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-ahupwén
-apena
-asɨri
-árɨgɨn
huine
Longfin African conger, moustache conger
Example: Photo by Patrick Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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kapajiko
kauyei
Brown Chub, Grey Sea Chub, Grey Drummer
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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konianaker
Blacktip grouper (deep sea)
Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[kwanwi:ru] 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.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5135)
Example: When this plant grows to 2m, peel bark and put it in salt water to rett the stem. To do this, tie the stems in budles and cover the bundle with a stone in the sea. After one week, rett the stem by pulling out the strong fibers and discarding the rest. Dry the fibers, then make a grass skirt from this. The leaves can be crushed and used as a styptic for wounds to stop bleeding.
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[konapwit] n. herb to 50 cm, flowers pink (collection: Michael J. Balick #4721)
Example: This plant is used to treat diarrhea. A person takes 1 handful of leaves, washes the soil off, chews them and gets the juice out of the leaves, spits out the fibers and left over parts of the leaves. Chew this regularly until the diarrhea goes away if a person has a bad case; for a mild case, chew only once. It is said that a person has to "listen to the plant" until the diarrhea stops. It is said to be better for this condition than Psidium (guava).
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kwankasikap
kwanviru
kwotpitasi
marao
Lattice soldierfish, violet soldierfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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namarban
namatamai
Orange-striped emperor
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Spotcheek emperor
Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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a “female” coconut that only has one fruit on the panicle of the inflorescence
Example: This variety is used for the kastom marriage ceremony, grated with Euodia hortensis and Alpinia purpurata and rubbed on the bride and groom. The significance of this kastom is to ensure that the two people will be truthful to their chief, their parents and their spouse
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naurie
n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5072)
Example: House posts, rafters, good for building in Tanna. Scrape stem in cup and squeeze with water into a glass to give someone with heavy menstrual bleeding. 1 stem to fill a cup, mix with water, 1 liter /day for 7 days. Shark causes bleeding, maybe the person ate too much shark. This will solve that. This plant is called "medicine of the shark".
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[nawes] n. tree to 6 m tall, dbh 40 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4740)
Example: Fruit used for local medicine. When a person is diagnosed with "cancer" in the local hospital, take a ripe fruit in a cup of water and macerate it until the smell of the fruit comes out in the water, drink every other day, 3x daily, morning noon and night. Also used for firewood.
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[narwas] n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3072)
Example: People use the fruits as medicine to treat diabetes, "cancer" and ulcers. Collect ripe fruits, put the juice in a bottle and drink. The bark can be boiled in water and consumed to treat diabetes, 1 handfull of bark to 1 liter of water. Drink 3x daily to treat diabetes. It was said that Sam’s wife’s HA1C score went from 14 down to 6 using this remedy.
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kind of coconut, has the largest fruit of any coconut and the fruit is more oblong in shape
Example: The fiber from this variety (from the sheath base) is used for kastom ceremonies to cover kava when the young boys are coming out from their circumcision houses. This fiber is also wrapped around the middle of a bow to give it strength and help prevent it from cracking. The fiber can also be used to make a sleeping hammock as it is strong and clean
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nipirey
nukuk-arman
nɨmu mɨru
wrasse (general name)
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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White-freckled surgeonfish
Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Bridled Parrotfish
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Dusky parrotfish, swarthy parrotfish
Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Dark-banded fusilier, bluestreak fusilier
Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[pinerew] Red-Bellied Fruit Dove
Example: Sub-adult Red-bellied Fruit Dove. Photo by Papier K / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Lined Surgeonfish; small, blue and yellow striped
Example: Photo by Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Loch’s Chromodoris
Example: Photo by tonydiver / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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Asian Tramp Snail
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wipin sarapiran
Common ponyfish (female)
Example: Photo by John E. Randall / FishBase EOL, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Dash-and-dot goatfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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