araparap
n.
sunset
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 62
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dawarivi
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[θawarivi]
n.
Silver Gull
Example: Photo by Bernard Spragg, License: Public domain via Flickr
Scientific name: Larus novaehollandiae, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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esei cai
n.
forest trees
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 78
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etjo itac
v.n.
to fall behind; to come late
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 80
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fetofeto
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tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3723)
Example: The fruits of this species are cracked open and the seeds eaten. The leaves are mixed with other leaves to make an unspecified traditional medicine. The plant is also used for firewood.
Scientific name: Barringtonia edulis, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inciñyiñpa
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tree to 15 m, dbh 75 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #5006)
Example: The stems of this tree are used to make temporary houses and for firewood. This is one of the leaves that is used in an unspecified mixture to put in a rough sea to calm th ewaters.
Scientific name: Syzygium richii, Speaker: Tony Keith
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incowos yag
n.
plant used to make ceremonial head wreath and neck garland
Speaker: Romario Yaufati
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ineañdel
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this collection is a seedling sprouting from a coconut fruit. the adult palm is growing in an agricultural field. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4950)
Example: The young seedlings are removed from the coconuts and fed to pigs. Children like to eat the apical meristems of the sprouts, peeling off the harder, outer leaves and eating the soft white part. The endosperm of the sprouted coconut is edible. The local name means "young seedling."
Scientific name: Cocos nucifera, Speaker: Tony Keith
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inharedej
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Ribbontail stingray
Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Taeniura lymma, Speaker: Chris Nevehev
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inhau amai
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moderately branched treelet, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3203)
Example: 1a. This type of hibiscus has young leaves that are reddish in color and it is an edible type. The stems are eaten during April-July. Harvest the stems, beat them and cut off the outer bark. Collect inner bark, slicing it off the stem and wrapping it in a banana type leaf with coconut milk added. Bake all night at least 8 hours, then it is eaten. Said to taste like a root vegetable. Used during the dry season when there are not many crops available. 1b. Take young shoot of the tree then pound the base to separate the base of the bark from the stem but leave it on the stem, say pound 4-5 inches around the base, then come back 3-4 months and the rest of the bark would be thicker. Then cut where it was pounded, cut stem in 1.5-foot pieces, bake on an earth oven, leaves on bottom layer (on top of charcoal) then sticks, then leaves on top, then hot stones, and then more leaves. Bake for 1.5 hours, then remove a stick at a time and use shell to scrape away outer bark, cut into 6 inch pieces, put on log, pound to make softer, put in lap lap leaves leaf wrapping, add coconut milk, put in stone oven, cook for one hour then open lap lap leaves and eat. 2. This variety is for this purpose just like Pohnpei. 3. This variety is not used for grass skirt.
Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inmetla
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tree to 4 m tall, dbh 6 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4941)
Example: Edible fruits, very well liked.
Scientific name: Eugenia rariflora, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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intaji
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n.
notches carved into a tree, used as footholds for climbing tree to harvest coconut
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
Speaker: Osiani Nerian
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intal u unpoded
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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intapin
n.
a hedge; a shelter
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 89
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intesyanyac
intidin
n.
a crop, but not the first ripe
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 89
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intisianmop
n.
kind of sugarcane
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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intop̃ asiej
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herb, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3221)
Example: This plant is used as a wild cabbage. The leaves are used to cover fish when baking in an earth oven and then these leaves are eaten. This is another "calendar plant" of Aneityum. When this plant flowers it means that turtles are very fat, so it is the indication that it’s time to go fishing for turtles. Also a "message plant." If a person wishes to break an agreement then the person puts the top leaves of this plant on another individual’s doorstep to indicate that the agreement is broken.
Scientific name: Wollastonia biflora, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inwou apeñ
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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.
Scientific name: Arytera brackenridgei, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inwow ityuwun
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yellow colored vine to 1 m tall, flower buds white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4879)
Scientific name: Cassytha filiformis, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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kaias elauoh
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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kalmapig
n.
kind of banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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kuri
lakasia
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shrub, 0. 5-0. 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3565)
Example: The leaves are used to feed livestock. The large timbers are used for house posts, and the small wood for other types of posts such as for fences.
Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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mure
adj.
ripe, as arrowroot; also "murre"
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 93
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nagagnit
naha
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large terrestrial herb, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4142)
Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nahed u paralecei
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pendent epiphyte, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4039)
Scientific name: Ophioderma pendula, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nahed u paralelcei
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epiphyte on main trunk of large mango tree, growing in secondary forest above river. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3657)
Scientific name: Ophioderma pendula, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nairo
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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.
Scientific name: Dacrycarpus imbricatus, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nalvi pece
n.
isle, island
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 160
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namaka
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herb to 1 m,flowers yellow. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4893)
Example: To make rope, cut the stems, tie together in a bundle and place in the sea. Cover the bundle with rocks for about a week, then take it out, wash it, dry in the sun until the fibers bleach white and use to make grass skirts. This is the process of retting. When the cyclone season is finished, the plant has flowers and fruits--in May through July--this means no danger of cyclones.
Scientific name: Urena lobata, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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namarai
n.
preserved breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 95
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namlau
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4770)
Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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napannopotan
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epiphytic fern, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4098)
Example: 1. The name means "ground cover". It usually grow on the forest floor.
Scientific name: Crepidomanes, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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napauwa
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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naporkos
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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napupwi
n.
kind of sugarcane
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nareram
n.
kind of banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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nareuc henau
n.
a species of grass
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 96
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nasjiñao
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shrub, 0. 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3603)
Example: This plant has an unspecified use that is considered secret.
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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naupigat
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herb, growing among stones and rocks at edge of river in primary forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3674)
Example: People say it can remove the power of a love potion.
Scientific name: Hemigraphis reptans, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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neaig milmat
n.
a green coconut
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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negrecreipek
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herb, growing in partially drained marsh and along weedy areas of road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3600)
Example: This plant is used as an ornament in the hair.
Scientific name: Palhinhaea cernua, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nejecjeñ
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small tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4059)
Scientific name: Leukosyke australis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nekro
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tree to 8 m, dbh 20 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4916)
Example: Boil inner bark in seawater to treat scabies, a skin condition. Take one handful of bark and put in one liter of water, wash the affected area once daily for a week .
Scientific name: Geissois denhamii, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nepig u wara
n.
wind-related term; no definition provided
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114
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netemu or nidwumnumu
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epiphyte on main trunk of Hernandia moerenhoutiana, pendant (1. 7 m long) (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3648)
Example: Name means fish skeleton. Ornamental but needs a lot of watering.
Scientific name: Dendrobium involutum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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neyaiñ
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coconuts used for sea fermentation
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
Speaker: Romario Yaufati
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nidinaij
n.
south-west wind
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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nidincai
n.
balsam; resin
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 127, 178
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nidintaueuc
n.
new coconut leaves
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 101
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niditau
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shrub to small tree, growing in clumps among rocks in open area along river. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4064)
Example: 1. This plant is an indication of good soil. 2. Dry wood is used as a firewood.
Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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niprij
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Buff-banded Rail
Example: Photo by David Cook, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Gallirallus philippensis, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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nirinat erefera ran
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n.
pandanus leaf rolled for the preparation of mats and baskets
Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, April 2016.
Speaker: Osiani Nerian
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niseaig
n.
kind of tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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nohopcop
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Glossy swiftlet
Example: Photo by Lip Kee, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Collocalia esculenta, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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nohor
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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nokoko
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large well branched tree, 18-20 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3216)
Example: 1. The trunk of this plant is used to make canoes. 2. It is also a good timber for the inside part of houses. 3. Mix the sap from the stem with other unspecified leaves and rub them into dreadlocks. 4. To attract shells in the sea, scrape a branch and drop in the sea where shells are attracted to the branches and they can be collected for sale to the Island’s visitors. 5. Seeds are used to make beautiful black necklaces. Said to be a lot of work as it is difficult to remove the seed. Rub with sandpaper or soak in water and then make the hole in the seed. 6. Fruit is a children’s toy – used as a whistle to make a nice sound.
Scientific name: Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nuripapa
n.
wind-related term; no definition provided
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 114
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nässäi
n.
Drynaria rigidula
Example: Leaf: ashes rubbed onto head against getting bold
Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 443
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näüsärop
n.
unidentified species
Example: Fresh leaves: special Kastom ceremony used to treat severe abdominal pain during pregnancy
Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 445
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pudvel
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herb to 2 m, flowers white. Growing at edge of secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4967)
Example: Peel the outer stem of this plant and weave two pieces of this together to make and armband to hold fragrant leaves for Kastom ceremony.
Scientific name: Donax canniformis, Speaker: Tony Keith
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