afwafwa
n.
beat coconut fiber
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 127
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ataka
v.n.
sail without making headway
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 180
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dawarivi
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n.
Silver Gull
Example: Photo by Bernard Spragg, License: Public domain via Flickr
Scientific name: Larus novaehollandiae, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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eblaamnem
adj.
adjacent
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 121
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ehlili
v.
to burn ground for planting
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 74
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elgai
v.n.
expand as a leaf
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 148
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ereuc
v.
to shake a branch; to make fruit fall. pl: "ereucereuc"
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 78
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etgei
v.
to weed
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 79
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fetofeto
n.
Barringtonia edulis
Example: not used in Aneityum
Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 442
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incacas
incetcanalaiñ
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4759)
Scientific name: Gahnia aspera, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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incri u injanowancei cap
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herb to 1 m, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4868)
Example: Red fruit is used to feed chickens.
Scientific name: Rivina humilis, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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indawoc
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n.
Long-tailed jaeger
Example: Photo by jacksnipe1990/Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Stercorarius longicaudus, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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inlapnan
n.
a plantation
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 86
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inmac
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tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4124)
Scientific name: Trichospermum inmac, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inmathethi
n.
Tabernaemontana padacaqui
Example: leaf used for for wounds; cold maceration taken internally against "skin cancer" (severe wounds?). Stalk, chewed, influences sex of an embryo in favor of a girl.
Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 440
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inmauwad itoga
n.
a foreign convolvulus
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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inmesese
n.
the cold season; winter
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 87
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inmetapau
n.
treelet, 1. 75 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4077)
Scientific name: Ixora aneityensis
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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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inpareihok
inraurua
n.
coconut leaves for a net
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 88
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intisian
n.
a flower
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 89
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intoutau
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tree. Growing near village. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #5)
Example: 1. To cure spirit sickness of the niteitau. Use plants that also end with "au" : niditau, intoutau, naoyerop. Go to the top of the plant to get the soft leaves of the plants niditau, intoutau, naoyerop, also take the bark. The person making the medicine should be holding the these leaves with a piece of nelmaha. Nelmaha means go away. The sick person chews the leaves and bark and swallows the juice spitting out the fiber into the nelmaha the medicine maker is holding. The medicine person then takes the spit out fiber in the nalmaha leaf and throws it into the sea in front of the village. 2. For a baby that is not doing well, as with malnourished, take 4-5 leaves, put in warm water and wash baby – 1x day for 3 days. 6. Use to make temporary house.
Scientific name: Trema cannabina, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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inwae
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tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3563)
Example: Children like to eat the fruit of this plant. It is said to taste like pineapple/mango. It must be very ripe to be eaten. Peel and discard the skin. The fruit is most sweet when it is on the ground for a few days. Some children eat the seeds of this fruit but it has a strong oily taste--too many cause vomiting and if a person eats 1-2 seeds it can cause diarrhea.
Scientific name: Ximenia americana, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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kaias elauoh
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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karaka
n.
kind of tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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kopilkopil
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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leyei
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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leyei cap
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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nabou
naceijo
n.
half tide when rising
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 93
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nadoni
n.
prickly shrub
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 184
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nadut u nadiat
n.
dawn of day
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 141
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nagai has
n.
kind of sugarcane
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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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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naheñ
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saplings, 3-6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3715)
Example: Small poles from this plant are used to make fishing spears, and larger stems used for house rafters.
Scientific name: Tarenna efatensis, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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naheñ
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shrub, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3455)
Example: Fertilizer, take fresh leaves and put in area where plant taro.
Scientific name: Psychotria milnei, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nahod
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young vine, still erect (1 m tall) (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3551)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used as a soap. People collect the leaves and mash them and dip in fresh water and use the water to wash their bodies.
Scientific name: Colubrina asiatica, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nala
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tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3533)
Example: People must not drink kava close to this tree. If you have any leaves of this plant with you when you drink kava you will not feel its effect.
Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nalas
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4755)
Scientific name: Pittosporum, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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namñiañia
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large scandent herb, to 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3453)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used to wrap manihot, fish, banana and other vegetables when cooking them in an earth oven or open fire.
Scientific name: Joinvillea plicata, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nam̃am̃a
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epiphytic orchid, growing in dense rainforest along river. Flowers pink. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4058)
Scientific name: Dendrobium rarum, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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narpomyiv
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epiphytic orchid, growing in dense rainforest. Flowers orange. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4113)
Example: 1. Children often take the leaves of this plant and blow across the surface of a taut leaf to make a whistle sound. Older folks say this blowing invited rain.
Scientific name: Liparis condylobulbon, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nasjiñao
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4769)
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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natoga an wai
n.
the south-east wind
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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natoga matahau an jap
n.
the north-east-east wind
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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naupitcat
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4773)
Scientific name: Phyllanthus myrianthus, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nauyerop̃
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sparsely branched small tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3209)
Example: The fruit is edible when ripe and when it is younger can be eaten with salt. The young leaves are eaten raw, after being rubbed with coconut meat and salt. Cover pork to be cooked in the oven with the leaves of this plant, tie them on with a rope made from Pandanus leaf and put taro on the fire as well. The oily part of the pig will mix with the taro and enhance its flavor.
Scientific name: Ficus scabra, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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necñopod
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tall shrub. Growing uncultivated near Unames outside the village. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #30)
Scientific name: Acalypha grandis, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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neducai inhujid
n.
kind of tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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nehpan neaig
n.
kind of plant, grass, or fern
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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neiang mesei
nemered
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tree, 16 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3709)
Example: The small straight stems of this plant are used for fishing spears and the larger poles for rafters. The wood can also be used to make combs--the name refers to "comb wood."
Scientific name: Linociera brachystachys, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nerid u uncat
n.
the tow of flax
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 100
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nidi cai
n.
frankincense
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 152
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nigyi neto
n.
the chewed fiber of sugarcane
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 101
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nihivaeñ aeyec
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tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3213)
Example: 1. When a person has a headache from being out in the sun too long, scrape the outer bark off of the stem of this tree, take scrapings of the inner bark, wrap with a leaf of breadfruit and put in a fire for 15-20 minutes. Not a hot fire, but only in the flame. Squeeze the water out of the bark when it is warm and rub all over the forehead and face to help the headache go away. 2. Use the stems of this tree as a stick to carry taro from the field, as the stick is strong but not too heavy. The taro is tied to each end to balance on a person’s shoulders. 3. Leaf used for wrapping local medicines. This is the best leaf and put it on the charcoal to heat it. 4. Good firewood.
Scientific name: Macaranga dioica, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nihkanwai
n.
brook
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 131
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nirinma
nomotan
nononhat
nopan
n.
a season
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 181
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nouras
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4774)
Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nucja
n.
kind of sugarcane
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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numlah
n.
kind of tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 117
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numnava
n.
kind of sugarcane
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nup̃ut
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fallen tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3609)
Example: The leaves of this palm are used for thatch. Split trunks for house walls. Middle fiber of pinnae for broom. Seed is carved – handcrafts.
Scientific name: Metroxylon warburgii, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nälmaha
n.
Ficus septica var. cauliflora
Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 443
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oho
v.n.
to bear fruit as a tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 105
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ucsiligei
v.a.
to pare off rind
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 110
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äminäkäi
n.
Marattia smithii
Example: Frond: bathe in infusion, neurodermatitis and infantile eczema
Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 442
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