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ahen hen

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v. to fish (in the deep sea)

ahwai lelcai

v. to plant weeds; to make a wilderness or a waste

aihec

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v. walk fast; share greetings

alapdaig

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

amñii

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v. drink

anaclelen

n. forecast

arafara

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v. to prepare pandanus leaves for making mats or baskets

cas

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v. burn

edel

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v. to grow

et

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conj. conjunction to join sentences together (used with "par")

et ajujai an oujeiko

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[et aʤuʤaj an ouʤeiko] phr. he went up there

eucupupu (nieg)

v. to swell, as reeds when near blossoming

han

v.n. to go

hui heldei

v.n. to sail

imjav

adj. soft, over-ripe, as breadfruit.

incedo

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n. kind of shellfish

incet tal

n. a basket of taro

indal elwa

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n. multicolored taro, fancy-leaved caladium (RPV #146)

indruwp̃at

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n. kind of crab

inhat auinyit

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[inhat auɪɲet] n. a drawing on stones

inhodaig et ecro

n. astronomy word, no def. given--possibly referring to a common shellfish "inhudaig". no def. for "ecro" or any feasible alternate spellings.

inhubej

n. calabash

injedete anawanarin

Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
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[iɲeθite anawanariɲ] n. a sand drawing

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

injupura upni

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[inʤupurapni] phr. Good evening. (greeting around sunset)

inmapoded

n. kind of breadfruit

inpad

n. kind of palm

inpan

n. kind of banana

inpig

n. today

inp̃al apogen

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
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n. a type of flowering hibiscus plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4751)

Example: Photo Gregory M. Plunkett. Further information via Wikipedia

intowosjei

Calanthe chrysantha
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n. terrestrial orchid, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3708)

inyac

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

jupmulmul

n. the cool of the evening

kalmapig

n. kind of banana

koliavan

n. kind of taro

leyei

n. kind of taro

lop̃ot lop̃ot

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n. kind of fish

nace

Photo by J.E Randall, Fishbase: CC BY-A-NC 3.0
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n. Roundjaw bonefish

Example: Photo by J.E Randall, Fishbase: CC BY-A-NC 3.0

nacñanp̃aiñ

1. The name describes a sea bird, whose long legs are similar in shape to the stipe of this fern.
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n. terrestrial fern, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4086)

Example: 1. The name describes a sea bird, whose long legs are similar in shape to the stipe of this fern.

nadimi dero

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[nadimi deroʊ] phr. two men (there are)

nadimi deseij

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

nagag ~ nacag

Tringa hypoleucos
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[nagag ~ naɣag] n. Sandpiper

Example: Photo by Frans Vandewalle, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

nagereta

The tubers are edible when peeled and boiled in water for 1 hour. Alternatively, they can be peeled, soaked in water for 30 minutes, and then ground to  make lap-lap.
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n. herb to 1 m tall, flowers red (collection: Michael J. Balick #4952)

Example: The tubers are edible when peeled and boiled in water for 1 hour. Alternatively, they can be peeled, soaked in water for 30 minutes, and then ground to make lap-lap.

nahmas

n. kind of plant, grass, or fern

nahoij

n. kind of tree

nahoya

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n. kind of shellfish

nakrai

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n. kind of bush

namakapasi

A type of roselle that is a weed growing in swampy areas.
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n. shrub, 1. 5-2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3606)

Example: A type of roselle that is a weed growing in swampy areas.

namotmot

n. grass; also "namutmut"

namu atam̃eñ

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n. kind of shellfish (m)

nam̃ap

Maesa aneiteensis
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4777)

napanaunuñ eda

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[napanaunuŋ eθa] phr. where are you going?

napile

n. kind of taro

napo

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n. kind of crab

nap̃ojev

Poles made from this plant are used for house rafters and burned for firewood. To plant taro in a swampy area, collect the leaves of this species and put them in the hole where the taro is to be planted,  mix with a bit of soil and then plant the taro on top of that. Leaves are a type of fertilizer. Used when baking with the earth oven. Hot stones cover the food and then the leaves from this plant cover the stones. The leaves stay on the branch.
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n. well branched tree, 14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3651)

Example: Poles made from this plant are used for house rafters and burned for firewood. To plant taro in a swampy area, collect the leaves of this species and put them in the hole where the taro is to be planted, mix with a bit of soil and then plant the taro on top of that. Leaves are a type of fertilizer. Used when baking with the earth oven. Hot stones cover the food and then the leaves from this plant cover the stones. The leaves stay on the branch.

nathut an nadiat

n. near morning

natiñpece

Ischaemum muticum
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n. herb, growing on roadside in open disturbed area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3607)

necemas

This is a "message plant" that signifies that there has been a death. The person holds it or puts it on their head, goes to another person’s house and hands it to the person they wish to convey the message to, without saying anything and that person knows that someone has died. It can also be handed to that person. The person receiving the message then asks "who" and is told the deceased person’s name.
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n. terrestrial plant, growing in dry forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3509)

Example: This is a "message plant" that signifies that there has been a death. The person holds it or puts it on their head, goes to another person’s house and hands it to the person they wish to convey the message to, without saying anything and that person knows that someone has died. It can also be handed to that person. The person receiving the message then asks "who" and is told the deceased person’s name.

nefelelicai has

n. tares

nefetijgan

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n. kind of shellfish

nefitan

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n. kind of breadfruit

negeʧwai

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n. kind of bird

nejeg tau

People plant this tree near the coast, specifically as small fish and shellfish hide in it to breed and people know this.
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n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3518)

Example: People plant this tree near the coast, specifically as small fish and shellfish hide in it to breed and people know this.

nemeg

Choerodon anchorago http://fishbase.org/summary/Choerodon-anchorago.html
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n. Anchor tuskfish, Orange-dotted tuskfish

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein, iNaturalist: CC BY-A-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nepcev

n. shark

nepjenepjen

1. When a child is between 1 mos. and 1 yr. if the father persists too soon in resuming sexual relations with the mother, the child can become sick. In preparation for the sickness, green leaves are collected. When the sickness occurs, the leaves (now dry) are burned and the baby is washed with the charcoal. 2. After visitors leaves one’s house, one must not hurry to return to their gardens. One waits a few days, then swims with the rachis of this fern tied about their waist. If this practice is not followed, it is believed that the plants in one’s gardens will grow weak.
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n. epiphytic vine climbing on trees, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4091)

Example: 1. When a child is between 1 mos. and 1 yr. if the father persists too soon in resuming sexual relations with the mother, the child can become sick. In preparation for the sickness, green leaves are collected. When the sickness occurs, the leaves (now dry) are burned and the baby is washed with the charcoal. 2. After visitors leaves one’s house, one must not hurry to return to their gardens. One waits a few days, then swims with the rachis of this fern tied about their waist. If this practice is not followed, it is believed that the plants in one’s gardens will grow weak.

nereñ

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n. leaf

nerid u uncat

n. the tow of flax

nerifake

n. kind of taro

nesigañ

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n. fruit (general term)

nesjig jig

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[nesʤiŋ ʤin] n. October (lit. time to fertilize and plant the garden)

nethopdecraeñ

Youngia japonica
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n. herb, growing in weedy area at end of airstrip runway. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3568)

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

nidiape

n. kind of sugarcane

nidman tal

n. a top of taro

nigiti

Dipodium pictum
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n. hysteranthous geophyte in flowering stage, growing in primary rainforest. Flowers white tinged with pink. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3625)

nijhen asga

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[niʧɛn asŋa] n. teeth (all)

nilpodou

This is for a medicinal tea to give energy to a person who is not feeling well. Collect a handful of young stem apices and boil in 2-3 cups of water. Drink warm to help the body be strong and healthy. It is also good to treat diarrhea. When a person feels well again, stop this treatment but they can also drink this 1x daily, once before breakfast or before lunch, as a healthful tea.
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n. herb, growing at edge of garden area. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3599)

Example: This is for a medicinal tea to give energy to a person who is not feeling well. Collect a handful of young stem apices and boil in 2-3 cups of water. Drink warm to help the body be strong and healthy. It is also good to treat diarrhea. When a person feels well again, stop this treatment but they can also drink this 1x daily, once before breakfast or before lunch, as a healthful tea.

nipji nelaneayñ

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.

nipnyineuc

n. another name for "masoa"; arrowroot

niri atga

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.

niseuc

n. kind of taro

nivitai

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inter. what

noducnas

n. a bunch of taro

nohor

Nesoclopeus woodfordi
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[nohor] n. Woodford’s Rail

Example: Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans / Wikimedia Commons, License: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

nohos umangi

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[nohos umangi] n. kind of banana (big, from somewhere else)

nohwan ajimta

n. kind of taro

nohwan yag

n. kind of taro

nomotmot

n. grass

nopoi

n. species of vine runner; a basket net

nopwag

Numenius madagascariensis

[nopwañ] n. Far Eastern Curlew

Example: Photo by Graham Winterflood, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr

nucsei

n. kind of taro

nucye

n. the red star, the "hand" in the constellation Orion; also "necye"

numrauad

n. a halo around the sun or moon

numudec

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n. kind of fish (folk name)

pak

adj. unripe

pehpahai

v.n. sail inside of reef

tehtehin

n. an open blossom

wai meteuc

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2018, Aneityum island.
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n. sweet potatoes

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

yecreig

adj. beginning to be ripe, as fruit