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aces nohos

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[aɣes nohos] phr. I eat/bite a banana

ahcaliek

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n. second growth of taro

ahii

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white

aijijai pok

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v.n. go to sea

aiyu

adj. sweet; shady

amai

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v. chew

apitak

v.n. go after

arahed

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[araheθ] n. round

auoc

adj. unripe

awaiñ

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v. plant

eceliek

adj. a second growth as of taro

elelehel

wind blowing

Et elwa nieg

phr. the reeds blossom.

inciñyiñpa

The stems of this tree are used to make temporary houses and for firewood. This is one of the leaves that is used in an unspecified mixture to put in a rough sea to calm th ewaters.
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n. tree to 15 m, dbh 75 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #5006)

Example: The stems of this tree are used to make temporary houses and for firewood. This is one of the leaves that is used in an unspecified mixture to put in a rough sea to calm th ewaters.

incowos

The leaves of this plant are used to finish the ridge of the house roof. Lay the leaves horzontally on top of the roof, and the sides of the roof are thatched with palms or grass. Layer 10 leaves on top of each other to enable this part of the roof (known as nitjintiniom) to last for a long time--perhaps up to 6 years. If this is used on the top of a roof where there is a fire burning, such as a kitchen, and this leaf gets a lot of smoke, it can last much longer a the top of the roof--perhaps 10 years or more.
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n. herb to 1. 5 m, flowers white with pink tips. Growing on sandy path along coastal walk to ute. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4989)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to finish the ridge of the house roof. Lay the leaves horzontally on top of the roof, and the sides of the roof are thatched with palms or grass. Layer 10 leaves on top of each other to enable this part of the roof (known as nitjintiniom) to last for a long time--perhaps up to 6 years. If this is used on the top of a roof where there is a fire burning, such as a kitchen, and this leaf gets a lot of smoke, it can last much longer a the top of the roof--perhaps 10 years or more.

indal

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n. taro (RPV #146b)

indrou

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[indraʊ] n. pandanus leaf wrapping for the preparation of fish

inhelen

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[inhɛlɛn] n. penis (gen.)

inhujac

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n. kind of shellfish

inhuterau

n. a rainbow

inja

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[inʤia] n. chicken

injañad

The wood is light and used to make paddles for canoes.
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n. tree to 5 m, dbh 8 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4933)

Example: The wood is light and used to make paddles for canoes.

injivij

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n. kind of fish

ink

This is an introduced species. Use ripe fruits to produce a kind of ink for writing.
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n. vine to 1 m, flowers greenish (collection: Michael J. Balick #4904)

Example: This is an introduced species. Use ripe fruits to produce a kind of ink for writing.

inlah

n. light

inlidija

n. summer, autumn

inmehtas

n. kind of breadfruit

inmeranauunse

n. kind of breadfruit

inmeri

n. a stringy bark tree

inmerinwai

n. kind of breadfruit

inmesese

n. the cold season; winter

inmetapau

Ixora aneityensis

n. treelet, 1. 75 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4077)

inmoijeuv an jupjupura

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[inmoiʤev ʤupʤupura] n. the evening star, early star

inmoijeuv an nofomot

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[inmoiʤev anofomat] n. a bright red star in the former constellation Argo Navis, in the direction of where the islands meet on the horizon

inmopon

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[inmopon] n. liver

inmora

Siganus vulpinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-vulpinus.html
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n. Foxface

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

inmorantejed

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n. kind of fish

inmouwat

n. Ipomea indica

Example: latex blown from stalk using it like a straw; anti-hemorrhage

inmusji nupul

n. kind of tree

inpece lelcei

Calophyllum neoebudicum
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n. tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3286)

interi amu

n. kind of taro

intesyanyac

Plectropomus laevis http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-laevis.html
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n. Blacksaddled coralgrouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by jidanchaomian / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

inteucjip

n. bush land where forest trees grow; also "intucjip"

intiklan cai

n. tops of branches

intinan nopoi

n. the wicker-work bed (constellation?)

intisiancai

n. blossom (open)

intisiance

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[intisjaŋɣe] n. flower

intop̃asiej ura

In the past the ancestors learned to cook the leaves of this species with fish in an earth over and then eat the leaves as well as the fish. Today, fish are wrapped with small leaves and then covered with lap-lap leaf (Polyscias) and cooked in an earth oven.
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n. stoloniferous herb, 15 cm tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3561)

Example: In the past the ancestors learned to cook the leaves of this species with fish in an earth over and then eat the leaves as well as the fish. Today, fish are wrapped with small leaves and then covered with lap-lap leaf (Polyscias) and cooked in an earth oven.

inwaj

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n. kind of fish

inwou apeñ

1. Hardwood is used to make a fishing spear. Wire is fashioned at the point to make a spear head. 2. Young plants are used to fasten coconut leaves to the rafters, in the thatching process.
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n. well branched tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4025)

Example: 1. Hardwood is used to make a fishing spear. Wire is fashioned at the point to make a spear head. 2. Young plants are used to fasten coconut leaves to the rafters, in the thatching process.

inyetupou lelcei

1. Timber is often harvested and sold from this tree. 2. Flying foxes enjoy the fruits of this tree. Hunters gather nearby this species when the flying foxes are hunted.
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n. tree, 9 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4053)

Example: 1. Timber is often harvested and sold from this tree. 2. Flying foxes enjoy the fruits of this tree. Hunters gather nearby this species when the flying foxes are hunted.

itac acen

adj. afar

itu acen

adv. a long time ago

kumnyumoi ilpu hal u

n. the seven stars; the children of Kumnyumoi

naceijo

n. half tide when rising

nadimi dala

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[nadimi dala] phr. five men (there are)

nadimi dero

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[nadimi deroʊ] phr. two men (there are)

nagagnit

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-chaetodonoides.html
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n. Harlequin sweetlips, many-spotted sweetlips

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

nagai has

n. kind of sugarcane

nagesega atga

nagesega atga
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[naŋɛsɛŋa atŋa] n. walking sun symbol

nahrin hat

n. kind of taro

nahtancai upunupun

n. thorn

nakli pece

n. isle, island

nakohaiag a nijman

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[nakajaŋ a nijman] n. palm of hand

nalak hat

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n. kind of plantain (strong one)

namarere

n. kind of sugarcane

namotmot

n. grass; also "namutmut"

namñiañia

The leaves of this plant are used to wrap manihot, fish, banana and other vegetables when cooking them in an earth oven or open fire.
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n. large scandent herb, to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3453)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to wrap manihot, fish, banana and other vegetables when cooking them in an earth oven or open fire.

nam̃ete ahi

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n. kind of bush

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)

napanaunuñ eda

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[napanaunuŋ eθa] phr. where are you going?

napulau

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[napʊlaoʊ] n. shin

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.

narasincai

n. bark

nasanma

n. the juice of the breadfruit tree

natapin

n. hedge

negna

Moolgarda seheli http://fishbase.org/summary/Moolgarda-seheli.html
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n. Bluespot mullet

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

nehivaing

n. Macaranga tanarius L.

Example: Inner bark: mouthwash with decoction, toothache.

neled

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n. kind of shellfish

nenis

n. cloth of coconut tree; anything useless. Ek idivaig nenis ainyak, I am quite useless

nepeau

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[nabejoʊ] n. waves (ocean)

nepig dou

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[nepiŋ θoʊ] n. night, moon has just gone down but enough light to see

neteng

n. Barringtonia asiatica L.

Example: inner bark: ground, added to dug pools in the sea as fish poison

nevak

n. prepared pandanus leaf

niad

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n. kind of shellfish

nigec

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[niŋeɣ] n. Mystery island (western, longer part)

nilcasau

n. the castor-oil plant

ninehen numu

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[ninɛhɛn nʊmʊ] n. fish scales

nitai auanipin upene

n. frankincense

nohor

Nesoclopeus woodfordi
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[nohor] n. Woodford’s Rail

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

nohud ucnas

n. a bunch of taro; also "nuhud ucnas"

numu

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n. fish; life

numusgan

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n. non-fish creatures in the sea

nupjin hodaig

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[nupʧin hoθaiŋ] n. star in the west

nupsupsi adimi

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n. dwarf (South dialect)

se

adv. downward

tesyapotan

Pristiglottis montana

n. terrestrial orchid growing in cloud forest along ridge. Flowers white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3281)

tilcenayi

n. full moon

vaiñ

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wodyperaha

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v. to fish (with a rod)