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-apɨti

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v kick, stub one’s foot

-arkahu

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v tr wear a shirt

-arɨp

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v compress, tighten, close up, weave tightly

ewhan mapri

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v go sleep

(Bislama) go silip

fafau

fafau
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axe (of stone, for traditional canoe carving)

iaku-iaku (iaku-iaku)

Portulaca oleracea
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n. herb growing on roadside along coast road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3165)

Iakunwis

Iakunwis
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Iakunwis, home of Nipikinwan tribe

ik wani nerei

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you cooked taro

(Bislama) yu kukum taro.

kahar

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num three

kapajiko

Lutjanus lutjanus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-lutjanus.html
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Bigeye snapper

Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kapen

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cricket

Kawiameta

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Kawiameta moiety

keioun

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whirlpool, whirlwind

kerupwun

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n type of woven mat

kmtameta, tanpiteu

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.
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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.

konapungam

Break endocarp with knife and eat it. Children eat young green seeds.  mature endocarp cleaned and used to play marbles. Split stem and use for floor of house. Leaf used to wrap cassava for roasting in ground oven or dried on fire. Young seedlings pulled up and meritsem eaten as food (Nanimen) palm heart of young tree.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5104)

Example: Break endocarp with knife and eat it. Children eat young green seeds. mature endocarp cleaned and used to play marbles. Split stem and use for floor of house. Leaf used to wrap cassava for roasting in ground oven or dried on fire. Young seedlings pulled up and meritsem eaten as food (Nanimen) palm heart of young tree.

kuankuma

No use disclosed.
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[kwanokuma] n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2976)

Example: No use disclosed.

kusán

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n kind of shellfish

kwanakurakura

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n. secondary forest growth (e.g., over a garden site)

kwanatis

The stems of this plant are bound together to make a local broom.
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n. herb to 75 cm tall, flowers purple (collection: Michael J. Balick #4731)

Example: The stems of this plant are bound together to make a local broom.

kwankwerɨn

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n. my kidney

kwanɨtara

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n. semi-inalienable strip of coconut frond used as a rope

kwatmaseka

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n. central spine of a coconut frond

kweiei

Ctenochaetus striatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Ctenochaetus-striatus.html
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Striated Surgeonfish, Lined Bristletooth

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

kásuke

kásuke
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n. swing, rope swing

mai napuei mhia

mai napuei mhia
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n. dry coconut leaf wall

Makwa

Makwa
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n waxing gibbous (moon phase)

manto billy

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kind of cassava, produces a tall plant with small roots

Example: Small roots are roasted in the earth oven or over the fire

mapwár ~ iapwár

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mythological pygmy

marao

Myripristis kuntee http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-kuntee.html
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Shoulderbar soldierfish

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

minit

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nakgar

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. species of magnolia tree

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

nakua tanna

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[nakua tanna] riverbed

namakian

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v tr hate

namian

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n urine

namnamhu

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n. kind of fern, edible, often fried or boiled with milk

napkapy

Leaves are used as pig feed to make them grow faster.  fed to pigs to make them grow faster. Various butterflied can also get stuck on this plant, so bird’s can also get stuck when trying to eat these insects and can then be hunted or collected.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5027)

Example: Leaves are used as pig feed to make them grow faster. fed to pigs to make them grow faster. Various butterflied can also get stuck on this plant, so bird’s can also get stuck when trying to eat these insects and can then be hunted or collected.

napua

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n. clouds

napuei

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coconut stage, general name for coconut

napw fwe ieremha

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n. puffball

nari

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n thing, object, being

narofenua

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n. kind of yam, edible, white or purple color

narrer

People use trunk for houseposts as the stem is very straight. The stem also can be used for firewood.
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n. well branched tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3111)

Example: People use trunk for houseposts as the stem is very straight. The stem also can be used for firewood.

naruakiri

To make a strap to hold the ornamental fiber "Nisei" (Plunkett et al #3077) on a person’s arm. Dry the stem, remove the fibers, and weakve into a strap. There is a legend that is told about this plant, concerning a rat and a fox. The rat and fox stole a banana from the Devil’s garden. The Devil caught the fox and told him not to come back. The rat said "lets go to the garden" and teh fox said no. The rat said "go take these leaves, and tie the leaves with coconut fiber--and he told the fox to lie down and the rat sewed the leaaves on the fox. So, the rat an
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n. herb, 2.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3082)

Example: To make a strap to hold the ornamental fiber "Nisei" (Plunkett et al #3077) on a person’s arm. Dry the stem, remove the fibers, and weakve into a strap. There is a legend that is told about this plant, concerning a rat and a fox. The rat and fox stole a banana from the Devil’s garden. The Devil caught the fox and told him not to come back. The rat said "lets go to the garden" and teh fox said no. The rat said "go take these leaves, and tie the leaves with coconut fiber--and he told the fox to lie down and the rat sewed the leaaves on the fox. So, the rat an

nasasa

The bark of this tree is used to make a kastom strap, particularly worn in the Toka Dance, where people have different ranks, and the kastom belt of this bark shows a person’s rank.
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[nasasa] n. banyan growing next to house along main path. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3150)

Example: The bark of this tree is used to make a kastom strap, particularly worn in the Toka Dance, where people have different ranks, and the kastom belt of this bark shows a person’s rank.

natan

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.
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n. 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.

natoga

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wind direction: east wind

nawes

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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[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.

nawirec

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kind of taro, has yellow flesh. It might be a different genus

Example: Good for boiling or making lap-lap

nemer itoga

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n. soursop

nemhaien

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death

nenouenoueien

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forgot

nesen

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n. rain

netwar

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Netwar language, spoken on Tanna Island

newou pɨsir

newou pɨsir
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plant used to make grass skirts

nifar

kind of laplap (food)

ninɨm

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n. belt and penis wrapper

Nipikinwan

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tribe name

nkhaourakou

Wood is hard, making it good for canoe making. Also used to make the stick that holds outrigger to canoe (Nikiavet).
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5083)

Example: Wood is hard, making it good for canoe making. Also used to make the stick that holds outrigger to canoe (Nikiavet).

nououa

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n. tree with spiky red and yellow flowers, not used for anything

nukuk

To treat burns, take 8 tips of this fern, chew it and put on as a poutltice on burn itself, leaving it for 2 days. This will dry the sore faster and heal it faster.
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n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5064)

Example: To treat burns, take 8 tips of this fern, chew it and put on as a poutltice on burn itself, leaving it for 2 days. This will dry the sore faster and heal it faster.

nukuruk

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n my knee

nukwai nanɨn

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n nipple

nukwai payan

nukwai payan
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pine cone

nurabup

When this tree grows with straight stems it is used for house posts
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[nurapap] n. very well branched tree, 6-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3054)

Example: When this tree grows with straight stems it is used for house posts

nurap

Fuel: Dried wood of this plant is used as firewood. Not: This plant is considered the mountain form. There is another form, Nowaripen, found near the sea.
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n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3039)

Example: Fuel: Dried wood of this plant is used as firewood. Not: This plant is considered the mountain form. There is another form, Nowaripen, found near the sea.

nurɨgri

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n. kind of tree, wood used for pierced ear and septum ornaments

Nusuaian ia niangen

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n clearing in the forest

nuwas

nuwas
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plant (to be identified, grown in gardens, said to originate from New Caledonia)

nwera

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coconut stage, large sprout

nɨkwa

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n. inalienable fruit, offspring

nɨkwerɨg

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n. fish poison tree

nɨkwesi

People eat the young leaves, boiling them in water until they are soft and ready to eat. Or, the green leaves are edible when raw, put coconut flesh and salt in the leaf and eat.
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n. tree, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3105)

Example: People eat the young leaves, boiling them in water until they are soft and ready to eat. Or, the green leaves are edible when raw, put coconut flesh and salt in the leaf and eat.

nɨmai

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n. 1. leaf, foliage 2. sheet, leaf (of paper)

nɨmai nukwanek

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n. my hair

nɨpatakinuwak

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n my neck

nɨpitoga

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foreigners, Europeans

nɨsikɨr

nɨsikɨr
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bird trap of woven vines; woven bird or fish trap

pagaivii phisir sarapiran

Cheilinus trilobatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-trilobatus.html
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Tripletail wrasse (female)

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

pangkor

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. soursop tree

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parangi pitew

clown unicorn fish
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kind of fish with black color

paupauk

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butterfly

penesu

Hipposcarus longiceps http://fishbase.org/summary/Hipposcarus-longiceps.html
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Pacific longnose parrotfish

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

pirawa ~ firawa

Lethrinus erythracanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-erythracanthus.html
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Orange-spotted emperor, yellowtail emperor

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pugaifi

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kind of fish

rawtapareɨ ia- takouar

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I climb a mountain

rewhɨk

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n my tooth

sasave

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n. kind of sugarcane

suatuk

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exchange relation, exchange road

taoura ia nipeka

taoura ia nipeka
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I am braiding coconut rope

teik itoga

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kind of banana, small ladyfingers

tihi-

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flower

toka

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type of traditional dance

tɨfra

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whale species

tɨpatɨpa

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n a type of lobster: Caledonian mitten lobster, a.k.a. slipper lobster (Parribacus caledonicus)

tɨsi ramher

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phrase the sea is calm

yakokeikei rinak

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I love my mum

(Bislama) mi likem mami blo mi

yangbu

yangbu
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Blue fly

Yapkapin

Yapkapin
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Yapkapin village, home of Nawasu tribe

yatir

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kind of plantain, a small plantain

Example: Used for cooking (boiling)