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-ko
affix yonder; away from
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.
bookmarkdawarivi
elumai
n. cloth (related to nelmai)
bookmarketti
v. to split leaves
bookmarkfara
n. pineapple
bookmarkindinbev
n. Blue-spotted large-eye bream
Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinhetisjopoig
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarkinhos i mijan
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkinleuc nipji nakevai
n. a bolt of pandanus leaf
bookmarkinman anjap
n. sea bird
bookmarkintaetled
intelgal
n. Whitespotted surgeonfish, northern dialect
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinwaj
Reef needlefish, Reef longtoms
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkinyade
n. kind of banana
bookmarkinyidjighos
n. the center rib of the coconut leaf
bookmarkinyihev
n. kind of tree
bookmarkinyirigwai
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarkirai ohatag
n. celestial
bookmarkjupmulmul
n. the cool of the evening
bookmarkkaradakoal
n. a native pudding made of taro, coconut milk, etc.
bookmarkkiliek nahpu
n. kind of taro
bookmarkleyei
n. kind of taro
bookmarknadi adiat upni
naha
n. Crinum asiaticum; variation asiaticum L.
Example: from leaves taken internally as a laxative to treat ciguatera and against asthma
bookmarknahein
n. shrub to 1 m tall, frits green. Red clay soil (collection: Michael J. Balick #4880)
Example: Stems are used to produce cyclone houses--secure wild cane (Miscanthus) on the roof of the house. Fold cane in half over the stem of this plant and then lay it on the roof. Makes layers that resist the wind. The stem of this plant can be sharpened to make a fishing spear, or used as the shaft and a few wires are attached to the end.
bookmarknahmas
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknahoacen
n. vine to 3-4 m, aerial tubers brown (collection: Michael J. Balick #4872)
Example: Normally these fruits are considered poisonous. But, people have learned to peel off the skin of the fruits, put the peeled fruits in a conical basked and place a bamboo tube that is dripping water over it to wash the basket of fruits for 3-5 days. This is said to leach out the poison and the end result is similar in consistency to cheese. Wrap this up with leaves and put it in an earth oven to cook. This plant is eaten as a "starvation food" only, consumed in times of drought and famine.
bookmarknahojcei
nalvi pece
n. isle, island
bookmarknama u niprij
n. herb, growing along garden area. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3595)
Example: 1. As a medicine for dengue fever, take a handful of stem apices of this plant, boil in 1-2 cups of water and drink this amount 3x daily, cold, until the fever goes away. This treatment is said to give a person strength during the course of the illness. 2. Take top branch – 2 leaves and put under baby’s pillow, baby will fall into a deep sleep.
bookmarkname cedo
nap̃od
nasjiñaho
nauhuluc
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknauram milmat
n. kind of banana
bookmarkneaig milmat
n. a green coconut
bookmarknecrakiti
n. herb, growing at edge of garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3601)
Example: This is a "calendar plant". In winter months, if a person sees this plant in flower it is confirmation that the sea turtle has plenty of grease or fat and is good to eat. As a medicine for a cut, collect some leaves, mash them and squeeze the juice on a cut or sore on the body. Do this treatment 3x daily until the sore dries up or the cut heals.
bookmarknelm̃ai
n. tree to 4 m tall, dbh 8 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #5004)
Example: This plant is used to make fishing line, perhaps moreso in the past than today. Collect young shoots form the sides of the tree, peel off the bark, soak the stem in salt water or fresh water for 1-2 weeks to ret the stems then separate the fibers, dry in the sun and use to make string for fishing. The leaves are used for feeding pigs.
bookmarknelpon nohop a nelco
nemered
nerin
n. a leaf
bookmarknetit tidai
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknetumtehi
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknicvan neaig
n. kind of taro
bookmarknidin
n. sap
bookmarkniditau
n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3636)
Example: The green fruits are edible, as are the young leaf apices--cook these in water and eat them. The wood is used for temporary houses, for example, to provide shade in a garden. For planting taro, or any root crop, sharpen the end of a stick of this tree and use it for making holes, particuarly in river sand where some crops are planted. This tree grows near the river and is an indication that this land is good for agriculture. The wood from the tree is very good for firewood. Name means "who are you." Plant used as an indicator of a tabu place. Take a branch and put it where another person is building or gardening and there is a dispute over that area of land. When this plant is placed there the person who is using the land should stop working it.
bookmarknilbudou
nimtinjap par alau
n. wind-related term; no definition provided
bookmarknitet
n. kind of tree
bookmarknokoro vai cai oho
n. orchard
bookmarknomodej wow
n. vine to 2 m, aerial tubers and lobed leaves. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4946)
Example: This is a root crop. It is harvested in April-June. The leaves turn yellow and indicate that the crop is ready to harvest. If planted in the old days the root would get much larger. It is a good cyclone disaster food. Grows wild now. Boil the tuber in fresh water, when it is cooked add a bit of sea water to give it a salty taste. Chew the starchy root and spit out the fiber. Another variety is like sweet potato and a person can eat the entire root without spitting out the fiber. Can mix with coconut milk as well to eat.
bookmarknomotmot tucjup
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknosocrei
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknuh
n. a yam
bookmarknumujced
n. terrestrial fern, 0. 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3577)
Example: Join two of the inrolled fronds together at the part where the frond is opening (the tip that is curled) such that the leaves are held together by their unfolding growing tips. Place this along the path that is frequented by a wild pig (they travel along paths) and when the pig passes these two leaves, and is chased by a hunter’s dogs, these leaves in this formation are said to sap some of the pig’s energy and thus allow the dogs to catch up with it. This was explained to Tony by another person who mentioned it as a sort of magical power possessed by this type of fern.
bookmarktatau
n. Blackfin barracuda
Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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