Nafe (Kwamera)

v intr yawn

Speaker: Martial wahe

v call, call out to, invite

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v drip, leak

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v suckle, nurse

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v intr have diarrhoea

Speaker: Martial wahe

v/a 1. shake (as a tree); 2. shaky, loose, slack

Speaker: Martial wahe

v var. of -arak(i)

Speaker: Martial wahe

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

Speaker: Martial wahe

v 1. construct, build (a house, table, canoe), repair; 2. specialise, make well, have knowledge of, be wise in

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v hold it

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v intr intersect, cross, lie across

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v divide, separate, cut in half, come between (as two fighting men)

Speaker: Martial wahe

v 1. flow (as water), blow, push before (as the wind); 2. feel the need to urinate or defecate

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v intr fall, drop (numerous objects)

Speaker: Wahe Martial

fruit

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v. to stick with a knife or spear

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

Speaker: Martial Wahe

peeled taro (skin out)

(Bislama) skinimtaro

Speaker: Martial Wahe

I climb a tree

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n. kind of seaweed

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[jarmaveis] big devil

Speaker: Martial Wahe

sleeping mat of woven pandanus

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. traditional broom

Speaker: Martial Wahe

string game (star pattern)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

a small mushroom, grows only on trees, edible when fried, not pliable, difficult to break by hand

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Bigeye snapper

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

Scientific name: Lutjanus lutjanus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Teal Emo Skink

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

Scientific name: Emoia cyanogaster via inaturalist.org, 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

kind of coconut, has a medium-sized fruit

Example: Eaten when a bit young and still has the water inside. The flesh and water are eaten together. The water is said to be the sweetest of any coconut

Scientific name: Cocos nucifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of flowering plant; box bean or St. Thomas’ bean

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Entada phaseoloides, Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of insect (large, sucks nectar)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

jaw, door frame, gate

Speaker: Martial Wahe

section of house thatching

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Brownspotted grouper (deep sea)

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus chlorostigma via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

grating board for coconut

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. large, well branched tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4245)

Example: 1. The fruits are chewed for their juice and the remainder spit out. Locals refer to this as drinking the fruit. 2. The wood of the tree can be used as a post or rafter in either western-style or traditional style homes. 3. When in flower it is considered an appropriate time to clear a garden path for planting. When in fruit, it is time to plant yams in one’s garden.

Scientific name: Garcinia pseudoguttifera, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n month name (archaic) corresponding to August

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. liana growing on coconuts and ficus trees

Example: Useful rope for Tanna’s peoples, for tightening a traditional house, canoe and other uses. Photo taken at Mount Simian, south Tanna, Vanuatu, by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Smilax Vitiensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe

coconut leaf spine

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. mango

(Bislama) magko

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Singapore parrotfish, greenthroat parrotfish

Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Scarus prasiognathos via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yellowband parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Scarus schlegeli via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

kava type

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Lattice soldierfish, violet soldierfish

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

Scientific name: Myripristis violacea via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Pacific Emerald Dove

Example: Photo by mdekool / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Chalcophaps longirostris sandwichensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Spotted parrotfish (deep sea)

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

Scientific name: Cetoscarus ocellatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Elongate surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Paddy Ryan / www.ryanphotographic.com, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus mata via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. homemade alcohol from kahimaregi coconut water, plus yeast, water, optionally pineapple juice, drunk on special occasions like Christmas

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of wild yam (see namhu)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n moon crater

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree, leaf used as a penis wrapper, also warmed on fire and rubbed on stomach to facilitate kava intoxication

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5043)

Example: Branches used to make bow and arrow for hunting. Stem used for fence posts and houses. To treat a strong cough, take a branch of 20 leaves, toss in water, boil 10-20 minutes, drink warm liquid 2 cups a day for 1 week or until cough is gone.

Scientific name: Premna corymbosa, Speaker: Johnson Noar

time

(Bislama) time

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of yam, produces a tuber with white flesh and red skin. It can grow long and large in good soil, but is not a sweet yam, more starchy than many others. It is easy to grow

Example: Locally known as a “Chief’s Yam” as it is given to the Chief as a gift because it is one of the original yam varieties grown on Tanna

Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

village betwen yatukwei and tapir

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nau] machete, knife

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe

basalt

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nakəskəs apran] n. small fern growing on decaying log in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3121)

Scientific name: Asplenium cf. caudatum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5127)

Example: Medicinal use. For back pain, take double handful of leaf, mash it in 1/2 liter of water, squeeze into cup. Drink 2 cups / day, morning and afternoon for 5 days.

Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree to 30 m

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Casuarina eqisetifolia, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. fork of a tree

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of thick grass

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. part of the lemon tree or mandarin tree, a bean pod?

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5133)

Example: Stem for house building. Young leaves are very strong and used as plates during large kastom ceremonies. Sap can be used to cover sores from flies in order to protect it. Stem good for firewood as does not give much smoke--does not bother eyes as much as other wood.

Scientific name: Macaranga tanarius, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. charcoal

Speaker: Martial Wahe

mountain beetwen imaki and high hill

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my shoulder

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clay

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n my left foot

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plant part to be identified used for tying

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. pandanus

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n my gums (of mouth)

Speaker: Martial wahe

kind of fish hook

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n. Tahitian chestnut

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of sugarcane (see -mƗmis)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

wind direction: west-northwest wind

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n half moon (first quarter or last quarter moon phase)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n navel (belly button)

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. kind of tree (used for house posts)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

who? (singular)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

axe

Speaker: 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

n. butterfly

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. woman’s or men’s grass skirt (women’s are longer, men’s shorter)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

afternoon

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coconut lorikeet

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n. kind of yam

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n my stomach

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kind of yam, produces a tuber with white flesh and is said to be the original yam from this place on Tanna. It is harder to grow than many yams

Example: There is a story that an evil spirit stole this yam during the time of the ancestors, taking it from this area to the other side of the volcano. Because the spirit took the best part of the yam, leaving the worst part, this one became hard to grow

Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5124)

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

Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. kind of yam

Speaker: Martial Wahe

snapper fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

cordyline

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree (best wood for making bows)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree, 15 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityensis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

kind of plantain, has large fruits

Example: Used for cooking

Scientific name: Musa spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

village between itapua and kwaraka

Speaker: Martial wahe

Bluespine unicornfish

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

Gold-saddle goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus cyclostomus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe