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aihon
v. to spit on leaves; to chew leaves for sickness
bookmarkapig
adj. black
bookmarkelv-
pre. far; long; applied to distance or time
bookmarkeucenwaig nieg
v. to sharpen the point of a reed like a spear
bookmarkijmau
n. without branches
bookmarkincesmetaig
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarkinhelegaij
n. kind of sugarcane; also "nalgaij"
bookmarkinhus
n. stump of a tree; shaft of a candlestick
bookmarkinhus u miliaig
n. kind of taro
bookmarkinlobot
n. croton plant
bookmarkinlop̃otjap
intate a nelgo waj
intisiancai
n. blossom (open)
bookmarkinwai yah
n. brook
bookmarkinyipei
n. the flour, as of arrowroot
bookmarkitaho
adj. inland
bookmarkiñytuplec
jumasjuma
jupki
n. the afternoon; also "jupjupki"
bookmarkmak
adj. smooth, applied to sugarcane-leaf thatch
bookmarkmaprum
medipmedip
n. kind of breadfruit
bookmarknaerek
n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3492)
Example: 1. Used for firewood. Whole plant used to make a broom for sweeping by tying the small branches together. The very topmost leaves are used when planting kava, as a “superstition” you hold a lead between your big and second toes when tamping the earth down for a kava plant, to give power to earth so kava grows well. 2. This plant is used to make a local broom. Collect a number of branches, let them dry in the sun--the leaves will fall off--then tie the branches together with a piece of Pandanus leaf or any other vine that is handy.
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."
bookmarknagdenayi
n. kind of taro
bookmarknala
nalak mariaga
n. kind of plantain
bookmarknamakapasi
napudve
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknatuu
n. withered banana leaves
bookmarknauhap̃ apeñ
naupitcat
naurakiti
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknefetgau
n. kind of sugarcane
bookmarknehlan
n. a shrub, a plant, a sucker
bookmarknepek cat
nerin nujipsotan
n. blade, as of corn or grass
bookmarknetit tidai
n. kind of plant, grass, or fern
bookmarknevak
n. prepared pandanus leaf
bookmarknidid
n. Ambon emperor
Example: Photo by FAO / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknigiti
nipjinamesei
n. Honeycomb grouper
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarkniri atga
niri atga
niskes
n. Harry hotlips, blubberlip
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
bookmarknisvahaijom
n. tree from which petticoats or skirts are made
bookmarknitit a nelgo waj
nodieg
n. a bundle of reeds; also "nohudieg"
bookmarknohor
[nohor] n. Woodford’s Rail
Example: Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans / Wikimedia Commons, License: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
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nop̃ou
n. tree. Found in the village, usually grows in the hills. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #16)
Example: 1. Lot of oil in the heartwood so it is good to start a fire, split it into small strips and you can light it for a fire. 2. Calendar plant – when the fruits ripen people know that this is the best season to eat the big hermit crab – meaning that they are fat.
bookmarknouras
n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3571)
Example: As a medicinal plant, take the ripe fruits, put it in a dish or bucket, squeeze out the juice and save it for drinking. The dose is 1 tablespoon, morning and afternoon if a person feels tired. This treatment will help give energy to a person. The leaves are placed on the bottom and top of an earth oven to help cook the food. The leaves are also used to wrap shellfish for cooking over a fire. When chewing kava root to prepare it for drinking, put the piles of chewed root on top of this leaf to keep it clean. Some men cut the green fruit in half and rub it against the skin of their face after shaving to protect the skin from rashes and irritations.
bookmarknugyaubod
n. kind of tree
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.
bookmarknumurumu
om̃rag
[oŋmraŋ] n. old (man)
bookmarkpospos
n. a small red berry used as beads
bookmarkridiau
n. kind of taro
bookmarksemi
adv. down hither
bookmarktilcenayi
n. full moon
bookmarktite
adj. ripe early in the season
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