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achachadaliek
adj. tempestuous at sea
bookmarkcustard apple
n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3520)
Example: Children sometimes eat this fruit but it smells bad. Adults do not eat it. An introduced species so there is no local name.
bookmarkehla
adj. unripe; also "ehlai"
bookmarkelumai
n. cloth (related to nelmai)
bookmarketcei nohon
n. beat coconut fiber
bookmarkeucupupu (nieg)
v. to swell, as reeds when near blossoming
bookmarkevehel
n. light winds
bookmarkigcaijai
n. a place up or eastward
bookmarkincipiñti
inhinid
n. kind of banana
bookmarkinhosumeljag ~ nu inhosumeljag
inhuturao
n. Common dolphinfish, mahi mahi
Example: Photo by Alex Kerstitch / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinlopotjap
n. shrub to 2 m in height, flowers white. In agricultural field. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4951)
Example: The young leaves are used to protect food as it is being cooked on an earth oven. To prepare the oven, pile hot stones, then put a layer of leaves on the stones, and then place hot stones on top of the leaves. To make a hot oven, the stones are lined in a pit, a fire lit, more stones placed on firewood and the top layer of stones gets very hot. Then, remove the stones from the top of the wood, and cook food o the bottom layer of stones, add a layer of leaves, place the food on top of this, then cover with a layer of leaves and then pile the rest of the hot stones on top of the leaves.
bookmarkinmauwad ahi
n. a convolvulus with white flowers; also "inmauwad picad"
bookmarkintaig um has
n. kind of taro
bookmarkintaji
isgeig pan
adj. adjacent
bookmarkitounga
jupki
n. the afternoon; also "jupjupki"
bookmarklaulau
adj. long, applied to time
bookmarknaero
n. sapling directly under large tree of same species (20-25 m tall), growing in primary forest. Sterile. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3451)
Example: 1. Wood used for timber boards. 2. Timber tree, sawn timber young stems for spear fishing, clean bark, heat it, affix tips on the end.
bookmarknafanu
n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3530)
Example: This plant grows in coastal areas, and is a good source of firewood. It can be used for house posts. The leaves are used as an unspecified medicine. There is a belief regarding the black and white sea snake, that represents a seawater spirit. Mix this with other unspecified leaves, mash together, squeeze into a bamboo tube and fill it. Give it to a woman to drink to keep the evil snake spirit away. The same preparation can be used to treat toothache, caused by the seawater spirit. "The spirit can trick you into going to fish every day."
bookmarknahcaijap
n. kind of tree
bookmarknahed u paralelcei
nahleuco yag
n. kind of taro
bookmarknahrarin nepig
n. early morning; around 3 o’clock
bookmarknahtancai
n. shrub; small plant
bookmarknamaka
n. 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.
bookmarknamarai
n. preserved breadfruit
bookmarknam̃am̃a
naporkos
n. kind of taro
bookmarknapua
n. kind of taro
bookmarknared
n. vine to 3 m, sori brown. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4930)
Example: Take a handful of the vine, twist it into rope with many stems of the vine, and use it to tie bundles of sugar cane. It can also be used to tie wild canes (Miscanthus) to the roof of the house. Take a handful of the vine, twist it into rope with many stems of the vine, and use it to tie bundles of sugar cane. It can also be used to tie wild canes (Miscanthus) to the roof of the house.
bookmarknatereuc
n. kind of banana
bookmarknatora
natuh
n. a sweet-smelling plant
bookmarknatuun
n. kind of banana
bookmarknauhwa
n. kind of tree
bookmarknecñanman
nednaiñ lelcei
nehpan
n. a wing, a sheath, a covering of bananas
bookmarknehpan neaig
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarkneijiv
n. species of pine
bookmarkneroa
netcetas
nhujac
nidei
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknigyi neto
n. the chewed fiber of sugarcane
bookmarknijmese
n. green foliage
bookmarknipahas
n. tree, 10. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3632)
Example: This plant produces a very strong wood that can be used for an ax or knife handle or a handle for any type of tool. It is a good wood for house posts. It must be dried to use, but it can be dried without the use of fire. Made as with others in ancient days used to make a war club, shape with stone, heat in fire to make it strong.
bookmarkniriyau
n. Goldspotted spinefoot
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknisjin
n. shoots of plants of bananas
bookmarknitit a nelgo waj
nohlaig
n. a species of seaweed
bookmarknokoko
n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3540)
Example: The straight trunk of this tree is used to make canoes. The black seed in the fruit is used to make necklaces. The inner bark is peeled and crushed in sea water and rubbed in the hair to make it curly. People do this treatment every day to make long hair curl like a rasta.
bookmarknoporo pora
nopugei
nowat
n. Convict surgeonfish, convict tang
Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknuarin marara
n. dale
bookmarknuwuneto
pak
adj. unripe
bookmarkpine
n. tree to 20 m, dbh 75 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4976). Loanword for introduced species.
Example: This tree was introduced as a source of timber and has been widely planted on this part of the island. The cone is used to throw on a fire as it is said that the smoke will keep away mosquitoes.
bookmarkpok
adv. seaward
bookmarkuagas
uvid
n. three days ago; three days hence
bookmarkwai meteuc


