-arkɨri
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1. start, be suprised by; 2. transplant, dig up (as a plant), scrape out (as used tobacco from a pipe)
Speaker: Martial wahe
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-arpakáu
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1. construct, build (a house, table, canoe), repair; 2. specialise, make well, have knowledge of, be wise in
Speaker: Wahe Martial
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kareapɨn
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5161)
Example: Leaf mixed with Malaxis sp. (MJB 5154) to treat broken bone. Conjunctivitis (pink eye) drip juice from the stem intp the eye 2x day 3 days. Fertility: To cleanse womb squeeze on stem into bottle with water and drink 1L a day for four days to get pregannt.
Scientific name: Canavalia, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kayap
kipori ia tasiapen
konapit
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5045)
Example: If a person comes to your garden and tries to spoil it with a special leaf by rubbing it on his foot and walking around or rubbbing it on a stick and tossing it into a garden, take 8 branches of this species (MB 5045) and put 2 in each corner of a new garden. If branches are placed when the garden is planted, it will not be spoiled by this black magic. To stop having children chew 4 pieces of young stem 2 in. long. 2 times daily for one week and the woman will no longer have children.
Scientific name: Desmodium incanum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kuanuiru
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[kwanwi:ru]
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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.
Scientific name: Ficus kajewskii?, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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kwanasitov
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magically treated stalk of wild cane used in kava fertility spells or to tabu a garden, road, etc.
Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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kwankwanei
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5085)
Example: Sawn timber. Open ripe seed with stone or hammer, eat nut inside.
Scientific name: Terminalia catappa, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kweria
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Swamp Harrier
Example: Photo by birdsaspoetry / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA-NC 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Circus approximans, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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manhewao apamus
nanemenmeta
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kind of coconut, characterized by a round fruit with a reddish color on the top of the fruit
Scientific name: Cocos nucifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nasiaben
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tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3159)
Scientific name: Melicope latifolia, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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natgamera
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petrophyte, growing in deep shade (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3115)
Scientific name: (moss), Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nauri
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[ne̤wri]
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understory tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3134)
Scientific name: Melicope, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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neapar
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[nijæpər]
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sparsely branched shrub, 1.5-2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3083)
Example: This plant is used as an ornamental, and is important to plant on graves. The color signifies a grave.
Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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ngata
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kind of cassava, produces small roots but the plant yields in 3 months after planting
Scientific name: Manihot esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nipina
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well branched tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3149)
Example: When young boys are circumcized, the leaf is mashed and rubbed on the skin of the boys who are sleeping in the nakamal--and mix with coconut oil to help hold it on the body. Said to help the person have better, smoother skin.
Scientific name: Murraya, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nipiry
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5102)
Example: Cook young leaves in water for 5 min and then eat.
Scientific name: Polyscias fruticosa, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nkaferang
nuapam
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liana growing into the canopy of dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3046)
Example: Agricultural: When it is time to harvest the first crop of yam (~ April 1st), the 1st yam (’Nuk’) is put inside the hole from where it was harvested with one or two green leaves of this plant.
Scientific name: Oxera lehuntei, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nurap
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tree to 7 m tall, dbh 49 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4733)
Example: Wood from this tree is good for making house posts, as it is very strong. The wood is considered as excellent firewood. To restore energy when a person is tired, chew the leaf, swallow the juice, and spit out the leaf--it will make the person feel better.
Scientific name: Syzygium malaccense, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nɨkafai
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5046)
Example: Feed pigs with this leaf. Aerial roots are pounded, dried and used as strap for men in the Toka Dance. The roots are woven into a design that signifies the rank, such as a chief.
Scientific name: Epipremnum pinnatum, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nɨkwesi
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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.
Scientific name: Ficus wassa, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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pagaivii pitew
penesu
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Pacific slopehead parrotfish, tan-faced parrotfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
Scientific name: Chlorurus frontalis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe
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Takiaew sei tasi
tarakisi
teprakaka
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branched tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4215)
Example: 1. When in flower, a local pidgeon, known as Tikurkak, prepares to lay its eggs. When the fruit dehisces its eggs are considered to have hatched.
Scientific name: Astronidium aneityense, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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tikinao
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small grass growing on large rock in middle of flowing stream. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3113)
Scientific name: Pogonatherum crinitum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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tipurpai
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tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2980)
Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of house. It is considered a strong wood.
Scientific name: Claoxylon fallax, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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tuku-
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sprout, shoot (of a plant which sends up multiple sprouts such as kava, banana, bamboo, etc.)
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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tɨkurakák
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Short-tailed Shearwater or Slender-billed Shearwater, a.k.a. mutton bird
Scientific name: Puffinus tenuirostris, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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warakou pusan
Yasur
yesu