Nafe (Kwamera)

v 1. rub, rub off, scrub, clean by scrubbing, wash; 2. rub against

Speaker: Martial wahe

v/a level, flat (as ground)

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr laugh

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr drop, let drop (as leaves or fruit), fall

Speaker: Martial wahe

v look off, look to the side

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v intr 1. cry out, call out; 2. smack one’s lips (as to call a pig)

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v. to clean brush, sweep or weed a garden, to clean for preparation, like kava

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Lenakel

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. ancestor

Speaker: Martial Wahe

friend

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of sprouting coconut the sprout of which grows along the body of the nut

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. rake

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of basket made of coconut leaves

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. kind of taro

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n kind of locust

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3102)

Example: People use this plant for firewood

Scientific name: Hedycarya dorstenioides, Speaker: Martial Wahe

power stone

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n pebble

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kava (metaphorically), kava root which is ceremonially exchanged

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of sea cucumber

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree in house area near village, 5 m tall (collection: Michael J. Balick #4720)

Example: The fruit of this tree is edible. The stem yields posts for building houses. The wood from the tree is said to be very strong, so larger parts of the tree can be used for house construction. The leaves are used to treat diarrhea. A person chews 4 leaves at a time as long as needed.

Scientific name: Psidium guajava, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. corn

(Bislama) kon

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Speckled blue grouper, speckled grouper (deep sea)

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

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

coconut stage, 6th (sixth); has a small sprout

Speaker: Martial Wahe

my elder brother’s son

Speaker: Martial wahe

grass skirt fibres

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[kwankuma] n. shrub to understory tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3144)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to feed to pigs.

Scientific name: Psychotria, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

kind of yam, related to kawehae with a large mass of tubers that have red flesh and are sweet. It has the same type of flesh as that variety but the leaves differ in shape

Example: If a person loses some of his yams in the garden to various conditions, such as poor soil or disease, these two varieties will always continue to grow, being very hardy and resilient. This yam was originally from Iankahi but now the village is losing this variety. However, some people in Port Resolution still grow it

Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5041)

Example: Flower attracts flying fox--hunters know this. Nut is edible, eat green, split fruit to obtain it. Raw, can also fry it in oil and dry in sun, keep 1-2 week to eat. Thios is an important food for the cyclone season. People prepare it when they know the cyclone is coming (emergency food).

Scientific name: Barringtonia racemosa, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. sweet potato

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. sweet potato that is planted close to yams

Speaker: Martial Wahe

rudder fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[ganhɨm] your penis

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. swing, rope swing

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of plant, used to make ropes

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[the spelling "mahk" was transcribed by Goerg Forster on Capitain Cook’s 1774 visit t] Tanna ground dove (extinct species)

n. dry coconut leaf wall

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of breadfruit, produces a very round fruit, that is good for eating

Example: After roasting it on the fire, peel it and toss it into the sea for 2 minutes, then it can be eaten. If not tossed into the seawater, it does not taste very good. The stems are not useful to make canoes

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n waning crescent (moon phase)

Speaker: Martial wahe

n new moon (moon phase)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Mountain

Speaker: Martial Wahe

adj ripe (for example, a pineapple or banana)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Foxface

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

[menari] jungle

Speaker: Martial Wahe

chicken

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n sunset

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n. stage 5 in the development of coconuts, a ripe nut, dry and brown on outside, with developed flesh which falls from the tree, not good for eating but used for pressing coconut oil

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. species of coconut with green nuts

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Whitesands language

Speaker: Martial Wahe

lightning

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tribe name

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[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.

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

nail (Bislama?)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. 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

[nemra:pɨp] n. epiphyte growing in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2991)

Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are attracted to this plant for their flowers. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the flying fox.

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

rain

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5042)

Example: Leaf used to feed pigs--when looking for dried coconuts, gather this. The seeds are edible put them directly on fire and cook for 3-5 minutes.

Scientific name: Canavalia rosea, Speaker: Johnson Noar

kind of yam, produces tubers with white flesh that are very sweet. It is easy to grow and very productive with large bundles of tubers

Example: Said to be good for roasting or frying in oil. This hard, sweet yam is said to be the best tasting of all

Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. tree to 30 m, dbh 2 m (collection: Michael J. Balick #4738)

Example: Wood is strong and good to make houses with, particuarly house posts. Also good for firewood.

Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. 1. palm (Metroxylon warburgii), 2. kind of spear

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

exchange partner

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of laplap (food)

Example: see more on Youtube

n. fern tree

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5087)

Example: Very poison sap and leaves. When in fruit the fruit bat eat this and can’t fly well so fall down and can be harvested.

Scientific name: Semecarpus tannaensis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

[nisi apram] n. tree to 3 m, dbh 4 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4727)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to make a women’s grass skirt. Men use these leaves to put in a band around the arm as decoration. For kastom ceremony, take coconut endosperm, chew with this leave and covery body. It makes the body smell very nice. When a person has a fever, mix this leaf with other leaves including Annona muricata and Citrus species. Then the person sits over a steaming pot and inhales it to reduce the fever and symptoms. If you need to go to a "tabu" place, where the spirit can make you sick, a person can bathe with the leaves of this plant ...

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

canoe parts: sail

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. Malay apple, (Syzygium malaccensis)

(Bislama) nakafika

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. fruit (general)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my gums (of mouth)

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. kind of kava with many small branches

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of kava with smooth outer bark

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. fish poison tree

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5088)

Example: Leaf used to thatch house. Chew base of stem as sugar cane - it’s sweet.

Scientific name: Miscanthus sinensis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n moustache

Speaker: Martial wahe

n navel (belly button)

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. kind of tree with white bark, used for bows

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. luminescent fungi or algae; something bright, sparkling like the lights of the city

Speaker: Martial Wahe

storm

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Spotted coralgrouper

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

Scientific name: Plectropomus maculatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Fluted Giant Clam

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

Scientific name: Tridacna squamosa via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

shark

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Ficus sp. (kind of nukwesi)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

good afternoon

Speaker: Martial Wahe

hold or take something

Example: young people hold chew kava to drink. or old people walking with walking stick

Speaker: Martial Wahe

culture hero name

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n fork in the road

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n star path

Speaker: Martial wahe

n sea urchin

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Striped Phyllidopsis

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

Scientific name: Phyllidiopsis xishaensis via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

n. tobacco

(Bislama) tapaka

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n fish species: jackfish, wahoo

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4246)

Example: 1. The inner bark is used to prepared a medicine to relieve upset stomachs. First, the inner bark is scratched until a handful is produced. Then the bark is squeezed with water until a small glass is filled. The decoction is consumed to relive upset stomachs. 2. The leaves are used to fashion a poultice to heal sores and boils.

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree used for making house posts, has white fruit that birds like to eat

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n house component, eaves

Speaker: Martial Wahe

dolphin

Speaker: Martial Wahe

flying fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Blue fly

Speaker: 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: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

v. to whisper

Speaker: David Harrison