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apnyin
n. time; weather; day; morning
bookmarkas vakuei
atga nethanethan
v. passed by on the other side
bookmarkehpai
v. to peel off bark
bookmarkevehel
n. light winds
bookmarkimjav
adj. soft, over-ripe, as breadfruit.
bookmarkimraig
n. tomorrow
bookmarkincei franse
incetevak
n. Sabre squirrelfish
Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinciñyiñpa
incopau
n. a coconut with a sweet husk
bookmarkinhujah
n. kind of tree
bookmarkinhuterau
n. a rainbow
bookmarkinjivij
n. Titan triggerfish
Example: Photo by Leonard Low, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinleuc nipji nakevai
n. a bolt of pandanus leaf
bookmarkinlidija
n. summer, autumn
bookmarkinligighap
n. the thick end of a coconut leaf used as a target
bookmarkinmahe
n. the pandanus leaf
bookmarkinmauwad picad
n. a convolvulus with white flowers; also "inmauwad ahi"
bookmarkinmehtas
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinmohtan nohos
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinmorantejed
n. Coral hind, coral grouper (deep sea)
Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinmusji nupul
n. kind of tree
bookmarkinrokdania
n. epiphyte on trees, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4093)
Example: 1. Sickness blo namya. When a man accidentally has intercourse with a woman during her menstrual cycle, he can become sick. The leaves are squeezed, along with others, to produce an extraction. The dose and duration varies according to the degree of the symptoms. Further information about the preparation withheld.
bookmarkintaeñtaeñ atamaeñ
intal a Samoa
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinteijid
n. species of pine
bookmarkintejed gal
intinan
n. a bed, a foundation, a plantation
bookmarkintisianmop
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkkaias elauoh
n. kind of taro
bookmarknabudwä
nagatia
n. treelet 2. 0-2. 5 m tall, dbh 3 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4858)
Example: If a chief passes away, they are burred in a sacred place. After burial, the people wash their hands with these leaves, mixed with water. The chiefs have a spiritual power and this is used to cleanse the people attending the funeral so that they do not get large sores on their leg or elsewhere on their body. This is part of the ritual for burying the chief.
bookmarknaha
n. a thistle
bookmarknahaigjopdak
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknahed u paralelcei
najeng
n. tree, 8-10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4017)
Example: 1. Aerial roots have a natural curve that allows them to be used as a clothing hanger. The outer bark is peeled and dried all day in the sun, before the roots are used. 2. Leaves are used to help remove fish bones lodged in one’s throat. When bones are stuck in one’s throat, then you apply young leaves to the outside of the throat. Apply once and leave until the bones are removed.
bookmarknalak u nije
nalmupeñ
namop
n. kind of tree
bookmarknanad
napupwi
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknatoga ahrei
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknauras
n. kind of tree
bookmarknecñanjaa
n. shrub to 2 m, dbh 3 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4862)
Example: The common name of this plant refers to the footprint of a chicken. Mix the dried leaves of this plant with pieces of coconut and feed to chickens. They are said to really like it. Plant the shrub near the place that chickens are kept. This feed will make the chickens produce more eggs and also increase the number of healthy chickens.
bookmarknedec
[neθeɣ] n. Collared Kingfisher
Example: Photo by JJ Harrison, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
bookmarknegainohos
n. bunch of bananas; also "nigainohos"
bookmarknelgou waj
nelkap̃aeñ
nelmai
n. a tree from the inner rind of which fishing lines and nets are made. na elmai or elumai, cloth
bookmarknepcev
n. shark
bookmarknerophat
n. Bluefin trevally (male) (reef fish)
Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknevak
n. prepared pandanus leaf
bookmarknidintaueuc
n. new coconut leaves
bookmarkniditau
n. tree. Found in the village. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #14)
Example: The young leaves and fruits are edible; the fruits are eaten ripe. This species is used for firewood as well as house posts, but they don’t last as long as other types of wood so they are used in temporary structures. A sacred plant on Aneityum. Name means linkage between this world and the spirit world. Agriculture – you find this tree growing, it means that the land is fertile. Birds eat fruits; people burn the tree to release ash and fertilizer and grow their taro around it – it will give more food. Message plant – if someone puts a long brown on your door or in your garden, it means “why are you here?” Implies that you should go back to where you belong. You don’t belong in this place. For example instead of quarreling over land dispute, put the branch and it means that you should leave this place.
bookmarknilpudou
n. herb to 50 cm, flowers yellow. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4944)
Example: As a tonic medicine, collect a full handful of leaves, boil in one liter of water until fully cooked, then drink 1 cup 3x daily, warm, to treat a person who has worked too much, who is tired, to help their stomach and to help make them strong. For children and adults. Child’s dose is 1/2 cup, 3x daily until the child feels stronger.
bookmarknimhag
n. branch (large)
bookmarknithidao
nohor
n. kind of taro
bookmarknokoro vai cai oho
n. orchard
bookmarknopan
n. a season
bookmarknugnas iran
n. a bunch of taro
bookmarknumarak kamwea
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknumurumu
tatau
n. Bigeye barracuda
Example: Photo by Philippe Guillaume, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarktilcenayi
n. full moon
bookmarkuhup a nelgo waj
uman
n. garden
bookmarkupumure
v.n. to fall, as unripe fruit
bookmarkwakas
n. herb to 0. 75 m, flowers yellow. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4891)
Example: If a person has the flu, collect the fruits and chew and swallow them. Chew 3 fruits in the morning for 3 days. Take a handful of leaves, still on branches, and boil them in a half liter of water, for 15 minutes. Drink 1 cup daily for 5 days or until the sickness "goes down."
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