Nafe (Kwamera)

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

Speaker: Martial wahe

v 1. lean against; 2. believe in, depend on

Speaker: Martial wahe

v. wear an ornament of leaves inserted into carved or woven armlets

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

v intr boil, toss (as the sea), fizz (as soda), bubble

Speaker: Martial wahe

v leap, jump up to, fly off (as a bird), take off (as a plane)

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr stop raining, clear

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v intr var. of akwɨpahar

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v scrub, manipulate

Speaker: Martial wahe

v look off, look to the side

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v 1. slide, crawl on one’s backside, crab-walk; 2. sit (as a baby who cannot yet walk); see -ate

Speaker: Wahe Martial

n. French

Speaker: Martial Wahe

name of language spoken in South-west Tanna

Speaker: Martial Wahe

fly

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of turtle

Speaker: Martial Wahe

boy children

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Iakunwis, home of Nipikinwan tribe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

me

(Bislama) mi

Speaker: Martial Wahe

caterpillar, millipede

Speaker: Martial Wahe

you

(Bislama) yu

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Aneityumese

Speaker: Martial Wahe

tribal group name

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. wolf spider

Speaker: Martial Wahe

brother

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Blacktail snapper

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

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

kind of crabe

Speaker: Martial wahe

[kasusu] n. type of mushroom

Speaker: Martial Wahe

grater for taro

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of basket (carried on woman’s back)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. coconut which has been shelled leaving intact its meat

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. spider in photo

Speaker: Martial Wahe

ques how many

Speaker: Martial Wahe

her brother

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. low-growing herb, growing in dense forest heavily impacted by cyclone. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3259)

Example: When a person has diarrhea with blood (dysentery) , this is the plant medicine used to treat it. Take leaves and squeeze juice into a cup of water and give this to the person who is ill. One teaspoon for young children and for an adult 1 full cup in the morning each day until fully cured.

Scientific name: Hemigraphis reptans, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5099)

Example: Fruits edible and sold in market to earn money.

Scientific name: Dracontomelon vitiense, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Foursaddle grouper (deep sea)

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

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

n. liana growing on coconuts and ficus trees

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Flagellaria indica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

agreement

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n piglet

Speaker: Martial wahe

my elder sisiter’s son

Speaker: Wahe Martial

my elder brother’s son

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. kind of taro

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. woman’s breast

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5036)

Example: Young plants for roof rafters, larger plants used for house posts. Women who get pregnant with someone else besides husband use this to abort. Boil a double handful of scraped stem in water and drink 1 cup four times daily to abort. Fruits are edible. Cut it open and eat what’s inside. see more on Youtube

Scientific name: Finschia chloroxantha, Speaker: Johnson Noar

roots of pandanus

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my muscle

Speaker: Martial wahe

upraised coral

Speaker: Martial Wahe

brown pigeon

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Humphead wrasse

Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cheilinus undulatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Tricolour parrotfish

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

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

n full moon (moon phase)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n moonset

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. manioc

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

kind of cassava. The man who went to Port-Vila and brought this variety back to Port Resolution was Robert Rwae and it is named for him

Scientific name: Manihot esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar

Bluelined squirrelfish, Tahitian squirrelfish

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

Scientific name: Sargocentron tiere via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Streamlined spinefoot, forktail rabbitfish (salt water)

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

Scientific name: Siganus argenteus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

plant material used to bind cyclone house posts

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Orange-striped emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrinus obsoletus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

darkness of rain

(Bislama) dak blo ren

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree, small; Vanuatu Wild Fig

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Ficus granatum, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3108)

Scientific name: Ficus, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. well branched tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3037)

Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are known to eat the fruit of this tree. When the bats are desired, hunters will gather near this tree. Ceremonial: During kava preparation, chewed kava roots are placed on the green leaves of this plant before extracting. Many leaves are used for this purpose. Fuel: To make a fire, dried sticks are rubbed together on a plane of wood. The friction creates smoldering ash over time, useful for ingniting dried material.

Scientific name: Ficus septica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[narwaperien] lightning

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree to 6 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Morinda citrifoli, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. 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

n. shrub, 3-5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3157)

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosasinensis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. heavy (big) rain

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Netwar language, spoken on Tanna Island

Speaker: Martial wahe

termite

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5129)

Example: Ornamental plant.

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. dragon plum

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. 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

n. leaf

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3132)

Example: Straight stem used for spear shaft

Scientific name: Tapeinosperma, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. tree, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3109)

Example: People use the seeds and stem of this tree for fish poison. Pound the seed and wood and put it in a pool in the ocean at low tide. Fish are stunned and can be harvested.

Scientific name: Barringtonia asiatica, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my knee

Speaker: Martial wahe

n my shoulder

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. bed, copra bed

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

air

Speaker: Martial Wahe

fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

hot, rainy season

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of reddish coconut

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Australian Lurcher

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

Scientific name: Yoma sabina via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Grey large-eye bream

Example: Photo by BEDO (Thailand), License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Gymnocranius griseus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & 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

my bad luck (1st person poss.)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

chicken

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[rerenakwaŋ] n. herb growing on roadside along coast road. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3166)

Example: Children are said to chew the branches of this plant to give them a "bigger (stronger) voice.

Scientific name: Sonchus oleraceus, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[tras] n. shrub to 1 m tall, flowers red. Ornamental plant in homestead garden. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4735)

Example: Ornamental plant

Scientific name: Rosa chinensis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

faucet

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my lips

Speaker: Martial wahe

Kawakawa

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

Scientific name: Euthynnus affinis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

n. kind of banana, large green plantain

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. shrub re-growing from fallen tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3003)

Example: Medicine: This plant is used to relieve itchiness. Green leaves are rubbed on an area to reduce the sensation.

Scientific name: Homalanthus nutans, Speaker: Martial Wahe

[tiki nau] n. bamboo bench

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Bulbnose unicornfish, humpnose unicornfish (deep sea)

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Naso tonganus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

flying fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5141)

Scientific name: Geophila, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Largescale mullet

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

Scientific name: Liza macrolepis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Squaretail mullet

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

Scientific name: Liza vaigiensis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial wahe