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-afunu

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v. eat food after drinking kava

-aiu

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v intr 1. run, proceed, go off, fly (as a flag), swim, flow (as water); 2. have diarrhoea

-akaka

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crow (as a rooster), cluck (as a hen)

-amemha

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v intr be sick

-anái

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v fish (in a group with nets)

-arak(i)

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v throw, throw away, discard

-pitov

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black

-árupwun

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v see erupwun

araii naren

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cut his penis

eri-tana

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dig the soil

hasi

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[hasi] n. they are smoking

ia-kataring

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v I am listening

(Bislama) mi lisen

jikisjin

jikisjin
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wheeled toy

kafete

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n. sleeping mat made of pandanus

kamkari ~ jamkari

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type of spider

kamti

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n. kind of taro

karari

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kind of shellfish

karuarua

Use this plant to stop the rain, take 4 tips of the plant’s branch and place them in a cross formation, with the tips pointing N, S, W, E, wash them in sea water, and then call for the rain to stop. Hang these tips in a tree with rope for five days. Stem used to weave roof rafter to attach coconut fronds to stick. Young men hunting in bush with slingshots, when run out of stones, use these young fruits to hunt birds.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5143)

Example: Use this plant to stop the rain, take 4 tips of the plant’s branch and place them in a cross formation, with the tips pointing N, S, W, E, wash them in sea water, and then call for the rain to stop. Hang these tips in a tree with rope for five days. Stem used to weave roof rafter to attach coconut fronds to stick. Young men hunting in bush with slingshots, when run out of stones, use these young fruits to hunt birds.

karukwau

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n. interior house cross post

katipa

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kind of basket (carried on woman’s back)

keva

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how many? how much?

kiri

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n. flying fox

koaba

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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[koa̤pe] 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.

konianaker

Epinephelus coioides http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-coioides.html
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Orange-spotted grouper (deep sea)

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

konuwak pitew

Plectropomus laevis http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-laevis.html
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Blacksaddled coralgrouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by jidanchaomian / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

krun

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n. sweet plantain

kuanuaras

The rachis is used to fasten posts and rafters in traditional houses.
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n. terrestrial, climbing vine-like. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2618)

Example: The rachis is used to fasten posts and rafters in traditional houses.

kuramái

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n month name (archaic) corresponding to August

kwa-

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discourse particle hesitation discourse particle

kwanaruru

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n. kind of tree; its loss of leaves signifies the beginning of the cool season

kwankwanéi

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n. almond tree (Terminalia catappa)

kwankɨpu

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kind of yam, produces a tuber with reddish flesh. The tuber can be up to 2 meters long and very hard inside, taking a long time to boil. It is easy to grow

Example: During boiling, the water is said to turn red in color and then changes to whatever the color is of what it is being cooked with

kwánkuru

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n. bird trap (pyramidal structure made of wild cane)

kɨkɨtɨn

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n. baked vegetable food eaten along with meat, food baked in an earth oven (other than tuber puddings)

kɨrkɨr

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n. kind of plant, used to make ropes

mango

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kind of mango, regular mango for eating

manhewao sarariman

Caranx melampygus http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-melampygus.html
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Bluefin trevally (male) (reef fish)

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

mantocary

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kind of cassava, has yellow flesh—the name means “yellow curry”

marawta

Sargocentron violaceum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-violaceum.html
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Violet squirrelfish

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

mare

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adj ripe (for example, a pineapple or banana)

nahavi

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n. kind of yam

nakoko

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n. sea hearse tree (Hernandia peltata), has red timber used for posts

(Bislama) napiripiri

nakongar

This plant has an aroma, and people are said to take the leaf and squeeze it on them in a shower or while bathing with the purpose of keeping evil spirts away. In particular, this can be used when a person is doing a Toka dance, or when that person is visiting a cemetary, burying a person--to avoid having a problem with the spirits. This can also be used with Euodia hortensis (Plunkett et al. 3077) or alone.
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[nako̤ŋhar] n. tree, 7-7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3100)

Example: This plant has an aroma, and people are said to take the leaf and squeeze it on them in a shower or while bathing with the purpose of keeping evil spirts away. In particular, this can be used when a person is doing a Toka dance, or when that person is visiting a cemetary, burying a person--to avoid having a problem with the spirits. This can also be used with Euodia hortensis (Plunkett et al. 3077) or alone.

nakua tanna

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[nakua tanna] riverbed

Napanapanian

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n drought, lack of rain

nape

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n. kind of tree (var. of napa)

napuei meta

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n. kind of coconut with red shell

nare

This plant is used to welcome people by weaving the leaves and flowers into a head lei, locally known as a Kuanari. If there are no flowers, people weave the leaves and use these to welcome visitors. This species is becoming an invasive in the area.
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[neri] n. herb to 1.5 m tall, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4722)

Example: This plant is used to welcome people by weaving the leaves and flowers into a head lei, locally known as a Kuanari. If there are no flowers, people weave the leaves and use these to welcome visitors. This species is becoming an invasive in the area.

narhuatov

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n. kind of large fern

nashiapou

Cyperus
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5081)

natonga

natonga
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wind direction from the east

natuan

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. large tree, 10-14 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

nava

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.

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.

nekavai

Animal Feed: The green leaves of this plant are used to feed pigs. Hunting: The inner part of the long dry rhizome is woven to create a pidgeon trap.
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[nəfkafa:i] n. liana growing on trunk of hedycarya dorstenioides, in dense forest along ridge. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3009)

Example: Animal Feed: The green leaves of this plant are used to feed pigs. Hunting: The inner part of the long dry rhizome is woven to create a pidgeon trap.

nekes kes

When a person sees this in flower, they know that the taro is ready for harvest. Birds like the fruit and so boys like to hunt the birds near the plant.
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n. parasite on fallen ficus branch, growing in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3136)

Example: When a person sees this in flower, they know that the taro is ready for harvest. Birds like the fruit and so boys like to hunt the birds near the plant.

nepekesi

Root is sold to earn money, as perfume and oil is from this. Grandparents used to dry the wood over a cooking fire in a kitchen when a person would get the flu. To help, they’d take dried and heated wood, scrape one cup’s worth into hot water, and then breathe over the steam bath. Drink water afterwards. Do thhis once a day for three days.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5035)

Example: Root is sold to earn money, as perfume and oil is from this. Grandparents used to dry the wood over a cooking fire in a kitchen when a person would get the flu. To help, they’d take dried and heated wood, scrape one cup’s worth into hot water, and then breathe over the steam bath. Drink water afterwards. Do thhis once a day for three days.

ngarehma

This plant is known as "fishbone leaf" as the edge of the leaf tears away and the remaining part is serrated. It is a powerful medicine that is secret.
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[nɨŋgare̤me] n. shrub, 4-6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3090)

Example: This plant is known as "fishbone leaf" as the edge of the leaf tears away and the remaining part is serrated. It is a powerful medicine that is secret.

Nihi yasur

Nihi yasur
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n volcanic ash plain

nikiho

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n. sea hearse tree

nimer

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n. Tahitian chestnut

nokwai nɨfaga

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[nokwai nɨfaŋa] arrow and bow

noua

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artery

noua

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n. kind of tree, leaves used for penis wrapper (Related to nepek tree)

noufoua

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree, 8 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

nouk

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year

nukuk

Prosaptia contigua
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n. epiphyte. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2619)

numpéin

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n. smelly herb, basil and other imported herbs

nurapw

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n. kind of tree with yellow flowers and small inedible fruit that is red when ripe

nurkakunien

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beginning

nuvivi taik

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n. banana leaf, frond

nɨkehiáp

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n. tree fork

nɨmakeke

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coral

nɨpkɨpki

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n. Pisonia umbrellifera tree, very soft wood, big trunk and branches, has black stinging seed pods

nɨpɨkɨr

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beach

paha

paha
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axe

pawpawuk

Luthrodes cleotas https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/472288-Luthrodes-cleotas
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t.o Gossamer-winged Butterfly

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pawpawuk pitew

Hypolimnas bolina

Great Eggfly

pirawa ~ firawa

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

pirawa ~ firawa

Gymnocranius griseus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-griseus.html
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Grey large-eye bream

Example: Photo by BEDO (Thailand), License: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

pol

pol
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small cube shaped toy ball of woven coconut leaves

puka

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pig

puruan

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dung beetle

raiari min ~ rariari min

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n. when something is given

raptasi

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salt sea water

ring

This is a toxic plant for cows. When they eat it, they die. But the bark can be used to cover food for cooking--cover taro, cassava and other tubers with the leaves when they are being cooked on the fire. The leaves are not toxic to people--only cows.
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3239)

Example: This is a toxic plant for cows. When they eat it, they die. But the bark can be used to cover food for cooking--cover taro, cassava and other tubers with the leaves when they are being cooked on the fire. The leaves are not toxic to people--only cows.

riuwiru

This tree is planted by people around household areas to hold embankments and prevent soil from eroding
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n. tree growing in house area in village (collection: Michael J. Balick #4719)

Example: This tree is planted by people around household areas to hold embankments and prevent soil from eroding

seris

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kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5075)

Tamtam

Tamtam
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bamboo slit gong used to signal approach by woman to nakamal

taopir-taopir

Children shoot the small hard seeds through a bamboo tube at lizards and butterflies, as a sort of game.
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n. herb, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3250)

Example: Children shoot the small hard seeds through a bamboo tube at lizards and butterflies, as a sort of game.

tapaka

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n. tobacco

(Bislama) tapaka

tapatou

Acanthocybium solandri http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthocybium-solandri.html
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Wahoo

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

tikinau

tikinau
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n. bamboo, smallest type used for weaving house walls

timiun

1. The inner bark is used to prepared a medicine to relieve upset stomachs. First, the inner bark is scratched until a handful is produced. Then the bark is squeezed with water until a small glass is filled. The decoction is consumed to relive upset stomachs. 2. The leaves are used to fashion a poultice to heal sores and boils.
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4246)

Example: 1. The inner bark is used to prepared a medicine to relieve upset stomachs. First, the inner bark is scratched until a handful is produced. Then the bark is squeezed with water until a small glass is filled. The decoction is consumed to relive upset stomachs. 2. The leaves are used to fashion a poultice to heal sores and boils.

tuburbeï

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n. tree, pale bark with vertical lines of lenticels. (collection: Laurence Ramon #330)

tɨpatɨpa

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n a type of lobster: Caledonian mitten lobster, a.k.a. slipper lobster (Parribacus caledonicus)

tɨriv

tɨriv
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n slingshot

yakokeikei siao pran

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v I love my wife

(Bislama) mi laekem woman blo mi.

yanar

Crenimugil crenilabis http://fishbase.org/summary/Crenimugil-crenilabis.html
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Fringelip mullet

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

yesu

Parupeneus heptacanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-heptacanthus.html
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Cinnabar goatfish

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