The Kapingamarangi Talking Dictionary currently has 2476 entries, with 804 audio files and 276 images.
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n. scorpionfish species
Example: Photo by Coby Bidwell August 1, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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plant with leaves and fruit (bad smelling) used for medicinal purposes (ointment for burns, mixed as part of a medicinal drink for stomach illness)
Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia
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clam shell, used for ornament or for scraping off burned outer shell of cooked breadfruit
Scientific name: Asaphis violascens
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a tree, with small white fragrant flowers, used for fuel
Scientific name: Guettarda speciosa
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an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited, reserved for use by fishermen only)
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roof
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noun crab
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coconut crab
Scientific name: Birgus latro
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n. tufted spiny lobster
Scientific name: Panulirus penicillatus
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n. coconut crab
Scientific name: Birgus latro
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n. elaborate trap used for eel trapping, double doors and long enterance funnel
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n. sea urchin
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Dictionary produced by Howartson Heinrich, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2013).
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Anderson, Gregory D.S., Howartson Heinrich and K. David Harrison. 2013.
Kapingamarangi Talking Dictionary.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/kapingamarangi