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ehlili
v. to burn ground for planting
bookmarkereuc
v. to shake a branch; to make fruit fall. pl: "ereucereuc"
bookmarkigcahi
n. landward
bookmarkigcapahai
adj. inland
bookmarkincanaij yohon
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarkincet edwa
inhakli kwori
inhetisjopoig
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmadidi
inmoijeuv adpoig
inmowad itouga
n. vine climbing on Geissois denhamii (GMP #3522), growing in open (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3524)
Example: The word itougo means from a different country or place outside of Aneityum. The plant was introduced by the first missionaries who came to Port Patrick. Calendar plant – sea cost people see this flower in the forest and they know it is time to go into garden and harvest taro or make new gardens– see GMP 3263. This is also good firewood.
bookmarkinpakanhas
inranwai
n. a brook that is dry in summer
bookmarkinraurua
n. coconut leaves for a net
bookmarkintaetled
intakedou
n. Redface Squirrrelfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkintal eteuc
n. the name of a plant with a white flower; a lily
bookmarkintesyan numarei
n. Longspine emperor
Example: Photo by Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkintesyanyac
n. Blacksaddled coralgrouper (deep sea)
Example: Photo by jidanchaomian / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinyecelcoli
n. vine to 1 m, flowers purple. (kudzu plant). (collection: Michael J. Balick #4920)
Example: Roast the tuber of this vine on an open fire for 20-40 minutes, peel off the skin and eat like cassava or taro. Chew it and drink the "juice" while spitting out the fiber. It grows wild, season of harvesting is in May. Very tasty food for people, considered "numba wan" food for this island.
bookmarkiñytuplec
karaka
n. kind of tree
bookmarkmuri muri
nahojcei
nahtancai
n. shrub; small plant
bookmarknalvi pece
n. isle, island
bookmarkname cedo
napau
n. kind of tree
bookmarknasanhac
n. the poison of the inhac
bookmarknatimihas
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.
bookmarknau inwai
n. channel of a stream
bookmarknauhap̃
n. small tree or shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3210)
Example: 1. Use the leaves to put in a hole where taro is being planted, as a sort of fertilizer--it rots easily and adds value to the soil. To protect a person from spirits if you are going to an unfamiliar place, take the young inflorescence and put behind your ear. This plant is a sort of "spiritual kava." 2. Flowers are put behind one ear, any side, to allow a person to pass through sacred places. For protection of the spirits especially if you are familiar with this place. On EAST SIDE, put one leaf under pillow before sleeping so that the lady spirit will not disturb the person. Only for men – spirit likes men, and wants to have sleep with them. If she gets pregnant, you must follow her to look after the kids in the spirit world so you leave this one (you die). 3. The small, straight stems of this plant are used as rafters to weave thatch. 4. Children make bows and arrows from the stems as well as spears for fishing.
bookmarknauhoig yi amud an nadiat
n. the break of day
bookmarknauincai
n. tree
bookmarknaupigat
nausecrai
n. a species of thorn
bookmarknauwatamu
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkneiang mesei
nejeg
n. tree, growing in forest at edge of wide tidal stream (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3535)
Example: 1. The wood is strong and good to make house posts. People use these for this purpose on the coast as salt water does not bother this wood. 2. People eat fruit, split fruit in half, carefully scrape the inner part into a pot of water, keep over night – next day rinse, fry or cook with coconut milk and can add tinned tuna for example, very hard work.
bookmarknerumut
n. a hollow place in taro
bookmarknetjeñ
netumtehi
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknetvo
n. a species of fruit
bookmarknidid
n. Ambon emperor
Example: Photo by FAO / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknidintaueuc
n. new coconut leaves
bookmarknijma
n. fallen tree, growing in canopy gap in primary forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3465)
Example: When the flowers of this plant are green, it is an indication that the cool season is approaching; when the flowers are brown, the dry season is coming. The wood is used to make rafters for the roof of houses, on which to tie thatch.
bookmarknijom arahed
nilam
n. seaweed
bookmarknisjau
n. kind of tree
bookmarknobot
n. a sago palm
bookmarknocirasjau
large tree, 13 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4052)
Example: 1. Considered to be a relative of textit{Morinda citrifolia}.
bookmarknohud ucnas
n. a bunch of taro; also "nuhud ucnas"
bookmarknokoro vai cai oho
n. orchard
bookmarknomojced
n. terrestrial fern growing in rain forest on the mountain slope. Leaves dimorphic. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3285)
bookmarknomropom
n. shrub to 2 m, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4874)
Example: This plant is an indicator of rich soil, especially up on the hills from the coast. Therefore, this is where people choose to do their gardens. This specimen is in red soil that is not rich so it does not grow tall, but in the mountains it does grow tall and that is where gardens are planted. Wood from the tree is used for carving.
bookmarknuae
n. vine, growing in open disturbed area. flowers white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3589)
Example: To build a cyclone house, take the vine of this species to tie pieces of the house. To prepare the vine for use as rope, collect many feet of it, put it in a fire, roll it in a figure 8, wait until it softens and then use for tying. This vine is hard and
bookmarknumrauad
n. a halo around the sun or moon
bookmarknumu yehec
nälmaha
n. Ficus septica var. cauliflora
bookmarkom̃rag
[oŋmraŋ] n. old (man)
bookmarkpokmi
adv. seaward here
bookmarksepagko
adv. down yonder
bookmarkucsalad tiklai cai
v.a. to lop off small branches
bookmarkuvid
n. three days ago; three days hence
bookmarkyecreig
adj. beginning to be ripe, as fruit
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