false mango" [kiyaman mango].

nillum

n. a species of seaweed

nimra an napau

n. the Magellanic Clouds

nimtac

n. kind of tree

nipʧinite

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[nipʧinite] n. cooking pot

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

niri atga

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. kind of seashell

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

niseuc inmohoc

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[niseuɣ inmohoɣ] n. lit. "the moon’s walking stick"

nohun

n. stem

nohwanopou

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n. kind of shellfish

nomodej wow

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.
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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.

nopna

Ptilinopus greyii
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[nopɲa] n. Red-Bellied Fruit Dove

Example: Sub-adult Red-bellied Fruit Dove. Photo by Papier K / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

nopwag

Numenius madagascariensis

[nopwañ] n. Far Eastern Curlew

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

numnyac

n. a kind of bulbous root

nupjin hodaig

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[nupʧin hoθaiŋ] n. star in the west

nuputuligighap

n. stem of coconut leaf

nuritoga atamaig

nuritoga atamaig

n. the south-south-west wind

nusjau

n. kind of sugarcane

ouhokred

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adj. angry

pakpakoa

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n. kind of breadfruit (old kind no longer known)

ritastas ara

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[ritastas ara] phr. they are talking

safenunui

n. kind of taro

semi

adv. down hither

sepagko

adv. down yonder

tatau

Sphyraena qenie http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-qenie.html
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n. Blackfin barracuda

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

uriicai

adj. made of branches

uvid

n. three days ago; three days hence

wai meteuc

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. sweet potatoes

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

wudwud

n. kind of tree

ya

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adv. after