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kapajiko
Bigeye snapper
Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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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.
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konphar
One-spot snapper
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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kwanasuprana
kwankoukeipou
kwarwasei
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.
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mai mai
Common dolphinfish, mahi mahi
(Bislama) Mahi Mahi
Example: Photo by Alex Kerstitch / Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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narer
n. well branched tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4248)
Example: 1. The stems can be used as posts or rafters in traditional houses. If used as a rafter, it is used as mid-roof brace placed longitudinally on the roof, going from one end of the house to the other. This part of the roof is known as kuar kuo. 2. When in flower, taro is considered soon to be ready. When the fruit is falling, it is considered time to harvest the taro.
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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
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nauropane
nefeg
noueis
nuapam
n. 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.
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nuwas
nɨmu kwatia tasiapen
Dark-Banded Fusilier, Neon Fusilier
Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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White-freckled surgeonfish
Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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t.o. Owlet Moth
Example: Photo by leonperrie / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY via inaturalist.org
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Reef needlefish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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tuburbeï
tuwai
ume
Spotted Unicornfish
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Sleek unicornfish (deep sea)
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Green jobfish
(Bislama) Salmon Fis
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Yellowstripe goatfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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