-amtér
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life up, stand up (from a prone position), arise, life something which is on the ground
Speaker: Martial wahe
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kaepaepae kequahu
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5108)
Example: When woman does not have period for 2-3 months and is pregnant, people say the lizard could eat the baby. To avoid this, boil a handful of stem shavings in 1/2 L water, for 6 minutes and give this drink to the woman twice a day for 5 days. Then the bleeding will stop. There are also dietary restrictions: no coconut, oil, salt, curry. The woman can also not swim in sea for 5 days. But the baby will be healthy if these instructions are followed.
Scientific name: Achyranthes aspera, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kakwasia
kapa
kapkar
konemár
konkamun
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large herb, 0.5 to 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3002)
Example: Ornamental: The white fruits of this plant are used as pendants to fashion a necklace for a man, woman or child.
Scientific name: Coix lacryma-jobi, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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kuankuanae
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5085)
Example: Sawn timber. Open ripe seed with stone or hammer, eat nut inside.
Scientific name: Terminalia catappa, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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makwa sa rukwai nui
mantopani charley
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kind of cassava. When the soil is good, this variety produces the largest root. A man named Charley got it from Port-Vila and brought it to Port Resolution and it is named for him
Scientific name: Manihot esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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marao
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Blotcheye soldierfish, bigscale soldierfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
Scientific name: Myripristis berndti via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe
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marao
marawta
marawta
naiwan
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kind of taro, has yellow flesh
Example: Good for roasting
Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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namɨp
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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
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nanen
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tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2986)
Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Hunting: Flying foxes and pidgeons are known to eat the fruit of this plant. As a result, hunters will cluster about these trees to hunt these animals.
Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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napoti
narukwas
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kind of taro, has white flesh. The leaf petiole is dark red
Example: Only used for roasting
Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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narɨp
nawawa
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well branched tree, 10 m tall
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Metrosideros collina, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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neiapsan
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5146)
Example: Stem used to make bow. Stem for ax handle.
Scientific name: Allophylus cobbe, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nekamako
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5162)
Example: Fruits are edible, ripe, break open with hammer and eat seeds fresh. Stems for house posts. Stems for carving.
Scientific name: Cordia subcordata, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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neknapus
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sparsely branched shrub, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3081)
Example: The leaves of this plant are warmed over a fire and put warm on the legs of a person who is cold or has a headache, such as from a fever that comes with the flu. See 3076 for additional comments on this technique.
Scientific name: Acalypha wilkesiana, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nikriakei
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tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3019)
Example: Food: The ripe fruits (yellow or soft green) are consumed. Exudate: The yellow exudate of this plant is used as a light-duty glue.
Scientific name: Garcinia pseudoguttifera, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nkhaourakou
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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.
Scientific name: Vitex trifolia, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nuamera
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vine on pipturus tree, growing at edge between forest and garden of sweet potato and taro. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3147)
Example: This is used as a medicine to treat babies and children with fever. Take 1 handful of leaves and squeeze the "juice" from them into a cup, add a small amount of water, just enough to dilute the strong taste of the leaf liquid. Drink 3 or 4 times a day until fever is reduced. This liquid is also good for people who have done heavy work or who are old, as it is said to strengthen the veins. So, if a person is feeling weak, they can drink a few cups of this preparation. The name "Nuamera" refers to "live veins," meaning that it will make your veins come alive ...
Scientific name: Vigna, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nuirou
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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
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nurpiteu
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tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2974)
Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Animal Food: Sometimes, green leaves of this plant are fed to goats.
Scientific name: Geniostoma rupestre, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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penesu
penesu
rangho
Tamtam
taupar taupar
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5098)
Example: Leaves used to cover laplap and wrap and boil in pot. Kids use papaya petiole to shoot seeds -- game of hide and seen called chung.
Scientific name: Canna indica, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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tipurpai
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tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2980)
Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of house. It is considered a strong wood.
Scientific name: Claoxylon fallax, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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tuburbeï
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tree, pale bark with vertical lines of lenticels. (collection: Laurence Ramon #330)
Scientific name: Claoxylon, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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tuwai
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tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3059)
Example: The stem is used to make house posts; the young stems are used to make bows and young boys use the bows made from this tree to hunt birds and flying foxes.
Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityense, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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tuwai
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tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3059)
Example: The stem is used to make house posts; the young stems are used to make bows and young boys use the bows made from this tree to hunt birds and flying foxes.
Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityense, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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