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ahcaliek

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n. second growth of taro

ahi

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[ahi] adj. white (color)

ahlau ijo

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v.n. go out

aijujai

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v.a. to go up, or go east

ala

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[ala] num. five

alahala

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n. moonlight

alpas

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[alpos] adj. big

apos yi aktit

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v.n. to steer straight

ared numta

v. to plant taro

asikaki

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v. to fish (by moonlight)

daute

n. kind of banana

ero

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[eroʊ] num. two

ethi

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[itij] num. one

igca pau

phr. on that side

ijiñis

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prep. up

im

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conj. and

incai upunupun

n. bramble

incauwunja

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

incei

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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n. firewood

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

inceiwad

n. the name of a poisonous plant

incipñekrei

The wood is good for house posts, as it is straight and strong.
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n. tree, 6-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3618)

Example: The wood is good for house posts, as it is straight and strong.

incip̃iñ ti

incip̃iñ ti
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n. tree to 6 m, dbh 8 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #5002)

indao

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n. twig, branch

inhulec

Gerygone flavolateralis
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[inhuleɣ] n. Fan tailed gerygone

Example: Photo by Roger Le Guen, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

inhus u miliaig

n. kind of taro

injaa

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n. kind of fish

inma

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n. breadfruit

inmanaleg

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n. kind of bird

inmorantejed

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n. kind of fish

inm̃otaneat

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n. kind of fish

inpa

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[inpah] n. leaves worn around head

intal u unpoded

n. kind of taro

intup inya

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n. kind of banana

invid

n. the day before yesterday

inwah iran

n. seed

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.

katupinmi

n. kind of taro

kidibop

Rhipidura fuliginosa
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[kidibop] n. Grey fantail

Example: Photo by Bernard Spragg, License: Public Domain via Flickr

kuratehen

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[kuratehen] n. dog (female)

ledcei

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n. kind of crab

matou

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[mataʊ] n. older brother

nadawai

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n. kind of crab

naerumãn

This plant is used to make a temporary house along the coast. It is considered "namba one" for shade. It is also an unspecified "message plant.
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n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3576)

Example: This plant is used to make a temporary house along the coast. It is considered "namba one" for shade. It is also an unspecified "message plant.

nagesega

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n. sun

nahau eap̃

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n. kind of turtle

najgauelcau

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n. kind of fish

nalefpei

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n. kind of bird

nama u niprij

1. As a medicine for dengue fever, take a handful of stem apices of this plant, boil in 1-2 cups of water and drink this amount 3x daily, cold, until the fever goes away. This treatment is said to give a person strength during the course of the illness. 2. Take top branch – 2 leaves and put under baby’s pillow, baby will fall into a deep sleep.
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n. herb, growing along garden area. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3595)

Example: 1. As a medicine for dengue fever, take a handful of stem apices of this plant, boil in 1-2 cups of water and drink this amount 3x daily, cold, until the fever goes away. This treatment is said to give a person strength during the course of the illness. 2. Take top branch – 2 leaves and put under baby’s pillow, baby will fall into a deep sleep.

namaunirij

Take the leaves, squeeze out the juice in a cup of water, drink 3x daily for 3 days to treat dengue fever--use one handful of leaves in a cup of water and drink cool. The fruits are edible. Peel the outer part off and eat like a tomato.
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n. herb to 30 cm, fruits green. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4934)

Example: Take the leaves, squeeze out the juice in a cup of water, drink 3x daily for 3 days to treat dengue fever--use one handful of leaves in a cup of water and drink cool. The fruits are edible. Peel the outer part off and eat like a tomato.

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.

napat

n. a cloud, blackness, darkness

napat irenmejup

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[napat irenmeʤup] n. smooth, small cloud

napjis

n. a species of grass

narahcai

n. a table made of reeds, for drying arrowroot, etc.

narasen numu

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[narasɛn numu] n. skin (of a fish)

narasinipjin necsei nupu afrika

The flowers are cut and used in the house and the plant is grown as an ornamental around the house.
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n. shrub to 3 m tall, dbh 4 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4995)

Example: The flowers are cut and used in the house and the plant is grown as an ornamental around the house.

narasitai

n. chaff

nareram

n. kind of banana

narevaro

The straight young stems of this plant are used to make bows and arrows. The larger stems are used to make house posts. Excellent for coastal areas as the wood is strong. Firewood.
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n. shrub, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3538)

Example: The straight young stems of this plant are used to make bows and arrows. The larger stems are used to make house posts. Excellent for coastal areas as the wood is strong. Firewood.

nasieij

n. native cabbage

nasjiralcau

Hedyotis lapeyrousei
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n. herb, growing in and along trail in open disturbed area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3697)

natau atahen

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n. kind of shellfish

natuu

n. withered banana leaves

nauintin numu

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[naʊintiɲ nʊmʊ] n. fish bowels

nauras

n. kind of tree

nawuranig alpas

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[nawuraniŋ alpas] phr. thank you very much

nefelelicai acen

n. hemlock

nejoplec

If a person chews the branches of this tree, their teeth will not grow or will fall out. Common name refers to "bad teeth.
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n. shrub to 2 m, flowers pale green-white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4899)

Example: If a person chews the branches of this tree, their teeth will not grow or will fall out. Common name refers to "bad teeth.

nelka

Histiopteris incisa

n. terrestrial, rare (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2486)

nelop

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[nɛlop] n. back fin (of fish)

nemetrei ai

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n. kind of bush

nepahas

n. kind of tree

nepat

n. kind of banana

neseuinman

Murraya paniculata
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4763)

netvo

n. a species of fruit

nidi yebeg

Naso brachycentron http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-brachycentron.html
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n. Humpback unicornfish

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nihivaeñ aeyhec

The leaves of the young plant are used to wrap food for cooking on a fire. The wood is used for temporary houses, for making rafters that are said to last a long time.
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n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3510)

Example: The leaves of the young plant are used to wrap food for cooking on a fire. The wood is used for temporary houses, for making rafters that are said to last a long time.

nillum

n. moss

nilpudou

To treat a headache, especially from the flu, boil a handful of leaves in 1 liter of water for a few minutes, let cool and drink 1 cup of liquid per day . Also can treat this type of headache by using the plant in a steam bath, by boiling 4 handfuls of leaves in a pot of water, covering the head with a towel and breathing in the steam from the pot.
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n. herb to 70 cm, florets yellow (collection: Michael J. Balick #4998)

Example: To treat a headache, especially from the flu, boil a handful of leaves in 1 liter of water for a few minutes, let cool and drink 1 cup of liquid per day . Also can treat this type of headache by using the plant in a steam bath, by boiling 4 handfuls of leaves in a pot of water, covering the head with a towel and breathing in the steam from the pot.

nipji nomu

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. type of seashell

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

niri

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. kind of seashell

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

niri atga

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. kind of seashell

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

niroun

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[ɲiroʊn] n. basket

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

nis mocop̃

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n. kind of fish (folk name)

nohor

n. kind of taro

nohos u natmas

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[nohos u natmas] n. kind of banana

nohowanesei

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n. kind of shellfish

nuhialeg upni

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[nuhialeɣ upni] phr. Good morning. (greeting in early morning, 6 o’clock to 9:30-10 o’clock)

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. terrestrial fern, 0. 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3577)

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.

nuput, noho’ich

Carpoxylon  macrospermum

n. cultivated anthropogenic landscape (lawn and planted trees). (collection: Keith E. Clancy #6655)

nusjai um legad

n. kind of sugarcane

oujeiko

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prep. up there

pospos

n. a small red berry used as beads

reseiheto

n. a second growth, as grass that springs up after being burned

safenunui

n. kind of taro

tar ~ [introduced tamprem]

Peel the shell of the fruit and eat the inner part, or make jam from this part. Spit out the seeds. The branches of this tree are used for firewood.
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n. tree to 8 m, dbh 60 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4984)

Example: Peel the shell of the fruit and eat the inner part, or make jam from this part. Spit out the seeds. The branches of this tree are used for firewood.

tatau

Sphyraena putnamae http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-putnamae.html
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n. Sawtooth barracuda

Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

upou

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prep. down

yetse

v.n. to go down