ahlau se
v.n.
go down
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 154
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ehcodaig
n.
plant shoots; also "ehcohodaig"
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 183
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ehtele cei nai
n.
full moon
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 75
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inara
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n.
Honeyeater, grey and orange (Vanuatu Honeyeater)
Example: Photo by Olivier Boissier, IBC973343. Photo of Vanuatu Honeyeater Gliciphila notabilis at Sola, Vanuatu. License: All rights reserved. Accessible on Internet Bird Collection
Scientific name: Gliciphila notabilis, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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ingidyinyat
n.
sandalwood
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 85
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inhachac
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herb, growing in partially drained marsh. Flowers purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3596)
Scientific name: Ipomoea aquatica, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inhamese an neaig
n.
an old coconut
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 85
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inhundain
injañad
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tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3713)
Example: The wood of this tree is light and strong and used to carve canoe paddles. Carve the paddle from green wood as it is easier to carve then when the wood hardens.
Scientific name: Symplocos, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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injedete anawanarin
inmaan
n.
old coconut leaves
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 87
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inmadedi
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.
Scientific name: Tabernaemontana padacaqui, Speaker: Bradacs 2011, p. 440
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inmayinepad
inmeranauunse
n.
kind of breadfruit
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inm̃okom
inpan
n.
kind of banana
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 118
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inp̃a
intal athunwai
n.
kind of taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 119
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intekes ~ inrowod
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treelet, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4085)
Example: 1. The green leaves of this plant are used to cover fish, when cooking them in a fire.
Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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itac acen
adj.
afar
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 121
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jumasjuma
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n.
Fork-tailed swift
Example: Photo by ozma/Flickr, License: CC BY 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Apus pacificus, Speaker: Jack Keitadi
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muri muri
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shrub, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3539)
Example: The fruit of this species are poisonous. In ancient times the ancestors used the "fork" (branch growing out of main stem) of this wood to catch lobsters between the two parts of the stem. v
Scientific name: Ochrosia elliptica, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nafakeka
n.
coconut spathes
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 136
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nafanu
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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."
Scientific name: Guettarda speciosa, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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naherumaig
n.
mimosa (plant)
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 94
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nahmas
n.
kind of plant, grass, or fern
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nahoj
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palm to 15 m tall, dbh 30 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4913)
Scientific name: Carpoxylon macrospermum, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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naijema
n.
cotton
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 95
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nakwai
n.
kind of plant, grass, or fern
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nalmupeñ
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epiphyte on tree trunks, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4103)
Scientific name: Spiridens sp., Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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napaecei
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epiphyte on fallen tree branch with abundant mosses, growing in rain forest on the mountain slope. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3291)
Scientific name: Davallia pusilla, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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napuig
n.
a reed frame for supporting the tendrils of yams
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 96
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nariko
n.
bean
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 127
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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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narutu matoga
n.
the north-east wind
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 96
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natauh
natji
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shrub, 1. 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3469)
Example: The wood of this species is used to make a spear for fishing. The wood can also be used to make spears for hunting wild pigs.
Scientific name: Tarenna efatensis, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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natoga u inmeijcop
n.
wind-related term; no definition provided
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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natokarau
n.
the north-west wind
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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nauwatamu
n.
kind of sugarcane
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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nauyerop
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tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3505)
Example: The young leaves are edible, after boiling for 5 minutes. A piece of coconut and a pinch of salt is wrapped in the leaves and eaten. The mature leaves are used to wrap food such as pig or cow meat and cooked in an earth oven. Tie this bundle with a piece of Pandanus fiber to secure it before putting in the earth oven. Both the green and ripe fruits are edible.
Scientific name: Ficus storckii, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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necna
nednañlelcei
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tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3271)
Example: Used as a leaf compost for planting taro, layered on the bottom of the hole and covering the taro as well.
Scientific name: Melicope triphylla, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nedouyatmas
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sparsely branched understory tree, 4-5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4030)
Example: 1. It is considered "tabu" to cover laplap with the leaf of this species. It is said to spoil the laplap.
Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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neijis ieg
n.
a bundle of reeds for a torch; a torch
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 99
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nejecjec
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epiphyte c. 1 m above forest floor, growing in secondary forest above river. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3650)
Example: The younger,soft leaves are used to wrap local foods, for example bananas. To prepare a type of "local cheese," made from fermented breadfruit and fermented banana, mix a bit of coconut milk and wrap these two fruits in the leaves and cook under ground. Not clear about the way the food is fermented.
Scientific name: Asplenium australasicum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nelas
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tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4140)
Scientific name: Pittosporum aneityense, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nelm̃ai apeñ
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tree 6 m tall, dbh 15 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4864)
Example: Fiber: Collect the stems of this plant, peel off the outer bark, soak (ret) in seawater for 1 week, then put stone on top of it-the fibers are loosened by the retting, peel them off and hang in the sun to dry and bleach. Weave small baskets, grass skirts and other things from this fiber. When sticks are placed in areas of the sea, shells are attracted to these sticks and people can collect the shells used for adornment--the animals in the shells like to eat the material on the sticks. Dried fruits of this plant are eaten by birds.
Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nepekhau
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tree, 9 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3707)
Example: The small straight stems of this plant are used for fishing spears and the larger poles for rafters.
Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nerumut
n.
a hollow place in taro
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 100
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neseuinman
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4763)
Scientific name: Murraya paniculata, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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netcetas
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tree 10 m tall, dbh 15 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4909)
Example: The stems of this plant make a good digging stick for planting kava. Kava planted with this digging stick will be stronger in effect.
Scientific name: Alstonia vitiensis, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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netigi
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terrestrial fern, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4096)
Example: 1. The name means the border between two lands, or a landmark.
Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nigired
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tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3623)
Example: People use the leaf of this plant to layer on the bottom of the earth oven, and then pile food such as manioc or taro on it, then pile leaves of this species on top of that. This will help insulate the food from the high heat of the earth oven and allow it to cook better. Used especailly in feasts like weddings. Women usually collect this leaf and is used to cover very large earth ovens.
Scientific name: Cleidion javanicum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nipciv
n.
the shark (constellation?)
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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niroun
nomotmot
n.
grass
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 120
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numalpau
n.
wind-related term; no definition provided
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 113
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nupsin itai
n.
seed
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 182
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pok ko
adv.
seaward yonder
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 107
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siki
adv.
down there, at a short distance; also "sike"
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 108
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ucsalad tiklai cai
v.a.
to lop off small branches
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 110
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uhup a nelgo waj
upjira
n.
a kind of tree
Speaker: Inglis 1882, p. 111
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