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aiyu
adj. sweet; shady
bookmarkeceijo
n. tide flowing a little, begun to flow
bookmarkehnat aiek
v.n. go before
bookmarkehteleceinayi
n. full moon
bookmarkeucupupu (nieg)
v. to swell, as reeds when near blossoming
bookmarkhan
v.n. to go
bookmarkhui heldei
v.n. to sail
bookmarkilihilo
adj. soft, as an infant’s foot, or new leaves.
bookmarkinbul
n. native rose; rosa chinensis; the hibiscus; also "inpul"
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incejev ataheñ
inewosneiak
n. herb to 1 m, flower bracts yellow. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4921)
Example: Introduced species, used for decoration. Planted near houses and roads. Use the flower for decorating hair.
bookmarkingaije
n. kind of tree
bookmarkinhujah
n. kind of tree
bookmarkinjedete anawanarin
inmanpas
n. kind of tree
bookmarkinmayinpak
n. Peacock hind
Example: Photo by Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY-A 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinmehtit
n. breadfruit crop in October
bookmarkinmohoc onubidou
inpaije
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinpwain ~ inhwain
inranwai
n. a brook that is dry in summer
bookmarkintel e cha
n. terrestrial orchid, growing in open (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3523)
Example: This is a "message plant." If a person puts the flower behind their ear and then stares out at you, or tosses the flower to you, then say yes and follow them, for example, to drink kava, or to go swimming. Or a man invites a woman to go somewhere with him. Alternatively, you can leave the flower on a table and this is also a message to go with a person. Leaves also used to wrap foods. Decorate yard around the house.
bookmarkintijganeno
n. shrub. Found in the village Unames. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #33)
Example: name = "stonefish ears" 1. To treat rashes - boil 4 leaves in water ad wait until it cools. Wash in this once a day until rash goes away. 2. Stonefish sting – very painful: 1 handful of leaves with squeezed coconut juice – coconut water – from green coconut. Mix the leaves and water and then make a cut in the wound to enlarge it and pour this juice into the wound. In 5-10 minutes the pain will stop, use 1x, very powerful. 3.If a person such as a mother touches the stonefish while preparing it for food, then does not wash hands, can infect a child – and the child will get sores. Take a small branch and boil it in the water and wash the baby with it to make pain go away. 4. Stonefish is a greatly appreciated food that must be prepared carefully by holding the fish by the mouth and not touching the body. Boil the fish to inactivate the poison and then prepare it as a normal fish for cooking. Poison is found in top spine of fish.
bookmarkintinan
n. a bed, a foundation, a plantation
bookmarkinvid
n. two days ago or two days hence
bookmarkinwou apeñ
inyehec
n. mandrake
bookmarkkuava atamañ
leyei cap
n. kind of taro
bookmarknaevas
n. sparsely to moderately branched tree, 6-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3220)
Example: 1. Wood is used for carving as it is a nice black wood. 2. Also used for house posts. 3. Use sapwood – cut a piece of wood, long one 1-2 m. Put it in front of the house or take a smaller piece on top of the entrance door – protects against bad spirits.
bookmarknafanu
n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3570)
Example: This plant grows in coastal areas, and is a good source of firewood. It can be used for house posts. The leaves are used as an unspecified medicine. There is a belief regarding the black and white sea snake, that represents a seawater spirit. Mix this with other unspecified leaves, mash together, squeeze into a bamboo tube and fill it. Give it to a woman to drink to keep the evil snake spirit away. The same preparation can be used to treat toothache, caused by the seawater spirit. "The spirit can trick you into going to fish every day."
bookmarknahrin hat
n. kind of taro
bookmarknakoaha
n. kind of taro
bookmarknalad iran
n. seed of a fig
bookmarknameleahpu
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarknanad
napau emilmat
n. kind of taro
bookmarknap̃ojev
narasitai
n. chaff
bookmarknarutu umlai
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknathut u nadiat
n. dawn of day
bookmarknatuun
n. kind of banana
bookmarknauyerop̃ u inman
nawou
neduon yau
n. kind of banana
bookmarknefitan nedoon nedoon
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarknegrecreipek
neka
nekro
nekro
nelnjen natimi
nelpon nohop a nelco
nemek
n. yellow leaves for making petticoats
bookmarknete
n. kind of tree
bookmarknidin
n. sap
bookmarkniditau
niducei
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.
bookmarknijin nedoon
n. brow of a hill
bookmarknilec
n. kind of tree
bookmarknimra an napau
n. the Magellanic Clouds
bookmarknipjinamesei
n. Honeycomb grouper
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknisjau
n. kind of tree
bookmarknitet
n. kind of tree
bookmarkniyeg
n. grass, 2. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4071)
Example: 1. Dried leaves are used to make the thatch roofs of traditional houses. The same leaves are woven to make the walls of traditional houses. 2. When a large torch is required, many dried stems are bundled to form a flambeau. 3. The leaves of this plant are used to demarcate tabu areas. Further information about the practice withheld.
bookmarknomotan
n. Spangled emperor
Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknuka
n. leaves for an oven
bookmarknusjau
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkwakas
n. herb to 0. 75 m, flowers yellow. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4891)
Example: If a person has the flu, collect the fruits and chew and swallow them. Chew 3 fruits in the morning for 3 days. Take a handful of leaves, still on branches, and boil them in a half liter of water, for 15 minutes. Drink 1 cup daily for 5 days or until the sickness "goes down."
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