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-aghér

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v hold to, hang on, grasp, hook, put one’s arms around

-akise

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v forbid, put a stop to

-akwái

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v. cut bush for a garden, scratch (one’s head)

-amame

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v/a immobile, confined to a mat or bed

-api

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v 1. cry; 2. pity

-apus

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v/a 1. rest; 2. intoxicated, drunk

-arou(i)

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v reach out, reach in, extend an arm

-arupwárupwa

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v intr flap (as a bird its wings)

-aruvaí

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v. peel, cut skins off tubers

-asi

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v break wind, fart, squirt (as an octopus’ jet)

-askɨn

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v 1. wring, squeeze through a strainer (as kava); 2. walk with a cane

-ata

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v see, look, regard, understand, meet

-atiri

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v 1. sew, weave, string beads, shuffle; 2. choke, strangle

-árupwun

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v see erupwun

akwararen

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adj. slippery

apeki

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v. to clear away bush or brush, to scratch, claw, or carry away

areri

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v. to braid rope or hair, or wrap with coconut leaves

argahi

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v. bite out or scrape with teeth

ia-kapaii nereii

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I planted taro

ia-kasua ia kunu

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v I paddle a canoe

(Bislama) mi badel lo kawenu

ia-kesi nukuaii-nahii

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I pick the fruit tree of all the fruit

(Bislama) mi pikimap fuit

iakuiaku

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n. 1. sand fly, 2. sand crab

Ianɨkɨr

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Lenakel

iaren

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crayfish

Irepnow

Irepnow
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kamarwerew

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n my ass (buttocks)

kametum

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pond, small body of water

kamumu

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cup

kapen

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cricket

kapofe

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head

kapuapu

Agricultural: When this plant is in flower, it is said that an edible shellfish (Suefa) is ready to be harvested. Light: A dry portion of wood is also used by older men as a "lightstick". Fuel: Two dry sticks are rubbed together as firestarter, in the absence of matches.
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n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2978)

Example: Agricultural: When this plant is in flower, it is said that an edible shellfish (Suefa) is ready to be harvested. Light: A dry portion of wood is also used by older men as a "lightstick". Fuel: Two dry sticks are rubbed together as firestarter, in the absence of matches.

kareng reng

Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0
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Slender silver-biddy

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

konianaker

Epinephelus fasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-fasciatus.html
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Blacktip grouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

konianaker

Epinephelus macrospilos http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-macrospilos.html
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Snubnose grouper (deep sea)

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

konuwak pitew

Plectropomus areolatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-areolatus.html
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Squaretail coralgrouper (deep sea)

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

kostrog

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n. lemon

kotawɨr ienepek

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n. banyan tree bow string

kourmhin

Micropsitta bruijnii rosea
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Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot

kutpor ia nirak

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n my testicle

kwanasanas

Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used to decorate one’s face during kastom ceremonies. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.
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[kwenasənas] n. epiphyte growing on neonauclea forsteri trunk, about 2-3 m above ground (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2977)

Example: Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used to decorate one’s face during kastom ceremonies. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.

kwanatan

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n. angled roof support posts in traditional house

kwani kumɨn

Used to paint face for kastom ceremony before other colors were available from store--original color.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5149)

Example: Used to paint face for kastom ceremony before other colors were available from store--original color.

kwankumaha

The leaves of this plant are used to feed to pigs.
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[kwankuma] n. shrub to understory tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3144)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to feed to pigs.

kwanuasikum

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n. kind of tree (bark used in the production of tapa cloth)

kwanwekɨr

Flower attracts flying fox--hunters know this. Nut is edible, eat green, split fruit to obtain it. Raw, can also fry it in oil and dry in sun, keep 1-2 week to eat. Thios is an important food for the cyclone season. People prepare it when they know the cyclone is coming (emergency food).
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5041)

Example: Flower attracts flying fox--hunters know this. Nut is edible, eat green, split fruit to obtain it. Raw, can also fry it in oil and dry in sun, keep 1-2 week to eat. Thios is an important food for the cyclone season. People prepare it when they know the cyclone is coming (emergency food).

kwarwasei

When parents go away to a feast or garden, children take a pile of soil 12 in. diameter, put this flower on top, surround wth some ashes and then hide in the house to wait to see if the dwarf spirit appears (Karwase Haruase). Sometimes the spirit will come and then scare the children. Ancestors used these spirits and games to teach children to stay together and not wander alone. As the dwarf spirit will take you.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5120)

Example: When parents go away to a feast or garden, children take a pile of soil 12 in. diameter, put this flower on top, surround wth some ashes and then hide in the house to wait to see if the dwarf spirit appears (Karwase Haruase). Sometimes the spirit will come and then scare the children. Ancestors used these spirits and games to teach children to stay together and not wander alone. As the dwarf spirit will take you.

kwateriu

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

kɨrha

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n. 1. kind of tree, 2. ladder made from a tree branch

mak sei suatouk

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n bend in the road

makhum

Scarus psittacus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-psittacus.html
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Common parrotfish, palenose parrotfish

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

Makwa wi

Makwa wi
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n waxing crescent (moon phase)

nakwsakweien

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death

namatamai

Lethrinus xanthochilus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-xanthochilus.html
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Yellowlip emperor

Example: Photo by Anthony Pearson / Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

namnuk

Crateva religiosa
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[nam nak] n. tree, 6-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3152)

narak

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kind of yam, has tubers with two colors in the same root—both white and red and is sweet and soft

Example: Is a special yam for paying dowry

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.

nei akona

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n. poison tree, can be used as medicine, or to kill a person

nenouenoueien

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forgot

nikouirum

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n. coconut spathe

nimriki taruk

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n my beard

ning

When thatching a house, put the coconut leaves on the crossbars, and then push the stem of this plant into the coconut leaves and bend them over to hold the coconut leaves. Use the stems of this plant as a support for yam vines. Use the stem to make arrows.
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n. large grass, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3104)

Example: When thatching a house, put the coconut leaves on the crossbars, and then push the stem of this plant into the coconut leaves and bend them over to hold the coconut leaves. Use the stems of this plant as a support for yam vines. Use the stem to make arrows.

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.

nuack

Leaves gathered to feed pigs.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5094)

Example: Leaves gathered to feed pigs.

nukwanɨk

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my hair

nwera

nwera
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coconut development stage 7; sprouting coconut.

nɨkava Fila

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n. Vila kava

nɨkava maregmarɨg

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n. kind of kava with short branches

nɨkava napenkaru

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n. Two day kava (one stays intoxicated for two days)

nɨkenaku jenirak

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my heart

nɨkiskis

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n. mistletoe

nɨkoko

Stem used to make canoe. Easy to cut.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5077)

Example: Stem used to make canoe. Easy to cut.

nɨmaha

nɨmaha
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reef, growing coral

nɨmerian

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n moonlight

nɨmu mɨru

nɨmu mɨru
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wrasse (general name)

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

nɨmwaktakéiv

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name of a traditional road linking villages in South-East Tanna

nɨmé-

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n. inalienable leaves (usually indicates plurality): plants, plantation, trees, etc.

nɨmɨkɨr ~ Nɨmɨkɨrmakɨr

nɨmɨkɨr ~ Nɨmɨkɨrmakɨr
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beach, sand

nɨnhupwi

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n. kind of fern, used to make ropes to fasten house parts, or canoe parts

nɨpatakinuwak

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n my neck

parou meta

Plectropomus oligacanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-oligacanthus.html
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Highfin coralgrouper

Example: Photo by David R / iNaturalist, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

pavegɨn

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shark

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

peha

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[peha] axe

penesu

Chlorurus frontalis http://fishbase.org/summary/Chlorurus-frontalis.html
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Pacific slopehead parrotfish, tan-faced parrotfish

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

pepheer akwes

Plectorhinchus lineatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-lineatus.html
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Yellowbanded sweetlips

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

ramasan ia nɨpnɨpɨn

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good morning

riuwiru

This tree is planted by people around household areas to hold embankments and prevent soil from eroding
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n. tree growing in house area in village (collection: Michael J. Balick #4719)

Example: This tree is planted by people around household areas to hold embankments and prevent soil from eroding

sar

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salt

sirosiro

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n whirlwind

suatouk sei kamahao

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n star path

takiew

Lissachatina fulica https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/502885-Lissachatina-fulica

African Giant Snail

Example: Photo by buggirl13 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

tanak asori

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Thank you

tapaka

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n. tobacco

(Bislama) tapaka

teki kwonhim

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n. foreskin

tikinao

Pogonatherum crinitum
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n. small grass growing on large rock in middle of flowing stream. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3113)

tɨmhien

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n. kind of tree used for making house posts, has white fruit that birds like to eat

utu apusan

Aphareus furca http://fishbase.org/summary/Aphareus-furca.html
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Small toothed jobfish

Example: Photo by @perigor2000 / www.whatsthatfish.com/fish, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

wata put

wata put
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galoshes

whilpara

whilpara
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wheelbarrow

wipin sarapiran

Leiognathus equulus http://fishbase.org/summary/Leiognathus-equulus.html
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Common ponyfish (female)

Example: Photo by John E. Randall / FishBase EOL, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia