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cooked, done, ready to be eaten, ripe (can be used in the imperative, for example speaking to food, "be ready!"
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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iaremha
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[jare̤mə̤]
n.
herb, growing along open garden path. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3084)
Example: This plant is used to treat diarrhea in a baby 1-6 months old. The mother takes 4, 1" pieces and chews them, spitting it into the baby’s mouth 2x daily, once in the morning and once in the afternoon until the diarrhea stops. Sometimes if the baby is sick from a spirit such as a yam, taro or sea spirit, the mother takes 2, 1" pieces of stem and 2, 1" pieces of Acalypha wilkesiana petiole (Plunkett et.al. #3081) and chews the two species together and spits on the affected baby, telling the spirit to "go away and leave the baby alone.
Scientific name: Bidens pilosa, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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kaprihapry
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5109)
Example: To treat strong fever or flu, boil one handful of stem and leaves in 1 liter of water for 5 minutes. Drink this liquid warm, one cup a day for two days.
Scientific name: Mimosa pudica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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karuapei
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[karwapwe̤j]
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liana growing into canopy of myristica fatua tree, growing in forest along kwataren kastom road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3093)
Example: The stems of this plant are heated, the outer bark peeled off and the stems are used as a rope.
Scientific name: Stephania japonica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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kavnavini
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kind of plant with sticky seed pods, seeds used medicinally for many ailments, including stomach ache
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kawir
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Common Myna
Example: Photos by Byron Chin / Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Acridotheres tristis, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kesiesi
kipori ia tasiapen
konianaker
kuanamporo
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5131)
Example: Fruits edible when ripe. For dengue fever, take 1 bundle of leaves and stems, mash and place in pot with 2 L water, boil 30 minutes, drink warm. Drink 1 liter 1x day for 4-6 days depends on strength of dengue. "Sends" dengue out from your body.
Scientific name: Physalis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kuansus
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5165)
Scientific name: Sterculia banksiana, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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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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manuri
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5125)
Example: Fishing poles. House walls. Fence for chickens.
Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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marao
naker
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[nakɨr]
n.
terrestrial fern, 1 to 1.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3027)
Example: Food: Young leaves are eaten cooked.
Scientific name: Ptisana smithii, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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namatamai
namatamai
napoti sarariman
nayouk
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tree; coleus
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Plectranthus scutellarioides, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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neapsan
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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: Emmanuel Maasi
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nekavai
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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.
Scientific name: Epipremnum pinnatum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nekethirau
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5138)
Example: Remove base from flower and chew flower--tastes sweet. Long ago there were no pens, you could use this flower to write message on wood.
Scientific name: Malvaviscus arboreus, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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ngarehma
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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.
Scientific name: Leea indica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nikriakei
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tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3019)
Example: Food: The ripe fruits (yellow or soft green) are consumed. Exudate: The yellow exudate of this plant is used as a light-duty glue.
Scientific name: Garcinia pseudoguttifera, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nkhaourakou
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5083)
Example: Wood is hard, making it good for canoe making. Also used to make the stick that holds outrigger to canoe (Nikiavet).
Scientific name: Vitex trifolia, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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pawpawuk
terang
tikinau hasori
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5124)
Example: Used for the construction of many things including walls for houses and benches.
Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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turlmata
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vine in hibiscus tiliaceus tree, growing on rocky roadside cut along coast road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3163)
Example: The vine is used for rope. Collect a length of vine appropriate for the task, heat it over a fire, peel the outer "skin" off and use the rest of the vine, fresh, to tie the poles and rafters used to make a traditional house.
Scientific name: Cayratia trifolia, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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vir-viry
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herb, 40-60 cm tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3252)
Example: Introduced species, no use known.
Scientific name: Commelina benghalensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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yapha iwis