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ages

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

ago

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v. make

ahcaliek

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n. second growth of taro

am̃jeng

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v. sleep

anpeke aranma

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n. island of breadfruit

cubuj cubuj

Myripristis violacea http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-violacea.html
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n. Lattice soldierfish, violet soldierfish

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

ecen

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v. respect

ededel

n. spring

eloah

v. to blossom, as reeds; also "elwa"

et alp̃as an

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[et alk͡puas an] phr. he is big

fawarefi

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n. kind of bird

fetofeto owuncap

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n. fish poison tree (RPV #57)

haklin

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adj. small

igcapok

n. seaward

ijiñis

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prep. up

incauinja

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n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3543)

Example: Red, dried fruits are fed to small chicks as food.

incesmetaig

n. kind of sugarcane

incipinti

1. The fruit of this species are poisonous. In ancient times the ancestors used the "fork" (branch growing out of main stem) of this wood to catch lobsters between the two parts of the stem. 2. Fertilizer for taro, in case you are not cleansed, it is ok as this plant as fertilizer will cleanse you.
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n. shrub, 2. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3471)

Example: 1. The fruit of this species are poisonous. In ancient times the ancestors used the "fork" (branch growing out of main stem) of this wood to catch lobsters between the two parts of the stem. 2. Fertilizer for taro, in case you are not cleansed, it is ok as this plant as fertilizer will cleanse you.

inhosamu

n. kind of sugarcane

inhulec ~ iɣleɣ

Zosterops metcalfii
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[inhuleɣ] n. Yellow-throated White-eye

Example: Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans / Wikimedia Commons, License: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

inje tadwain anholwas

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[iɲe taθwaɪn anholwas] n. crown of leaves of a particular plant; "tadwain" to put around head; "anholwas" name of particular plant

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

inma

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n. breadfruit (gen.), breadfruit tree

inmo tanman

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n. kind of bird

inmohoc onubidou

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[inmohoɣ onubiθoʊ] n. February (lit. moon belongs to Nubidou (village in east))

inmokotesianekrou

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n. kind of fish

inpak

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[inpak] n. clouds that divide like a banyan tree

inpak

n. species of banyan

intaig cap

n. kind of taro

inwah

n. food or seed of all sorts; the juice of any plant

inyirigwai

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

isjid

v. to chip off small branches

iñcesjinyat

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n. sandalwood (RPV #110)

maprum

This grass is planted to protect a person’s farm from being affected by evil spirits.
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n. grass to 1 m, flowers purplish (collection: Michael J. Balick #4935)

Example: This grass is planted to protect a person’s farm from being affected by evil spirits.

maya

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adj. yes, good

nacigaces

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[naɣiŋaɣas] n. Mystery Island (eastern part) (lit. chiefly basket for fish or fish will always want to get your bait)

nadiat

n. day

nadimi dama

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[nadimi dama] phr. four men (there are)

nahau

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n. turtle

nahca

n. a burden of pandanus leaf

naijema

n. cotton

nalaupa

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n. kind of bird

naligaj

This plant is a very important food during a famine. People dig up the roots and roast these on the embers of a fire for 25 minutes, then check the root to get out the starchy material, and spit out the fiber. There is said to be little taste; this is a bland food that a person eats to survive. People on Aneityum have harvested it for a very long time so there is not as much of a supply left as in the past.
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n. herb to 10 cm, sterile (collection: Michael J. Balick #4985)

Example: This plant is a very important food during a famine. People dig up the roots and roast these on the embers of a fire for 25 minutes, then check the root to get out the starchy material, and spit out the fiber. There is said to be little taste; this is a bland food that a person eats to survive. People on Aneityum have harvested it for a very long time so there is not as much of a supply left as in the past.

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)

napanaunuñ eda

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[napanaunuŋ eθa] phr. where are you going?

napauwa

n. kind of taro

napayu

n. kind of tree

napuleklek

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n. kind of crab

nap̃ojev

1. Branches of these leaves are used to cover and insulate earth ovens.
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n. well branched, partly fallen tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4054)

Example: 1. Branches of these leaves are used to cover and insulate earth ovens.

narecheno

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nareuc henau

n. a species of grass

nariyas

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n. kind of shellfish

nasuol

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n. kind of shellfish

natarau

n. a bamboo flute

natau atam̃eñ

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n. kind of shellfish

natimihas

1. The name means "cranky person". If someone fastens this plant around his head as a deocrative lei, it means that this person is not happy. He does not want to talk or communicate with anybody. The use is no longer common, and now many people do not know the signficance.
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n. terrestrial fern, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4095)

Example: 1. The name means "cranky person". If someone fastens this plant around his head as a deocrative lei, it means that this person is not happy. He does not want to talk or communicate with anybody. The use is no longer common, and now many people do not know the signficance.

natoga matahau an jap

natoga matahau an jap

n. the north-east-east wind

nausakrai

n. thorn

nauun

n. a stem

nefel

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n. kind of bird

nefelelicai

n. grass; weeds; thistle

neka

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n. Group of fish including triggerfish, wrasses, chubs, mullets, jacks, and sweetlips

nelka

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n. netted brake (RPV #232)

nelnjen

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[nɛʝɲan] n. footprints (gen.)

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

nemnem

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n. home

nepat

n. kind of banana

nepec

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n. kind of bush

nepek

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n. kind of shellfish

nepig u nausei

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[nepiŋ u nausej] n. dark clouds before the daylight breaks through

neroa

1. The flower is used to make a necklace and the wood used as poles for a house roof. The flower is very fragrant and people put it behind their ear to enjoy the aroma. The leaf is used to bake taro in 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. 2. Firewood, flower smells good, put in coconut oil to give it aroma. Grate coconut, add small amount of water, put in bowl, heat until water is evaporated, the oil is on top, take all the coconut cream on bottom save oil in another pot. Drop 2-3 flowers into coconut oil and boil, or more flowers. Try not to burn the oil. Take out flowers and use pure oil. Also used for final covering of large earth oven during feast along with GMP 3503 – esp. wedding feast. Planting pole and hard and heavy wood – sharp end. 3. This is a "calendar plant." When it flowers, people know that the taro is ready to harvest.
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3513)

Example: 1. The flower is used to make a necklace and the wood used as poles for a house roof. The flower is very fragrant and people put it behind their ear to enjoy the aroma. The leaf is used to bake taro in 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. 2. Firewood, flower smells good, put in coconut oil to give it aroma. Grate coconut, add small amount of water, put in bowl, heat until water is evaporated, the oil is on top, take all the coconut cream on bottom save oil in another pot. Drop 2-3 flowers into coconut oil and boil, or more flowers. Try not to burn the oil. Take out flowers and use pure oil. Also used for final covering of large earth oven during feast along with GMP 3503 – esp. wedding feast. Planting pole and hard and heavy wood – sharp end. 3. This is a "calendar plant." When it flowers, people know that the taro is ready to harvest.

nerophat

Carangoides fulvoguttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-fulvoguttatus.html
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n. Yellowspotted trevally, Turrum

Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Fishes of Australia, License: CC BY-A 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nese

n. the takoma or tekma, a tree with white flowers

netemu or nidwumnumu

Name means fish skeleton. Ornamental but needs a lot of watering.
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n. epiphyte on main trunk of Hernandia moerenhoutiana, pendant (1. 7 m long) (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3648)

Example: Name means fish skeleton. Ornamental but needs a lot of watering.

nevak

n. prepared pandanus leaf

nidintaueuc

n. new coconut leaves

niducei

The stems of this plant are good for making temporary houses in the bush. When used as firewood, the stems are said to "hold the fire," meaning they burn a long time, even all night so in the morning the fire can be restarted by adding kindling. This wood is said to be good when a person has no matches, as the fire can be restarted easily. Young leaves of this species can be wrapped around ground coconut and eaten raw. The young leaves can also be boiled in water for 15 minutes, coconut milk added, and eaten with tubers such as cassava. The young leaves can be wrapped around beef or pork, tied with a string from Pandanus and cooked in the earth oven.
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n. tree to 4 m, dbh 6 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4992)

Example: The stems of this plant are good for making temporary houses in the bush. When used as firewood, the stems are said to "hold the fire," meaning they burn a long time, even all night so in the morning the fire can be restarted by adding kindling. This wood is said to be good when a person has no matches, as the fire can be restarted easily. Young leaves of this species can be wrapped around ground coconut and eaten raw. The young leaves can also be boiled in water for 15 minutes, coconut milk added, and eaten with tubers such as cassava. The young leaves can be wrapped around beef or pork, tied with a string from Pandanus and cooked in the earth oven.

nidwunitei

Diplazium melanocaulon
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n. terrestrial fern, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4047)

nidwunitei

1. There are kinds of this plant. This is considered the black one. See GMP #4102, Cyathea sp, which is considered the white one.
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n. tree fern, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4100)

Example: 1. There are kinds of this plant. This is considered the black one. See GMP #4102, Cyathea sp, which is considered the white one.

nimtinjap par alau

n. wind-related term; no definition provided

nipatunanin

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[nipatunanin] n. goat horns

nisasi

Polyalthia nitidissima
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4760)

nisvahaijom

n. tree from which petticoats or skirts are made

nohon

n. kind of taro

nomotmot tucjup

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nowangat

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[nowanɣat] n. pandanus fruit (sg)

nowei yag

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[noweɪ yaŋ] n. July (lit. a kind of wood when it’s leaves become yellow)

nucje

n. the Norfolk Island pine

nuden

n. coconut leaves in the middle of the cluster, neither old nor new

numrinhou

Lutjanus gibbus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-gibbus.html
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n. Humpback red snapper, paddletail

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

numudec

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n. kind of fish (folk name)

nässa

n. Carica papaya

Example: flower ovary taken internally against ciguatera

par

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conj. conjunction to join sentences together

puke

adv. seaward

tehtehen

n. blossom (open)

telainei

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[t̚elajnej] phr. they cry now

ubutpotet

adj. adjacent

uleme

adj. sour, applied to the water in coconuts

wametec ahii

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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n. white sweet potato

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

wiwi

n. kind of breadfruit

wodyperaha

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v. to fish (with a rod)

wukau

n. kind of taro