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achem

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v. remove skin of coconut using a stick

ahcaliek

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n. second growth of taro

aihon

v. to spit on leaves; to chew leaves for sickness

alahala

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n. moonlight

alapdaig

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v. to collect raw food, as sugarcane taro, for a feast of uncooked food

amai neto

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[amai neto] phr. chew sugarcane

anpeke aranma

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n. island of breadfruit

apeiñ

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n. black (color)

arinji

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[arinʤi] adj. very strong (?)

ariñ

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adj. sharp

as vakuei

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[as vakuej] v. break something circular (like a fruit); break something lengthwise

asjanya

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v. to fish

awaiñ

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v. plant

deseij nadimi

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[deseiʧ nadimi] phr. three men (there are)

emelmat

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n. green (color)

has

adj. bad, wicked; eheshas, very bad

idi

adj. stringy, watery, as taro; also "ede"

ijou

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adj. outside

imehe

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adj. sick

incahei

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n. whitewood (RPV #38)

incelas

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n. kind of crab

indruwp̃at

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n. kind of crab

inewosneiak

Introduced species, used for decoration. Planted near houses and roads. Use the flower for decorating hair.

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.

inhaw

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n. Macaranga tanarius (RPV #42)

inhelek

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[inhɛlɛk] n. my penis

inhudran

n. the stem of a bunch of bananas, coconuts, etc.

inlepei u inpoded

Phlegmariurus carinatus
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n. pendent lithophyte, growing on rock in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4036)

inligighap

n. the thick end of a coconut leaf used as a target

inmac

Trichospermum inmac
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n. tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4124)

inmaefata

n. kind of breadfruit

inmanaleg

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n. kind of bird

inmohoc

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[inmoho] n. moon

inmokomelmat

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n. kind of fish

inpa

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[inpah] n. leaves worn around head

inpak

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

intohou alai

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n. kind of shellfish

intopasyej

The young leaves are boiled for 15 minutes and coconut milk is added to the warm leaves and this is eaten--the coconut milk it said to make the leaves taste better. New mothers are given this food as it helps them to produce more milk for their babies. As a medicine, take the young shoots, peel the outer skin off of these, macerate a 3’ piece of young stem in a small amount of water, take out the fiber, put the juice in a tablespoon and feed it to a baby that is old enough to swallow water (not a new born) when they have diarrhea. Take once daily for 2-3 days. This remedy is used for babies up to one year of age. For older babies that have diarrhea, peel the young 3’ stems and give them to the child to chew (spit out the fiber) and have them drink a small amount of water after chewing. This treatment is once daily, for 2-3 days until the diarrhea stops. For adults, take 4 young stems about 3’ long and chew these and swallow the juice, twice daily (morning and afternoon) and use until the diarrhea stops. When this plant is in flower, hunters know that the turtle has more fat and can be harvested--a calendar plant.
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n. shrub to 2 m tall, flowers yellow. Growing along coast. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4959)

Example: The young leaves are boiled for 15 minutes and coconut milk is added to the warm leaves and this is eaten--the coconut milk it said to make the leaves taste better. New mothers are given this food as it helps them to produce more milk for their babies. As a medicine, take the young shoots, peel the outer skin off of these, macerate a 3’ piece of young stem in a small amount of water, take out the fiber, put the juice in a tablespoon and feed it to a baby that is old enough to swallow water (not a new born) when they have diarrhea. Take once daily for 2-3 days. This remedy is used for babies up to one year of age. For older babies that have diarrhea, peel the young 3’ stems and give them to the child to chew (spit out the fiber) and have them drink a small amount of water after chewing. This treatment is once daily, for 2-3 days until the diarrhea stops. For adults, take 4 young stems about 3’ long and chew these and swallow the juice, twice daily (morning and afternoon) and use until the diarrhea stops. When this plant is in flower, hunters know that the turtle has more fat and can be harvested--a calendar plant.

inwah iran

n. seed

inwaj

Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus http://fishbase.org/summary/Tylosurus-crocodilus.html
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n. Hound needlefish, crocodile long-tom

Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

inwouasan

Tylophora aneityensis

n. liana climbing on Syzygium, growing along ridge in dense rainforest. Latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4079)

lelen

adj. unripe

mafure mafutoga

n. an astronomy term; no definition given

na elmai

n. cloth (related to nelmai)

nafanu

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."
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3530)

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."

nagdajija

n. kind of breadfruit

nagedauyag

n. kind of taro

nahaigjopdak

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nahca

n. a burden of pandanus leaf

nahedranran

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n. kind of fish

nahoij

n. kind of tree

nahtancai

n. shrub; small plant

nairek

To make a local broom, gather a group of branches of this plant, tie together, burn off the leaves when they are dry and then use to sweep (photo with Wopa).
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n. shrub to 2 m, dbh 5 com (collection: Michael J. Balick #4875)

Example: To make a local broom, gather a group of branches of this plant, tie together, burn off the leaves when they are dry and then use to sweep (photo with Wopa).

nairo

1. Sapling wood is used to make fishing spears. A straight sapling is first heated in the fire to render it pliable. The sapling is further straightened and then decorticated. Once cooled, wire can be added a prong to the end of the spear.
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n. sapling, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4106)

Example: 1. Sapling wood is used to make fishing spears. A straight sapling is first heated in the fire to render it pliable. The sapling is further straightened and then decorticated. Once cooled, wire can be added a prong to the end of the spear.

nam̃ut

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n. kind of bush

nanad op̃a

Some people use the dried leaves of this plant when there is no tobacco. Roll the leaves and smoke them. This is a good plant to lay under as a shade along the coast. Good firewood. The leaves are used with other leaves as part of a ceremony to calm the sea.* Burn leaves in a special place and toss ashes in the sea – sea will be calm.* When you are paddling to another island. Carry them with you and toss in sea as you go. Also goes with fasting and cleansing when traveling in this way.
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n. tree, 4-5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3542)

Example: Some people use the dried leaves of this plant when there is no tobacco. Roll the leaves and smoke them. This is a good plant to lay under as a shade along the coast. Good firewood. The leaves are used with other leaves as part of a ceremony to calm the sea.* Burn leaves in a special place and toss ashes in the sea – sea will be calm.* When you are paddling to another island. Carry them with you and toss in sea as you go. Also goes with fasting and cleansing when traveling in this way.

nanin

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[nanin] n. goat

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

napleañ

Adenanthera pavonina
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4765)

napod

Before there was soap, people took the young leaves and crushed them on a stone to make suds for washing clothes in the river. This tree has a very hard wood and can be used for house posts. The sap is reddish and the bark boiled in water until it is red, consumed 2-3 times daily (1 cup each time) until the person feels well. The condition treated is that when a menstruating woman has sex with a man, and he feels tired and lethargic, drinking this tonic makes him feel stronger.
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n. tree to 10 m, dbh 30 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4900)

Example: Before there was soap, people took the young leaves and crushed them on a stone to make suds for washing clothes in the river. This tree has a very hard wood and can be used for house posts. The sap is reddish and the bark boiled in water until it is red, consumed 2-3 times daily (1 cup each time) until the person feels well. The condition treated is that when a menstruating woman has sex with a man, and he feels tired and lethargic, drinking this tonic makes him feel stronger.

naraki

n. a calm, a smooth sea

nared

n. current in the sea

narutu

narutu

n. the north wind

nasieij

n. native cabbage

nathat uwun jap

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. stone wall for beach

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.

nauhoig yi amud

n. break of day

naupitcat

In taller forest, this plant is higher so can use it to make a spear. Sharpen the end or use wires as the tip. Unspecified medicinal use.
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n. shrub to 2 m, flowers greenish white turning to brown (collection: Michael J. Balick #4886)

Example: In taller forest, this plant is higher so can use it to make a spear. Sharpen the end or use wires as the tip. Unspecified medicinal use.

neaig

n. the kernel of a coconut; the coconut tree

neaig aged

n. a spotted coconut

neaig milmat

n. a green coconut

necyak

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.
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n. herb to 20 cm, flowers blue. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4922)

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.

nedaugatmas

n. kind of tree

nefetgau

n. kind of sugarcane

negaivaine

n. a bunch of grapes; also "nigaivaine"

nehivaing

n. Macaranga tanarius L.

Example: Inner bark: mouthwash with decoction, toothache.

nehpan neaig

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

neijis ieg

n. a bundle of reeds for a torch; a torch

nekia

Ptisana smithii

n. terrestrial, occasional (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2487)

nekiko

n. kind of taro

nekinkin

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nese u inman

Micromelum minutum
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n. treelet, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3468)

nesjau

Cyathea vieillardii

n. tree fern, trunk 2-2. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3693)

niad

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n. kind of shellfish

nijen

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[nirinɟat erefera ran] n. tail (of a fish)

nijmanyahao

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnothorax-flavimarginatus.html
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n. Yellow-Edged Moray

Example: Photo by Bernard Dupont, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nilam

n. seaweed

nimra an napau

n. the Magellanic Clouds

nipjinamesei

Epinephelus merra http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-merra.html
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n. Honeycomb grouper

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

nipyipei

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

noducnas

n. a bunch of taro

nofar

n. a native pudding made with yam and coconut

nohowanamji

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n. kind of shellfish

nowahau

Acanthurus bariene
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n. Black-spot surgeonfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo / Flickr.com, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nuarin abras

n. cliff

numujced

Join two of the inrolled fronds together at the part where the frond is opening (the tip that is curled) such that the leaves are held together by their unfolding growing tips. Place this along the path that is frequented by a wild pig (they travel along paths) and when the pig passes these two leaves, and is chased by a hunter’s dogs, these leaves in this formation are said to sap some of the pig’s energy and thus allow the dogs to catch up with it. This was explained to Tony by another person who mentioned it as a sort of magical power possessed by this type of fern.
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n. fern to 0. 75 m, sori brown. Growing in pine forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4983)

Example: Join two of the inrolled fronds together at the part where the frond is opening (the tip that is curled) such that the leaves are held together by their unfolding growing tips. Place this along the path that is frequented by a wild pig (they travel along paths) and when the pig passes these two leaves, and is chased by a hunter’s dogs, these leaves in this formation are said to sap some of the pig’s energy and thus allow the dogs to catch up with it. This was explained to Tony by another person who mentioned it as a sort of magical power possessed by this type of fern.

nuueced

n. a brook that is dry in dry weather

näthoiatmas

n. Polyscias samoensis

Example: leaf -- cold maceration taken internally against ciguatera

u

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adv. over (?)

uleme

adj. sour, applied to the water in coconuts

wudwud

n. kind of tree

wukau

n. kind of taro

äminäkäi

n. Marattia smithii

Example: Frond: bathe in infusion, neurodermatitis and infantile eczema