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-akerha

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v crawl, walk carefully (as on a narrow path or cliff edge)

-aku

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v 1. come from, start at (as a place); 2. in interrogative constructions: which, where

-akwahakwéin

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v give birth to, bear (a child)

-akwrigi

v wring, wring out (as kava from a strainer), squeeze by hand

-anhɨn

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v intr see

-ariari

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v 1. give, give out, distribute; 2. purchase, buy something with money

-arpikou

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v intr twitch, jerk about (as a dying fish), slither (as a snake), flop about

-arukwɨpahar

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v intr var. of akwɨpahar

-arupwegi

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v see -rupwegi

-arupwárupwa

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v intr flap (as a bird its wings)

-arár

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v. 1. dig (as with a spade), 2. sprout

-arér

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v 1. stand, stand on; 2. remain, be like, be at, be in office (as an elected official); 3. stop at (as a bus, or truck)

-arɨg

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v dir sense (hear, fell, touch, taste)

-asɨk

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v 1. call out, cry out, sound, bark, neigh, ring; 2. cry, weep

-uiri

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adj. woody, tough, fibrous (as a yam or taro)

aiapun ro kiri

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shine flying fox

avi

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boat

awan meiwaiyio

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v. intransitive walk downhill

eunan

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v. intransitive to bud or come into leaf

ia-kamregi namisaian ia nupurak

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v I feel a pain in my body

ia-kawrani taik

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I pick banana

(Bislama) mi karem banana.

jikisjin

jikisjin
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wheeled toy

kafete

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n. sleeping mat made of pandanus

kaimeregy

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kind of coconut, produces a medium-sized, round fruit

Example: When a person drinks the water from this fruit, it does not seem very sweet. The local name refers to “expired,” meaning that the fruit has expired and therefore the juice is not very sweet

kakɨr

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n. hoe, adze

kapa

Lutjanus argentimaculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-argentimaculatus.html
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Mangrove red snapper, mangrove jack

Example: Photo by Sascha Schultz / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kapajiko

Lutjanus kasmira http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-kasmira.html
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Common bluestripe snapper

Example: Photo by Lyle Vail / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kapri iapri

To treat strong fever or flu, boil one handful of stem and leaves in 1 liter of water for 5 minutes. Drink this liquid warm, one cup a day for two days.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5109)

Example: To treat strong fever or flu, boil one handful of stem and leaves in 1 liter of water for 5 minutes. Drink this liquid warm, one cup a day for two days.

karkarepa

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traditional road name

karkarepa

This is a famine food. Cut the vine, clean the outside of it, remove bark, put the vines on a hot stone oven, cover with leaves (unspecified) and one hour later the vine is edible.
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n. vine, to 4 m off forest floor (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3260)

Example: This is a famine food. Cut the vine, clean the outside of it, remove bark, put the vines on a hot stone oven, cover with leaves (unspecified) and one hour later the vine is edible.

kauas

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kava (metaphorically), kava root which is ceremonially exchanged

kauga

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jaw, door frame, gate

kesiesi

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n crab (fresh water)

kijirimak sa namritaik

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my elder sister

kiri

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n. flying fox

konianaker

Epinephelus chlorostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-chlorostigma.html
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Brownspotted grouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

konpir

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. liana growing on coconuts and ficus trees

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

kurapou arwerew

Monotaxis heterodon http://fishbase.org/summary/Monotaxis-heterodon.html
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Redfin bream

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kwanage

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n story, tale, legend

kwanakurakura

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n. secondary forest growth (e.g., over a garden site)

kwatasɨn

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roots of pandanus

kwateriu

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n. sling made of pandanus, used to shoot rocks for killing birds

mafiji

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kind of yam, produces tubers with white flesh, that are soft and sweet

Example: Only used in soup. The origin of this variety is thought to be Fiji, and the local name means “From Fiji”

marao

Myripristis adusta http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-adusta.html
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Shadowfin soldierfish

Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

marao

Myripristis kuntee http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-kuntee.html
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Shoulderbar soldierfish

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

matag

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cyclone

meri

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sun

nahpao

Balistoides viridescens http://fishbase.org/summary/Balistoides-viridescens.html
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Titan triggerfish

Example: Photo by Leonard Low, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

nakanakan

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n. kind of tree

napuei pameta

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n. species of coconut with reddish nuts

nasiaben

Melicope latifolia
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n. tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3159)

naskou

Stem used for stick for Toka dance, due to it’s "hook" shape. Axe handles and bows are made from this tree, very hard wood
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5071)

Example: Stem used for stick for Toka dance, due to it’s "hook" shape. Axe handles and bows are made from this tree, very hard wood

nasuaiou

Ficus
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[naswajoʊ] n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3108)

natimi

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. hardwood and fruit tree; taun tree, island lychee

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

nauiri fum

Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to createany part of a house. It is considered a strong wood. Medicine: This plant is used to treat muscle soreness. It can be prepared in tow ways. One way is to boil and branch of leaves and then bathe (“swim”) with the resulting water. Another way is to heat a branch over a fire and rub on sore area for approximately 1 minute, after showering. Note: This plant is recognized as similar to M. latifolia. However, the medicinal action of this plant is regarded as inferior to the former.
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[nari fem] n. sparsely branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3005)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to createany part of a house. It is considered a strong wood. Medicine: This plant is used to treat muscle soreness. It can be prepared in tow ways. One way is to boil and branch of leaves and then bathe (“swim”) with the resulting water. Another way is to heat a branch over a fire and rub on sore area for approximately 1 minute, after showering. Note: This plant is recognized as similar to M. latifolia. However, the medicinal action of this plant is regarded as inferior to the former.

nawirec

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kind of taro, has yellow flesh. It might be a different genus

Example: Good for boiling or making lap-lap

nefeng

Stem to make house posts. Put fruits in with sweet potato when planting to enable the sweet potato to yield a good crop.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5067)

Example: Stem to make house posts. Put fruits in with sweet potato when planting to enable the sweet potato to yield a good crop.

nemhaien

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death

niemes

Green fruits are edible. To eat the leaves, cook them in boiling water for 5-10 minutes, eat with coconut milk. The younger leaves should be the ones harvested for eating. The leaves can also be used to bake a pig in an earth oven, wrap the leaves around the pig. The wood is good for firewood and a person can start the dried wood with no match. The leaves of this plant can be eaten with another, unspecified leaf to stop vomiting. When the fruits are ripe the flying fox and birds like to  eat these fruits.
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n. tree to 6 m tall, dbh 30 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4726)

Example: Green fruits are edible. To eat the leaves, cook them in boiling water for 5-10 minutes, eat with coconut milk. The younger leaves should be the ones harvested for eating. The leaves can also be used to bake a pig in an earth oven, wrap the leaves around the pig. The wood is good for firewood and a person can start the dried wood with no match. The leaves of this plant can be eaten with another, unspecified leaf to stop vomiting. When the fruits are ripe the flying fox and birds like to eat these fruits.

niemhis

Young leaves are edible fresh or can be boiled for 5 min in pot.  Can roll young leaves around coconut pieces and eat it with salt. Green fruits edible. Red fruits boiled, salted and eaten.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5123)

Example: Young leaves are edible fresh or can be boiled for 5 min in pot. Can roll young leaves around coconut pieces and eat it with salt. Green fruits edible. Red fruits boiled, salted and eaten.

niknapus

Acalypha wilkesiana
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[nikinapas] n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3078)

nimwa purupuo

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[nima purupuo] n. chief’s round house

nirɨs

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n. kind of tree with stinging leaves (Semecarpus vitiensis)

nkhaourakou

When a person is growing watermelons, you put a knife in the roots of the watermelon plants, and then cut a stick from this tree and drive it into the roots as well, to ensure greater numbers of watermelons will be grown.
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n. shrub, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3160)

Example: When a person is growing watermelons, you put a knife in the roots of the watermelon plants, and then cut a stick from this tree and drive it into the roots as well, to ensure greater numbers of watermelons will be grown.

nororipen

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n. kind of vine

noufoua

Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. It is considered  one of the finest woods for this purpose. Ornamental: Branches of this tree are used to create carvings.
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[nəfua] n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3010)

Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. It is considered one of the finest woods for this purpose. Ornamental: Branches of this tree are used to create carvings.

nukunenap

Gallus gallus
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Red Jungle Fowl (female)

Example: Photo by Lip Kee, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr

nukwasighar

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sunlight

nulagli

Ornamental plant. Known to be poisonous.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5139)

Example: Ornamental plant. Known to be poisonous.

numeiau

The stem of this tree makes good firewood, it is a light wood so easier to carry. People use it to start a fire, by using 2 sticks of this plant with chopped stem fragments, if there are no matches
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n. well branched tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3075)

Example: The stem of this tree makes good firewood, it is a light wood so easier to carry. People use it to start a fire, by using 2 sticks of this plant with chopped stem fragments, if there are no matches

numpéin

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n. smelly herb, basil and other imported herbs

nɨkori

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n. dragon plum (Dracontomela vitiense)

(Bislama) nakatambol

nɨkriakéi

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n. kind of tree, with edible green fruit with sweet milky white flesh, collected wild and eaten on Tanna

nɨmu

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fish

nɨparapu

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wind direction: west-northwest wind

nɨpɨg

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hole, burrow, cave

nɨpɨk anan

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n. kind of banyan tree

nɨpɨn ivus

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n. the time after harvest when yam gardens are gradually consumed and replanted

nɨsakwan

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n saliva

pagaivii phisir sarariman

Cheilinus trilobatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-trilobatus.html
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Tripletail wrasse (male)

Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

pampu

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bamboo (used to refer to several introduced species)

(Bislama) pampu

pawpawuk pitew

Hypolimnas bolina https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70174-Hypolimnas-bolina
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Great Eggfly

Example: Photo by birdexplorers / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

pitu-pitu

pitu-pitu
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punuwas

Ptilinopus viridis lewisii
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Claret-breasted Fruit Dove

pɨsaiov

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middle finger

Suatouk

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n road

Suatouk kehep

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n trail joining two villages

taik pani kuau

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n. type of banana, largest kind, used to make laplap

takwɨr

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hill

tawareka

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n. kind of yam, edible

tikinau hasori

Used for the construction of many things including walls for houses and benches.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5124)

Example: Used for the construction of many things including walls for houses and benches.

timiun

1. The inner bark is used to prepared a medicine to relieve upset stomachs. First, the inner bark is scratched until a handful is produced. Then the bark is squeezed with water until a small glass is filled. The decoction is consumed to relive upset stomachs. 2. The leaves are used to fashion a poultice to heal sores and boils.
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4246)

Example: 1. The inner bark is used to prepared a medicine to relieve upset stomachs. First, the inner bark is scratched until a handful is produced. Then the bark is squeezed with water until a small glass is filled. The decoction is consumed to relive upset stomachs. 2. The leaves are used to fashion a poultice to heal sores and boils.

tipurpai

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree, 6 m tall

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Tramsumɨs

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culture figure name, an ogre

tukraus

Stem used to plant kava (use it like a spade) but even when you have a spade, you should still use this to dig the hole. The leaf is used to make laplap, a food made from taro or yam with coconut and other foods added. Take the leaf and wrap the laplap and then roast the package on the fire or cook the leaf in a pot of water.
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[təkrowus] n. once-branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3139)

Example: Stem used to plant kava (use it like a spade) but even when you have a spade, you should still use this to dig the hole. The leaf is used to make laplap, a food made from taro or yam with coconut and other foods added. Take the leaf and wrap the laplap and then roast the package on the fire or cook the leaf in a pot of water.

uapu, kuapuapu

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kind of skink

ume tasiapen

Naso caesius http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-caesius.html
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Gray unicornfish (deep sea)

Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

yakapri

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I sleep

(Bislama) mi silip

yakawi nouk

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v I planted yam (only yam we can use this word ’yakawi’ that mean planted)

yarman

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kind of yam, has white flesh, soft and sweet, with a very large tuber, and is easy to grow

Example: If it grows in good conditions, the tubers are so large that it takes two people to carry it on a pole