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ateucradi se an namilvai
v.n. get off the reef
bookmarkatga alep
v.n. go alone
bookmarkedaledal
v.a. to spread abroad; to go everywhere
bookmarkehpai
v. to peel off bark
bookmarkethanethan
adj. at a distance; on the other side of the road.
bookmarkincetcai
n. a bundle of wood for fire
bookmarkincuwukava
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.
bookmarkinharisihau
inhenid
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkinje tadwain anholwas
ink
n. vine, growing in coastal forest. Fruits purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3556)
Example: A man named Johnnie (Reuben’s grandfather) brought this vine to Aneityum to use it as a rope to tie objects. The ripe fruits are used to paint the face and hands and children make drawings from this dye.
bookmarkinmal ahapol
n. a group of cultivations
bookmarkinmehtas
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmeripciv
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmohtan nohos
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinp̃al anhas
intareihok
intate a nelgo waj
inteses
n. parasite in tree, flowers orange with reddish base. Growing in secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5000)
Example: This plant is said to have a type of magical use. Young men take one node of the stem of this plant and use it in an unspecified way to attract young women.
bookmarkintidin
n. a crop, but not the first ripe
bookmarkintisianibul
n. rose
bookmarkintowosjei
inwah iran
n. seed
bookmarkinwai yah
n. brook
bookmarkinwau
n. a creeper, a vine
bookmarkitaho
adj. inland
bookmarkjupmulmul
n. the cool of the evening
bookmarkkava
n. a plant from which an intoxicating drink is prepared
bookmarklawog
nadeni
n. the name of a prickly shrub
bookmarknaerumãn
nahtancai
n. shrub; small plant
bookmarknakwei
n. large palm, 20 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4080)
Example: 1. Children eat the nut of the ripe fruits. 2. The leaf bases can be used, when tied together, two at a time, to create a bowl from which to drink. 3. In the past, the trunks were used to fashion a hunting spear used in tribal warfare. Further context withheld.
bookmarknaledmot
naposjilcau
n. kind of tree
bookmarknarakiraki
n. a whirlwind
bookmarknarecheno
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknarevaro
nauhap̃ apeñ
necemas moso
n. terrestrial plant on forest floor, growing in disturbed forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3483)
Example: 1. 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. 2. Use it to produce more fog on top of mountain – use w/ another plant, nap̃at (GMP 3268) – put these in a hole on the sacred stone to ferment as it fills with water. After it rots there will be a lot of fog. Name of stone = NAEMOSO. So the fog helps keep the plants moist and growing well.
bookmarknecñopod cap
n. shrub to 2. 5 m tall, 1 cm dbh (collection: Michael J. Balick #4856)
Example: When a person gets burned by a fire, take the leaves, squeeze sap on the burn, and then rub a handful of leaves on the burn; use a larger amount of leaves if the person has a larger burn. Apply it directly after the person is burned. This treatment will stop the burn from blistering. Use once. When a 1 month to 2 year old baby has redness or sores on their tongue and cannot eat properly, and saliva is coming out from their mouth, take the sap of the crushed leaves in a spoon and give it to the baby. Take one teaspoon for a 1-5 month old child and a tablespoon for a 6-24 month old. Give the baby once a day for 2 days. This treatment cleanses out the reddish sores. If a person has a sore that is persistent and stays red and sore for a week or more, take 4 apices of this plant, chew and spit on the sore to help it heal. Use 1x in the morning, and next day in the afternoon. Use 2x only. If a person is walking in the bush and concerned about evil spirits, put a small branch behind the ear to be safe. To treat hot chest pain, dizziness, shortage of breath, and if a person has a hot pain that does not go away after taking panadol (aspirin), take 8 leaves and squeeze into a glass of water until it turns reddish, drink 1x a day for 3 days; this is said to make the pain go away.
bookmarkneduon
n. a bone, a foot
bookmarkneijis ieg
n. a bundle of reeds for a torch; a torch
bookmarkneijiv
n. fir; pine
bookmarknepat
n. kind of banana
bookmarknepek cat
nepiloan
n. tender shoots
bookmarknepjenepjen
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.
bookmarknepnou
nerin
n. a leaf
bookmarknetet
n. the name of a tree
bookmarknethokin
n. a poisonous plant used to stupefy fish; also "netokin"
bookmarknigie
n. shrub, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3537)
Example: This plant is an aphrodisiac. Eat with coconut meat to make the body strong. Take 1/2 handful of leaves and mix with coconut leaves, use as needed. Mostly men eat this combination. It is best to eat with dry coconut that has no water in it. Eat it any time you wish.
bookmarknihivaeñ p̃ap̃
n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3517)
Example: 1. The leaves of the young plant are used to wrap food for cooking on a fire. 2. The wood is used for temporary houses, for making rafters that are said to last a long time. 3. The wood is strong and used to carve paddles for the canoe. 4. It is also grown and used for firewood. 5. Firewood, (6) use as local plate. 7. On west side of island, take old coconut, fill with water, put lead into hole on end, take out and give to baby to drink and it will help the baby talk.
bookmarknobot
n. a sago palm
bookmarknohap
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknohos futuna
n. the Futuna banana
bookmarknohos kaletonia
n. the New Caledonian banana
bookmarknomoj
n. cycad to 3 m tall, 25 cm dbh (collection: Michael J. Balick #5010)
Example: In the past there were no toys for the children, so people made toys from the seed of this plant. They peeled the fruit, took the seed, removed the inside, punched one hole on each side, put a string through each of the holes and twisted the string to spin the seed such that it would make a whistling sound as the fruit spun faster and faster. On Palm Sunday, people use this leaf in Church. People plant this cycad around their homes and use it as an ornamental. Some people believe that having this plant around their homes will keep the bad spirits away.
bookmarknucije
n. Sirius, the Dog Star
bookmarknuhonwei
nupyihet
n. new moon
bookmarkpejadi
v.n. get off the reef
bookmarkromo romo
n. vine to 1 m, fruits black. Secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4906)
bookmarkwiwi
n. kind of breadfruit
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