Nafe (Kwamera)

v. bite, chew

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

v snack on, eat (coconut wrapped in fig leaves, for example)

Speaker: Martial wahe

v pet, rub (as a dog), tickle

Speaker: Martial wahe

v avoid, draw back, shrink from

Speaker: Martial wahe

v drop (as a box or stone), let go of

Speaker: Martial wahe

v/a greasy, oily, shiny and sleek with hair pomade, grease, oil

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr hop (on one foot)

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v. to fight with

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial wahe

v I feel a pain in my body

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v I paddle a canoe

(Bislama) mi baddle le kenou

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5141)

Scientific name: Geophila, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. small coconut, coconut fruit bud

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

absent minded

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. love

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Scarlet Percher

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

Scientific name: Diplacodes haematodes via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

brother in law, brother-in-law

Speaker: Martial Wahe

longtail silver-biddy

Example: Photo by Rainer Kretzberg, License: CC BY 3.0

Scientific name: Gerres longirostris via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Slender silver-biddy

Example: Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

Scientific name: Gerres oblongus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. interior house cross post

Speaker: Jean Eskar

Elegant Phyllidia

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

Scientific name: Phyllidia elegans via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

[koa̤pe] n. tree in house area near village, 5 m tall (collection: Michael J. Balick #4720)

Example: The fruit of this tree is edible. The stem yields posts for building houses. The wood from the tree is said to be very strong, so larger parts of the tree can be used for house construction. The leaves are used to treat diarrhea. A person chews 4 leaves at a time as long as needed.

Scientific name: Psidium guajava, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. tree. mature green fruit with an abundant white latex, edible (collection: Laurence Ramon #321)

Scientific name: Garcinia pseudoguttifera, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

kind of yam, produces tubers with white flesh. It is fast-growing and produces a large bunch of tubers

Example: Very sweet and sticks to the teeth when eaten

Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5165)

Scientific name: Sterculia banksiana, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. well branched tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3036)

Example: Tools: The roots of this plant are used as a rope to fasten pig’s feet during the kastom ceremony. Landscape: This tree is planted as a shelter tree. Hunting: Pidgeons are known to eat the fruits of this tree. When hunters desire these birds, they will gather near to this tree. Fuel: The dried wood of this tree is used as a firewood.

Scientific name: Ficus kajewskii?, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. a type of banana, often roasted on fires at the beach

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n pumice

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. my kidney

Speaker: Martial wahe

Red-bellied Fruit Dove

Scientific name: Ptilinopus greyii, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. local tea leaves

Speaker: Jean Eskar

n. laplap leaf

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[manariən nəʔpəŋ] n. shrub, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2971)

Example: Cultural: After a young boy is circumcised, a special kava (“Tapuga”) is prepared. The leaf of this tree is then tied to each branch of the tree to signify the ceremony.

Scientific name: Maoutia diversifolia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. mandarin orange, tangerine

Speaker: Martial Wahe

mythological pygmy

Speaker: Martial Wahe

adj ripe (for example, a pineapple or banana)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[menari] jungle

Speaker: Martial Wahe

sun

Speaker: Martial Wahe

ant

Speaker: Martial Wahe

worm

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n month name (archaic, corresponding to January)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

death

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree (bark used as rope)

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5155)

Example: Young leaves are edible. Cook with meat and vegetables or boil leaves and mix with coconut milk.

Speaker: Johnson Noar

bamboo wall of house

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n weather forecast

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. terrestrial; leaves up to ca. 2 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2611)

Example: 1. When making a ground oven (nimum), these leaves are heaped on the stones, before the oven is buried with dirt.

Scientific name: Pneumatopteris glandulifera (Brack.) Holtt., Speaker: Martial Wahe

leaves used to lure fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5130)

Example: This is male variety used to build the foundation of the house, to make the timbers for the floor (joist) and put Veitchia arecina (MB 4707) strips on top. Also used for crossbeams for roof of house. Planted in village to provide shade.

Scientific name: Ficus glandifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar

kind of small, white spider

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. flowering shrub or tree

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, Speaker: Martial Wahe

wind direction: east wind

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2985)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to create roof members of local houses. It is not considered a strong wood.

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. small tree, 2.5-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3076)

Example: If a person has a sore body or headache, someone else chews the leaf of this plant and spits the chewed leaf on the specific part of the person where the pain is found. The herb should stick to that part of the body and be applied 1x in the morninig and 1x in the afternoon, leaving the plant on the person as long as it stays.

Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. fern used as chicken feed

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5061)

Example: Use stem to build roof rafters. Before people had matches, this plant was used to light fires by rubbing one stem of this against another piece of the same tree.

Scientific name: Melochia odorata, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. a kind of sugarcane, small

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. 1. spear, 2. kind of tree

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n swamp

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5163)

Example: Scrape inner bark (handful) and mix it with MJB 5157 in 1 liter water squeeze in bottle, drink 1 cup 2x daily for mother who is not producing enough milk for baby. Birds eat fruits -- all types like it (flying fox) also.

Scientific name: Ficus kajewskii, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2619)

Scientific name: Prosaptia contigua, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree to 7 m tall, dbh 49 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4733)

Example: Wood from this tree is good for making house posts, as it is very strong. The wood is considered as excellent firewood. To restore energy when a person is tired, chew the leaf, swallow the juice, and spit out the leaf--it will make the person feel better.

Scientific name: Syzygium malaccense, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[nukwe:si] n. tree, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3105)

Example: People eat the young leaves, boiling them in water until they are soft and ready to eat. Or, the green leaves are edible when raw, put coconut flesh and salt in the leaf and eat.

Scientific name: Ficus wassa, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

kind of cone shell

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. ordinary kava

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. Vila kava

Speaker: Martial Wahe

heart

Speaker: Martial Wahe

their heart

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. forest

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Dark-Banded Fusilier, Neon Fusilier

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

Scientific name: Pterocaesio tile via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

sweat

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5145)

Example: Cut branches, dry in the sun until the leaves fall out,and then tie branches together to make broom. Stem used for canoe outrigger.

Scientific name: Murraya paniculata, Speaker: Johnson Noar

bird basket snare

Speaker: Martial Wahe

who? (singular)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Floral wrasse

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cheilinus chlorourus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. axe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Blue Wanderer

Example: Photo by melianie_and_max / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Tirumala hamata via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Monarch

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

Scientific name: Danaus plexippus via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

Common Grass Blue

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

Scientific name: Zizina labradus via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

[peha] axe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Filament-Finned Parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Scarus altipinnis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Palecheek parrotfish, Japanese parrotfish

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Chlorurus japanensis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Pacific yellowtail emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrinus atkinsoni via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

cousin (younger mother’s sister’s child, younger father’s brother’s child)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v. ?? s/he asks you

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of thorny beach vine with purple flowers

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[sap sap] n. herb, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3146)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used as a styptic, to reduce blood flow from a wound and promote faster healing of a sore. If a person has a sore or fresh cut that is oozing, the leaves are mashed and their "juice" is put directly on the affected area, twice daily until the wound is healed.

Scientific name: (comp), Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

kind of plantain, a roasting plantain with a curved shape

Scientific name: Musa spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

boy

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Thank you

Speaker: Martial Wahe

tabu, taboo

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Bigeye barracuda

Example: Photo by Philippe Guillaume, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Sphyraena forsteri via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

lattice window in traditional house

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[topasiwɨr] n. large herb, growing at edge of garden. Bracts red. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3071)

Example: People use this to cover or wrap banana and cassava prior to cooking in a boiling pot; when the food is cooked the leaf is discarded. Flowers used for decoration. This is an imported cultivated plant.

Scientific name: Heliconia indica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n slug species, snail species

Speaker: Martial Wahe

boiled coconut milk

Speaker: Martial Wahe

cockroach

Speaker: Martial Wahe

untight robe

Speaker: Martial wahe

n dwarf, midget

Speaker: Martial wahe

Spotted Unicornfish

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Naso brevirostris via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe