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-ahiápw

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v light, illuminate, shine (as the sun), glitter

-akwagase

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v intr yawn

-akwrigi

v wring, wring out (as kava from a strainer), squeeze by hand

-amera

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adj. uncooked, raw, fertile (as land)

-amweta

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v sneeze

-apwah

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v 1. refuse, not want, choose not to, leave, stop (doing), not care, give up; 2. with ra, denotes state of sufficiency: plenty, enough

-arapinha

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v close (as a door)

-arefa

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v cough

-arkouani

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v tr wear around neck (as a necklace, neck ornament or tie)

-árɨfe

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v roll (as a cigarette), roll up (as a mat)

-ásitu

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v help, assist

akwakwa

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adj. thirsty

amak makwata

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sleep and look up

arapina ia kwarua

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v shut the door

(Bislama) sarem door

fafau

fafau
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axe (of stone, for traditional canoe carving)

ganhɨk

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[ganhɨk] my penis

ia-kajia nerei

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v I scratch taro

ia-kase nap

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make fire

iaku meia

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kind of turtle

Ianuwao Point

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iapwas

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a stage of coconut development

ik kuwehe kurira ~ kaiwa ia tah mek kehn

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adj late

irɨs irɨs

Canthidermis maculata http://fishbase.org/summary/Canthidermis-maculata.html
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Rough triggerfish, poisonous

Example: A poison fish which can sometimes be eaten. Photo by Ross Robertson / Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific online information system, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kapa

Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0
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Moluccan snapper

Example: Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

kareapɨn

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.
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n. 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.

karuarua

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree, small

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

kataga

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n. body oil, coconut oil used for adornment

kiri ramiwa

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n. flying fox flying

konianaker

Epinephelus melanostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-melanostigma.html
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One-blotch grouper (deep sea)

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

konianaker

Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0
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Red-tipped grouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

koniere

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n. tree, h= 15 m. young brown elongate fruits with a greyish green fleshy calyx. Thick branchlets with the leaves at the top. White latex. For the locals it is the main kind of burckella obovata (round fruits). (collection: Laurence Ramon #332)

kopwa

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fence

kreirai

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club, with star shaped head

kukureakurai

Lalage leucopyga
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long tailed thriller

kwanei awou

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grass skirt plant, sea soaked

kwankase

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n. inalienable 1. a type of taro, yellow, 2. a type of tree

kwansun-awihi

kwansun-awihi
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kind of seashell

kwanɨmɨk

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n. kind of plant (ginger?)

kwasave

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spear becket

kweiei

Ctenochaetus striatus
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Striated Surgeonfish, Lined Bristletooth, small silver scaled fish

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

kɨnikɨni

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plant name: kind of weed

magko

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n. mango

(Bislama) magko

mak inherɨp

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kind of ground dove

marao

Sargocentron spiniferum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-spiniferum.html
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Sabre squirrelfish

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

mereni

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n. melon, watermelon, etc.

(Bislama) mereni

nahavi

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n. kind of yam

nakamako

Fruits are edible, ripe, break open with hammer and eat seeds fresh. Stems for house posts. Stems for carving.
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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.

nakaw ia nirak

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n my rib

nakua

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house fish or cave fish

namatamai

Lethrinus amboinensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-amboinensis.html
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Ambon emperor

Example: Photo by FAO / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

namatamai

Lethrinus nebulosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-nebulosus.html
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Spangled emperor

Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

napse-

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cousin (mother’s brother’s child)

napua pitov

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dark clouds

napuei pamrɨmera

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n. species of coconut with green nuts

napui tɨna

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n. variety of coconut with short trunk

Narhák

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n White Sands language, spoken in East Tanna

Nasorian

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n my waist

nasuaiou

Ficus
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3108)

natey

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kind of cassava, yields roots in 6 months after planting

Example: Used to prepare all types of food

nau

nau
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[nau] machete, knife

navisaien

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argument

nawa

Fruits edible when ripe. The stem is used for timber and sawn timber. Flowers attract fruit bats. Hunters, knowing this, hunt the bats at night.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5038)

Example: Fruits edible when ripe. The stem is used for timber and sawn timber. Flowers attract fruit bats. Hunters, knowing this, hunt the bats at night.

nawes

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree to 6 m tall

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nawras

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.
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[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.

neiuck

If someone has swollen legs or arms, like from bruises or boils, crush leaves and rub on the swollen area twice a day for 1 week, or until sores disappear. For anemia, take a double handful of leaves, squeeze into 1 L water, and drink one bottle three day for 2 weeks.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5106)

Example: If someone has swollen legs or arms, like from bruises or boils, crush leaves and rub on the swollen area twice a day for 1 week, or until sores disappear. For anemia, take a double handful of leaves, squeeze into 1 L water, and drink one bottle three day for 2 weeks.

newahu

Weave bark fiber to make slings, grass skirt for ladies, hats and baskets. To do this, rett outer bark in sea for 1 week to rot everything but the fiber, take remaining fiber, dry in sun and use as a fiber for weaving.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5114)

Example: Weave bark fiber to make slings, grass skirt for ladies, hats and baskets. To do this, rett outer bark in sea for 1 week to rot everything but the fiber, take remaining fiber, dry in sun and use as a fiber for weaving.

nipar

Wood is very hard and good for making canoe. Wood is good to build house (house posts). Takes seeds from dried fruit, break them open,  boil in water and collect oil that rises to the top. This oil used as massage oil. Rub oil from dried seeds in hair to kill lice.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5082)

Example: Wood is very hard and good for making canoe. Wood is good to build house (house posts). Takes seeds from dried fruit, break them open, boil in water and collect oil that rises to the top. This oil used as massage oil. Rub oil from dried seeds in hair to kill lice.

nkwai nanimem

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n the white of my eye

nuai nukori

nuai nukori
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n. large tree root

nukwai nusouk

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n my toe

nukwesy

Young leaves edible, boil with water or cook in coconut milk. Cook fruit in boiling water, then cook in coconut milk. Cook fruits for 6-10 minutes. He was taught this by his grandparents who showed him how to eat wild plants; his grandfather wasa historically significant person in the Port Resolution area, especially in reference to medicine.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5033)

Example: Young leaves edible, boil with water or cook in coconut milk. Cook fruit in boiling water, then cook in coconut milk. Cook fruits for 6-10 minutes. He was taught this by his grandparents who showed him how to eat wild plants; his grandfather wasa historically significant person in the Port Resolution area, especially in reference to medicine.

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

nurpiteu

Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Animal Food: Sometimes, green leaves of this plant are fed to goats.
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n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2974)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Animal Food: Sometimes, green leaves of this plant are fed to goats.

nuvás

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n. Hibiscus, species with edible leaves, ’island cabbage’

nɨkava maregmarɨg

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n. kind of kava with short branches

nɨmai nukwanem

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n. your hair

nɨpeiaka

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[nɨpeiaka] n. dry coconut husk

nɨsakwa

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foam

nɨsko

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n. 1. kind of tree, 2. bent staff or stick used by toka dancers

pagaivii pitew

Cheilinus fasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-fasciatus.html
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Redbreasted wrasse

Example: Photo by BBM Explorer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

pangkor

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soursop fruit

Pawpawuk

Junonia villida https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/197079-Junonia-villida
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Meadow Argus

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perepere

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n rudder (of boat)

pran sei piak sa namritaik.

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my elder brother’s wife

pranawhi sei piak sarawihi

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my younger brother’s daughter (my niece)

puka

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pig

rori

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candy

sar

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salt

serwok

Melanoides tuberculata https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/209144-Melanoides-tuberculata
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Red-rimmed Melania

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

tamarua

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n youth, circumcised boy up to the age of marriage (i.e., approx. 5 to 18 years of age)

tapiresi

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small shoot or sprout of a plant

taro Fiti

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Fiji taro

teaure

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n. kind of taro

tipurpai

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree, 6 m tall

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touareka

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n. kind of yam

ume

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unicornfish

uritoga natoga

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wind direction: south-east wind

vir-viry

Introduced species, no use known.
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n. herb, 40-60 cm tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3252)

Example: Introduced species, no use known.

wipin iariman

Carangoides ferdau http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-ferdau.html
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Blue trevally (male)

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

yanar

Liza vaigiensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Liza-vaigiensis.html
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Squaretail mullet

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