Nafe (Kwamera)

v. cut bush for a garden, scratch (one’s head)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v call, call out to, invite

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v 1. flatter, praise; 2. talk duplicitously, act hypocritically, change one’s side in a dispute

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drown

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v var. of -apwaha

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v. to slap

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v. to stick with a knife or spear

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v. to peel skin or husk

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tribe name, lives at Iatukwei

Speaker: Martial Wahe

phrase where you going?

(Bislama) you go wea

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n. kind of banana

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Melanesian Flycatcher

Example: Photo by Tony Morris, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Myiagra caledonica marinae, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n shooting star

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Mangrove red snapper, mangrove jack

Example: Photo by Sascha Schultz / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5110)

Example: Leaves fed to pig. Women string the seeds to make necklaces to sell. If the libido of a male is too strong ("bamboo is too strong"), mix juice from leaves and mix with 1/2 L water and drink 2 cups 1 day.

Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala, Speaker: Johnson Noar

general term for fungus

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5120)

Example: When parents go away to a feast or garden, children take a pile of soil 12 in. diameter, put this flower on top, surround wth some ashes and then hide in the house to wait to see if the dwarf spirit appears (Karwase Haruase). Sometimes the spirit will come and then scare the children. Ancestors used these spirits and games to teach children to stay together and not wander alone. As the dwarf spirit will take you.

Scientific name: Volkameria inermis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Brown Fantail

Example: Photo by flyingkiwigirl / Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Rhipidura drownei, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n named rock formation on Yasur volcano

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Kawiameta moiety

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n. corn

(Bislama) kon

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. 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: Johnson Noar

Redfin bream

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Monotaxis heterodon via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

last born child

Speaker: Martial Wahe

my younger brother’s son (my nephew)

Speaker: Wahe Martial

[kwanapwɨt] n. herb growing on roadside along coast road. Flowers bluish-purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3164)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to treat diarrhea. Take a handful of leaves, chew them and suck out the liquid and swallow it, then spit out the fiber and all that remains in the mouth. Also known to be good as a cattle feed.

Scientific name: Desmodium canum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[kwan kuman] n. shrub, 1-1.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3130)

Example: A person would never use a food knife when cutting this tree as it will make that person hungry, which is also the name of the tree. So people do not like to cut this tree.

Scientific name: Psychotria milnei, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[kwanuwares] n. vine growing on macaranga and ficus trees, at edge of flowing stream. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3116)

Example: The stem of this plant is used for rope. Heat the stem over a fire, hang it outside to dry, this is said to last longer than metal wire. It is also used to tie sugar cane.

Scientific name: Lygodium reticulatum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n my muscle

Speaker: Martial wahe

n baking stones in earth oven

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n. slingshot

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kind of yam, produces tubers with white flesh, that are soft and sweet

Example: Only used in soup. The origin of this variety is thought to be Fiji, and the local name means “From Fiji”

Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

n marketplace, market

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n. kind of breadfruit tree

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[manariən nəʔpəŋ] n. shrub, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2971)

Example: Cultural: After a young boy is circumcised, a special kava (“Tapuga”) is prepared. The leaf of this tree is then tied to each branch of the tree to signify the ceremony.

Scientific name: Maoutia diversifolia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. manioc

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Black Imperial Pigeon

Example: Illustration by Joseph Smit / Wikimedia Commons, License: Public domain via es.wikipedia.org

Scientific name: Ducula melanochroa, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yellow Crazy Ant

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

Scientific name: Anoplolepis gracilipes via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Elongate surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Paddy Ryan / www.ryanphotographic.com, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus mata via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nami̤rew] n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3042)

Example: Construction: The wood of this tree is strong and considered a choice wood for house construction. Fuel: The wood of this tree is used as an excellent firewood.

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. tree, 3-4 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5150)

Example: Poisonous plant. Planted near cultivated garden to kill virus in soil.

Scientific name: Volkameria inermis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. species of coconut with green nuts

Speaker: Martial Wahe

disturbance

(Bislama) disteb

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. flowering shrub or tree

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. large tree, 10-14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3124)

Example: The wood of this plant smells bad. It is locally called a type of "stink wood." When young children get circumsized in kastom ways, to change the leaves for their bandage, take off the bark of this stem, take the inside part and scrape it--mix a handful of hte scrapings with grated coconut, put it together in a leaf, put it on the fire, heat it, when the coconut is browned, squeeze it together to get the "milk" that is yellow in color. When young children swim in saltwater to dry the cut from the circumcision, squeeze this on that area to help heal it. Another use is to tr

Scientific name: Dysoxylum amooroides, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. tree, dbh about 30-40 cm (collection: Laurence Ramon #329)

Scientific name: Syzygium cf. aneityense, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. shrub or tree

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Ficus septica, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yasur volcano black smoke and ash

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

fight, dispute, argument

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[ne̤wo] n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3079)

Example: Used to treat pain. When a baby has an injection in the hospital, such as a vaccine, people take 1 handful of leaves, boil in a small amount of water to concentrate the resulting "juice" that comes out of the leaves, and put this fluid on the site of the pain, the injection, covering it with a leaf for 5-10 minutes, 2-3x daily until the baby stops crying.

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3079)

Example: Used to treat pain. When a baby has an injection in the hospital, such as a vaccine, people take 1 handful of leaves, boil in a small amount of water to concentrate the resulting "juice" that comes out of the leaves, and put this fluid on the site of the pain, the injection, covering it with a leaf for 5-10 minutes, 2-3x daily until the baby stops crying.

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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. sea hearse tree

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n. dragon plum

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n. small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3240)

Example: People use the wood of this plant to make arrows. When hunting flying fox, people cut a 2’ pieces of the stem to throw at the animal and catch it.

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n armpit

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blue coral

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year

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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5158)

Example: When a person is stung by a jellyfish, take 5-6 leaves and whip the sore for 5-10 minutes and this will reduce the soreness of the wound.

Scientific name: Ipomoea pes-caprae, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n my knee

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5086)

Example: In ancient times during cyclone season when no food could be harvested, collect the stem and take the white flesh out of center, and bake in the ground oven. Young leaves cooked like island cabbage and eaten. 2 petiole put together and used to grate banana and fresh taro for cooking. Can split the trunk in pieces to make flooring for house. Nailed to joists/supports.

Scientific name: Sphaeropteris lunulata, Speaker: Johnson Noar

kind of taro

Example: Good for roasting in an earth oven and has a very nice taste

Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar

[nuːri] n. grass, small plants

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n my gums (of mouth)

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n. kind of tree (Cerbera odollam) (with poisonous fruit with white sap inside tree and fruit)

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my heart

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n. his/her hair

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n earthquake

(Bislama) hedkwek

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n my eyebrows

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barracuda

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East (cardinal direction)

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Great Eggfly

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

Scientific name: Hypolimnas bolina via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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cat

(Bislama) pusi

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milk fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[ramasi] n. to smoke

Speaker: Jean Eskar

[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

n my nostril

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n whirlwind

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Loch’s Chromodoris

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

Scientific name: Chromodoris lochi via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

hill

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5047)

Example: To increase milk flow in a nursing mother, take a double handful of leaves and put in 1 liter of water. Drink one bottle twice a day for three days.

Scientific name: Alternanthera brasiliana, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tobacco

(Bislama) tapaka

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Jean Eskar

Bigeye barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena forsteri via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

n. kind of kava with small trunk and long roots, a special kava used in custom ceremony

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5098)

Example: Leaves used to cover laplap and wrap and boil in pot. Kids use papaya petiole to shoot seeds -- game of hide and seen called chung.

Scientific name: Canna indica, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of tree

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Homalanthus nutans, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. mangrove

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n. semi-inalienable aerial root

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. large, well branched tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4236)

Example: 1. Pidgeons ear the fruits. 2. The wood, being pliable, is used to fashion the limbs of hunting bows. 3. The bole is used as posts in western style houses.

Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityense, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5090)

Example: Take a coconut leaf, take out the midribs so it becomes a sharp spine, impale the seeds on this, and light them for use as a torch. Leaf used to cover earth oven, and can be put between the stones and the wrapped cooking leaves in order to keep the food clean. Children play with the seeds as marbles

Scientific name: Ricinus communis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of woody, flowering plant

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Cordiline fruticosa, Speaker: Martial Wahe

basket

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Longnose trevally (male)

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

Scientific name: Carangoides chrysophrys via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Yellowspotted Trevally (male)

Example: Photo by David R / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Carangoides fulvuguttatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

v I love my wife

(Bislama) mi laekem woman blo mi.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yokmaneri village

Speaker: Martial Wahe