-akwrigi
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wring, wring out (as kava from a strainer), squeeze by hand
Speaker: Martial wahe
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-árihi
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1. tie up, attach, bind, wrap in leaves (as food to bake), wear (something tied on); 2. carry on a pole with a man taking each end, carry on one’s back
Speaker: Martial wahe
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karareng feimanu
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type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5073)
Example: To treat scabies, collect 5 whole plants, remove the soil, then boil in a bucket of water for 10-20 min and wash the scabies 2x daily for 2 weeks or until the scabies is dry.
Scientific name: Adiantum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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keipeipwi yasuk
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5065)
Example: Tricks the rat, sees seeds from bottom, but when climbs herb, can’t see it--so name refers to tricking the rat. If a person drinks too much kava over many years, boil 5-6 whole plant for 15 minutes in water (1.5 L) and put in pot, drink 3 cups, 1x / day for 3 days to detoxify the effects of kava. A person who has drunk too much kava over a long time feels it in the body--weak, hard to wake early, appetite is low, body feels heavy.
Scientific name: Phyllanthus imbricatus, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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konianaker
konpir
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5136)
Example: To tie the wall of a house, strip off leaves and tie fresh to house.
Scientific name: Flagellaria indica, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kuaneker
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5041)
Example: Flower attracts flying fox--hunters know this. Nut is edible, eat green, split fruit to obtain it. Raw, can also fry it in oil and dry in sun, keep 1-2 week to eat. This is an important food for the cyclone season. People prepare it when they know the cyclone is coming (emergency food).
Scientific name: Barringtonia racemosa, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kuankuma
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shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2976)
Example: No use disclosed.
Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kwanapugɨm
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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.
Scientific name: Veitchia spiralis, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kwanviru
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5137)
Example: Stem to build house posts. Can be used to make pipe. Ripe fruits, remove nut and eat food.
Scientific name: Ochrosia elliptica, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kwatarimakwa
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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kɨkɨtɨn
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baked vegetable food eaten along with meat, food baked in an earth oven (other than tuber puddings)
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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makhum
makhum
marawta
nahpao phisir
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Rough triggerfish, spotted oceanic triggerfish, oceanic triggerfish
Example: Photo by Ross Robertson / Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific online information system, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
Scientific name: Canthidermis maculata via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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napuer
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shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3013)
Example: Hunting: Birds are attracted to this plant for their fruits. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt these birds.
Scientific name: Psychotria milnei, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nashiapou
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5081)
Scientific name: Cyperus, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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naturena
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epiphyte growing in dense forest, along ridge. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3023)
Example: Ornamental: After one week of being sun-dried, men will place this plant in their arm band (“Tikinapuai”) during katom ceremonies.
Scientific name: Huperzia phlegmaria, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nawes
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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.
Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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neiapsan
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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
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nerer
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shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2972)
Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Fish Poison: To help catch fish, a bundle of leaves are squeezed and placed in a stream. After some time, the fish appear stunned and are caught.
Scientific name: Leucosyke australis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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niar
niknapus
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shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3067)
Example: Young boys make bows from the stems of this plant, and use them for hunting as the wood is hard and strong. If a boy needs a bow urgently, to hunt, he can use this.
Scientific name: Acalypha cf. repanda, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nuhak
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5094)
Example: Leaves gathered to feed pigs.
Scientific name: Ipomoea indica, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nuri-nanipuka
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herb growing on roadside along coast road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3169)
Example: This plant is used by dogs who have an upset stomach. They go to eat this grass and then their stomachs feel better. Pigs feed on this grass.
Scientific name: Eleusine indica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nuwa
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5168)
Example: When a person becomes the chief, he embodies this tree, as this tree is considered the chief of all plants and always helps the community.
Scientific name: Ficus glandifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nɨmramiri
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5096)
Example: Fruits used to feed hens to increase fertility -- mix seed with dry coconut and give to hen to increase eggs.
Scientific name: Phyllanthus ciccoides, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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pawpawuk
pawpawuk
pendkos
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kind of taro, has white flesh
Example: Is a soft taro variety good for boiling or roasting. It grows very tall
Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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penesu
pepheer
pirawa ~ firawa
semanu
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kind of yam, produces a tuber with white flesh. It is somewhat smaller in size than most yams, and easy to grow
Example: Is used only for making lap-lap
Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar
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Takiaew sei tasi
tamekin
teperpei
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tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3227)
Example: Unspecified, secret medicinal use.
Scientific name: Claoxylon fallax, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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tukraus
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branched tree, growing next to Ianarawia ("high hill") settlement (village of Philip Wahe). (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3153)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used by women to make grass skirts. Slice the leaf lengthwise, fold or roll them up, put to dry in sun until it becomes white. At that point it is used to make the grass skirt.
Scientific name: Dracaena sp., Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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tuvai
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tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3006)
Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. It is also used to make dugout canoes. Tool: The wood of this plant is used to create the study part of a bow. It is noted, however, that there are better woods for this purpose.
Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityense, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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yesu