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a’pei

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v. scrape ashes off (of roasted taro)

actak

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adj. happy

aelan panadol

n. Grewia inmac

Example: Leaf: infusion taken internally against pain

amjeng

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v. sleep

amñinwei

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[amŋinwei] phr. drink water

apig

adj. black

eda

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inter. where

eriseris

v.a. to climb

et alp̃as an

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[et alk͡puas an] phr. he is big

et amai incacen

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[et amai inɣaɣen] phr. he chews kava (traditional)

ethanethan

adj. at a distance; on the other side of the road.

etuko, cai

v. to split wood

has

adj. bad, wicked; eheshas, very bad

hui asan

v. trees; fruit

hui heldei

v.n. to sail

ianiv

n. yesterday

idahod

v. to sprout largely; also "ujipsotan"

incai upunupun

n. bramble

incapeñ

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n. Diospyros samoensis (RPV #34)

incedo

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n. kind of shellfish

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.

incowaj algei

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n. kind of turtle

incowos yag

n. plant used to make ceremonial head wreath and neck garland

ingaije

n. kind of tree

inhawaleg

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n. Macaranga megacarpa (RPV #41)

inhosumeljag ~ nu inhosumeljag

Pachycephala melanura
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[inhosumeljaŋ] n. Black-tailed whistler

Example: Photo by Lip Kee, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr

inhupnan

n. first fruits

inlepei u inpoded atamaiñ

Phlegmariurus squarrosus
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n. epiphyte on main trunk (near base) of large tree, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4060)

inma

n. a breadfruit tree

inmadineto

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n. kind of fish

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.

inmeraducai

n. kind of breadfruit

inpece

The fruits of this tree are collected, mixed with ground coconut, boiled in water and the oil collected. The resulting oil is used medicinally, put on the skin for any condition to promote healing. Apply once a day until the condition resolves. Also can be used to treat head lice. Add the oil mixture to the hair, massage in, keep the hair dry for a day, then wash. Use once daily for 3 days.
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n. tree to 15 m, dbh 50 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4918)

Example: The fruits of this tree are collected, mixed with ground coconut, boiled in water and the oil collected. The resulting oil is used medicinally, put on the skin for any condition to promote healing. Apply once a day until the condition resolves. Also can be used to treat head lice. Add the oil mixture to the hair, massage in, keep the hair dry for a day, then wash. Use once daily for 3 days.

intelo

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n. high tide

inteses

1. This plant is known to kill other trees and is regarded as a parasite. 2. The plant is related to kastom use regarding the separation of two lovers--more information witheld.
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n. parasite on branches of Geissois denhamii tree, growing in dense rainforest. Flowers orange-red. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4028)

Example: 1. This plant is known to kill other trees and is regarded as a parasite. 2. The plant is related to kastom use regarding the separation of two lovers--more information witheld.

isji ariko

v. to gather beans

jigkom

[ʧiŋkum] n. chewing gum

kateupen

n. kind of taro

kuava atamañ

This plant produces an edible fruit, but it is smaller than the cultivated guava, and is considered the wild type. Firewood. Pinch 4 tops and chew and swallow for stomach ache and diarrhea.
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n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3602)

Example: This plant produces an edible fruit, but it is smaller than the cultivated guava, and is considered the wild type. Firewood. Pinch 4 tops and chew and swallow for stomach ache and diarrhea.

mafure mafutoga

n. an astronomy term; no definition given

majikjiki

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n. a giant

nadec

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n. kind of fish

nadimi dama

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

nadimi dethi

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[nadimi ditij] phr. one man (there is)

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

nagdenayi

n. kind of taro

nagesega

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n. sun

nahoai

n. a plant from which twine is made

nakevai

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n. kind of shellfish

nakro

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[nakro] v. chief shares a large amount of food with another district

name

1. The roots of this plant are used to make "Nopoy"--a traditional trap used to catch fish and lobster.  The outer bark of the roots are removed and sun-dried. The roots are then split into several pieces and they are woven in an open fashion similar to a "noporapora"--a type of market basket fashioned from coconut leaflets.
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n. epiphytic liana, growing in primary forest. Bracts orange-red at base. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4029)

Example: 1. The roots of this plant are used to make "Nopoy"--a traditional trap used to catch fish and lobster. The outer bark of the roots are removed and sun-dried. The roots are then split into several pieces and they are woven in an open fashion similar to a "noporapora"--a type of market basket fashioned from coconut leaflets.

namrop̃om

Firewood, timber good for bush houses. Calendar plant – when it is in flower, the old people know it is time to harvest root crops, like yam and other vine crops, in the wild, as yet unspecified. Local names = INYAC, NOMODEJ TAL, NOMODEJ WOU, NOU LELCEI… etc.
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n. tree, 7-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3582)

Example: Firewood, timber good for bush houses. Calendar plant – when it is in flower, the old people know it is time to harvest root crops, like yam and other vine crops, in the wild, as yet unspecified. Local names = INYAC, NOMODEJ TAL, NOMODEJ WOU, NOU LELCEI… etc.

napayu

n. kind of tree

naporkos

n. kind of taro

nap̃at

1. The name means "cloud". The plant is usually found on high ridges, in areas where there is often high moisture.
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n. terrestrial fern, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4099)

Example: 1. The name means "cloud". The plant is usually found on high ridges, in areas where there is often high moisture.

naridjai o un

n. east

nariko

n. bean

natau atahen

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n. kind of shellfish

natu

n. grass; little bushes

natuh

n. a sweet-smelling plant

nauaneig

n. a reed

nautahos

A "message plant". In ancient times, this plant was used for communicating. If you go to a person who composes songs and give this to them, they will know to compose a song for you. Name means "flowers on the ground".
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n. herb, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3280)

Example: A "message plant". In ancient times, this plant was used for communicating. If you go to a person who composes songs and give this to them, they will know to compose a song for you. Name means "flowers on the ground".

nauyerop̃ u inman

1. When pig is cooked in an earth oven, branches of this speces are used to cover the pig, before hot rocks are heaped on top.
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n. treelet, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4067)

Example: 1. When pig is cooked in an earth oven, branches of this speces are used to cover the pig, before hot rocks are heaped on top.

necec u prikad

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n. kind of crab

nedenc

n. stinging; the fruit of the kaleteug

nedouyatmas

1. It is considered "tabu" to cover laplap with the leaf of this species. It is said to spoil the laplap.
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n. sparsely branched understory tree, 4-5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4030)

Example: 1. It is considered "tabu" to cover laplap with the leaf of this species. It is said to spoil the laplap.

neduon

n. a bone, a foot

neheptal

Wood is used to make canoe as it is very light and lasts in salt water. As a styptic to stop bleeding, when a person gets a cut in the bush, scrape off outer bark and use inner bark scrapings to put on cut. Stops bleeding, leave on for one day.
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n. tree to 15 m tall, dbh 25 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4903)

Example: Wood is used to make canoe as it is very light and lasts in salt water. As a styptic to stop bleeding, when a person gets a cut in the bush, scrape off outer bark and use inner bark scrapings to put on cut. Stops bleeding, leave on for one day.

nehevaig

n. kind of tree

nekitau

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n. kind of bush

nemla

Melochia odorata
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4757)

nepihti

n. kind of tree

nerere

Ficus obliqua
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n. strangler tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3694)

netet

n. the name of a tree

netit tidai

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

netoh has

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[netoʊhas] n. May (lit. bad sugar cane, not ready yet)

nigehagid

n. kind of banana

nijeuc nijeuc

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nikmesei

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[nikmesej] n. blue sky

nilec

Epipremnum
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n. liana climbing on calophyllum trunk, growing along sandy beach. Leaves variegated. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4144)

nilit

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n. kind of shellfish

nimit

The flying fox eats the fruit of this tree. When the fruits are ripe, the seeds are edible and children cut off the outside of the fruit and eat the nut. Wrap fish with this leaf and cook it on top of a fire--it tastes good. House posts are made from the trunk of the tree. It grows in the coastal area.
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n. sparsely branched tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3208)

Example: The flying fox eats the fruit of this tree. When the fruits are ripe, the seeds are edible and children cut off the outside of the fruit and eat the nut. Wrap fish with this leaf and cook it on top of a fire--it tastes good. House posts are made from the trunk of the tree. It grows in the coastal area.

niom

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n. house (gen.)

nipjinetgag

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[nipʧinɛtŋaŋ] n. belly

niseuc inmohoc

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

nisiug

n. a tree, the leaves of which have no center rib

nohos anhas

n. the Futuna banana

nohos saina

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[nohos isaina] n. kind of banana (sp. from China)

nohoyuwai

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n. kind of bird

nomrin diʧinan

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[nomrɪn diʧinan] n. fin (of a fish)

noweicei cap

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

numu

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n. fish; life

nupnyineuc

n. another name for masoa; arrowroot

nupsupsi adimi

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n. dwarf (South dialect)

nälmaha

n. Ficus septica var. cauliflora

pehpahai

v.n. sail inside of reef

romo romo

Geitonoplesium cymosum

n. vine to 1 m, fruits black. Secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4906)

se

adv. downward

umnad

adj. rotten, applied to fruit

waderei

n. kind of taro