-arkarekɨr
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1. wrestle, struggle, throw a tantrum (as a child on the ground); 2. scratch (as a hen)
Speaker: Martial wahe
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blacksan
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kind of cassava. The skin of the root of this variety is red
Scientific name: Manihot esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kamiemie
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a small mushroom, grows only on trees, edible when fried, not pliable, difficult to break by hand
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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keipeipwi yasuk
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5065)
Example: Tricks the rat, sees seeds from bottom, but when climbs herb, can’t see it--so name refers to tricking the rat. If a person drinks too much kava over many years, boil 5-6 whole plant for 15 minutes in water (1.5 L) and put in pot, drink 3 cups, 1x / day for 3 days to detoxify the effects of kava. A person who has drunk too much kava over a long time feels it in the body--weak, hard to wake early, appetite is low, body feels heavy.
Scientific name: Phyllanthus imbricatus, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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konambre
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5153)
Example: To make tattoo, draw design and then take youngest emerging stem and rub along design. Follow design and it will burn a design in your skin. Birds eat fruits as do fruit bats.
Scientific name: Alchornea scandens, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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konpir
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liana growing on coconuts and ficus trees, at edge of disturbed agro-forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3087)
Example: The fiber from the stem is used to make a local rope used to tie thatch on the house. Also used to make an armband to put on the Nisei (Euodia hortensis) leaves (Plunkett et al.#3077).
Scientific name: Flagellaria indica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kwanarai
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5147)
Example: Ripe fruits applied to paper and used as glue.
Scientific name: Cordia dichotoma, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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mai-nɨfara
makhum
marawta
narer
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[nahrɨr]
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tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2993)
Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Hunting: Pidgeons are known to eat the fruit of this plant. As a result, hunters will cluster about these trees to hunt this animal.
Scientific name: Syzygium myriadenum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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naskou
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tree, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3099)
Example: The wood of this plant is used for an important "kastom" dance known as Toka. The stem is said to have a curve in it. Sam noted that the people dancing get something in return, such as a pig or kava.
Scientific name: Croton insularis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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natan
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tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4242)
Example: 1. A variety of local pidgeons, including nawimba, manuapen, and kieri, eat the ripe fruits. 2. The leaves are used to seal roof seams in traditional houses. At the apex of the roofline, first coconut husk is placed, then the leaves of this plant, then finally, coconut leaves. The practice is referred to as kaweri nimaira.
Scientific name: Myristica fatua, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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natimi
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hardwood and fruit tree; taun tree, island lychee
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Pommetia pinnata, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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natis
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terrestrial herb, 0.8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3068)
Example: People use this to make a broom, by cutting the roots and tying a bundle of stems together. The leaves fall off naturally and this is used as a broom.
Scientific name: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nekeskes-apran
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small fern growing on decaying log in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3121)
Scientific name: Asplenium cf. caudatum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nekira
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[nikere]
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tree to 3 m tall, dbh 10 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4739)
Example: Local medicine, secret use.
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nerer
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shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2972)
Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Fish Poison: To help catch fish, a bundle of leaves are squeezed and placed in a stream. After some time, the fish appear stunned and are caught.
Scientific name: Leucosyke australis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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niamɨs
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5122)
Example: Peel stem and chop pieces of stem and pieces of stem of Pipturus argenteus (MB 5121), add fresh water, squeeze in hair, rub head in one direction, do this for one month then hair will turn blond color (for Toka dance) and will also help dreadlocks.
Scientific name: Nothocnide repanda, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nisei
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shrub, 2.5-3 m tall
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Evodia hortensis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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noufoua
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: Johnson Noar
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nukuk
nukuk-apran
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epiphyte on main trunks of canopy-sized trees, growing in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3120)
Scientific name: Vittaria elongata, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nukweri ierman
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epiphyte on syzygium myriadenum, outside of transect. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2608)
Example: 1. A locally revered kestrel, known as tikurkak, makes its bed with the fronds of this fern.
Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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numeiau
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well branched tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3075)
Example: The stem of this tree makes good firewood, it is a light wood so easier to carry. People use it to start a fire, by using 2 sticks of this plant with chopped stem fragments, if there are no matches
Scientific name: Melochia odorata, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nɨmramiri
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5096)
Example: Fruits used to feed hens to increase fertility -- mix seed with dry coconut and give to hen to increase eggs.
Scientific name: Phyllanthus ciccoides, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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penesu
prigsiwir ~ marasaw
ruoto merai
taoura ia nipeka
temɨn
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canoe parts: outrigger float (also denotes people who live close to the sea, as opposed to people who live inland)
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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tour
tuai
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tree, 30 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3238)
Example: This tree is a source of good, hard wood. It is used to make children’s bows as well as for house construction.
Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityense, 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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tɨpuk
utu amramera
wipin pitew
yapesu