Nafe (Kwamera)

v 1. follow, come behind; 2. do something afterwards

Speaker: Martial wahe

v snack on, eat (coconut wrapped in fig leaves, for example)

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v intr 1. explode, blow up, erupt (as a volcano); 2. become angry, furious

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v duck, dodge, evade

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v overtake, bypass

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v 1. set a date, summon, send a message (about a debate, ceremony, etc.); 2. assemble, gather; 3. hurry, speed, go too fast

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v use a pillow, sleep on a traditional wooden pillow

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v intr hop (on one foot)

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v. to clear away bush or brush, to scratch, claw, or carry away

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v. to stick with a knife or spear

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seawards

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v cut my hair

(Bislama) katem hair blo mi

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answer

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v I scratch taro

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me

(Bislama) mi

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[iarumanu] chief

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[jerema se menari] jungle devil

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tabu place, taboo place

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where is your village?

(Bislama) ples blo yu wea.

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twenty

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n. kind of basket made of coconut leaves

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[kəkwapu] n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2978)

Example: Agricultural: When this plant is in flower, it is said that an edible shellfish (Suefa) is ready to be harvested. Light: A dry portion of wood is also used by older men as a "lightstick". Fuel: Two dry sticks are rubbed together as firestarter, in the absence of matches.

Scientific name: Hedycarya dorstenioides, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

general term for fungus

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of sweet potato

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. species of liana

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Piper austrocaledonicum, Speaker: Martial Wahe

my elder sister

Speaker: Wahe Martial

Painted Phyllidia

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

Scientific name: Phyllidia picta via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

Pustulose Wart Slug

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

Scientific name: Phyllidiella pustulosa via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

Trigger fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Brownspotted grouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Epinephelus chlorostigma via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Highfin coralgrouper

Example: Photo by David R / iNaturalist, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Plectropomus oligacanthus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

tribe name

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copra

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n. coconut leaf for brooms

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. angled roof support posts in traditional house

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[kwana:tɨs] n. herb to 75 cm tall, flowers purple (collection: Michael J. Balick #4731)

Example: The stems of this plant are bound together to make a local broom.

Scientific name: Stachytarpheta, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

boy (uncircumsized)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

type of fish spearing arrow with two barbs

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[the spelling "mahk" was transcribed by Goerg Forster on Capitain Cook’s 1774 visit t] Tanna ground dove (extinct species)

Tanna fruit dove

Example: Photo by Doug Janson / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Ptulinopus tannensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Ghost Ant

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

Scientific name: Tapinoma melanocephalum via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

chicken

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Hibiscus Harlequin Bug

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

Scientific name: Tectocoris diophthalmus via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

rainbow

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kind of fish

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n. kind of yam

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

dawn

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n my rib

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n. kind of tree (bark used as rope)

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[nami̤rew] n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3042)

Example: Construction: The wood of this tree is strong and considered a choice wood for house construction. Fuel: The wood of this tree is used as an excellent firewood.

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

names

(Bislama) nem blo hem

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of banana

Example: Eaten ripe

Scientific name: Musa spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5130)

Example: This is male variety used to build the foundation of the house, to make the timbers for the floor (joist) and put Veitchia arecina (MB 4707) strips on top. Also used for crossbeams for roof of house. Planted in village to provide shade.

Scientific name: Ficus glandifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n secret

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village betwen yatukwei and tapir

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[natnə̤mi̤ra] n. petrophyte, growing in deep shade (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3115)

Scientific name: (moss), Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. well branched tree, 10-12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3032)

Example: Construction: The wood of this tree is used as timber wood. Hunting: Flying foxes are known to eat the fruits of this tree. If they are desired, hunters will gather near the tree when fruits are in season. Food: The ripe fruits (black) are consumed occassionally.

Scientific name: Syzygium kajewskii, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of wild yam

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yasur volcano black smoke and ash

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n. 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

dry season

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5092)

Example: Wood is hard to make house posts. Stem to make bow for hunting birds, fruit bat.

Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5092)

Example: Wood is hard to make house posts. Stem to make bow for hunting birds, fruit bat.

Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5142)

Example: Children collect young leaves to decorate their exercise books in school. If a person does not want to get too drunk on kava, they will chew 3 leaves before drinking, and spit out remains while swallowing the juice. This plant has the power to reduce effects of Kava.

Scientific name: Adiantum diaphanum, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5163)

Example: Scrape inner bark (handful) and mix it with MJB 5157 in 1 liter water squeeze in bottle, drink 1 cup 2x daily for mother who is not producing enough milk for baby. Birds eat fruits -- all types like it (flying fox) also.

Scientific name: Ficus kajewskii, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[nukwuk] n. epiphyte growing on a main branch of a glochidion tree, 2-3 m above ground (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3073)

Example: People use this to treat skin sores, by boiling a handful of leaves in a small amount of water and washing the sores with this. Wash 2-3x daily until the sore is better. It may take 3-4 weeks to heal the sore.

Scientific name: Pyrrosia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n tremor

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n. kind of taro with yellow flesh

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happiness

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bone

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n. kava

Scientific name: Piper methysticum, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. black kava (stems are black color)

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n my eyebrows

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semen

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Redbreasted wrasse

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

Scientific name: Cheilinus fasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

soursop fruit

Speaker: Martial Wahe

traditional stone axe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yellowbarred Parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Scarus dimidiatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

green

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dad

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n. terrestrial orchid growing in open field next to disturbed forest along ridge track. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2987)

Example: Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used as a decoration. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.

Scientific name: Spathoglottis petri, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. coconut stages, one through seven

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Bigeye barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena forsteri via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

kind of seaweed

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kava bowl

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today pool of water

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n. branched tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4215)

Example: 1. When in flower, a local pidgeon, known as Tikurkak, prepares to lay its eggs. When the fruit dehisces its eggs are considered to have hatched.

Scientific name: Astronidium aneityense, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. mangrove

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snapper fish

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kind of crab that lives in the black rock or in the coastal area

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[tuwai] n. tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3059)

Example: The stem is used to make house posts; the young stems are used to make bows and young boys use the bows made from this tree to hunt birds and flying foxes.

Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityense, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. wall

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n tidal pool, salt evaporation pool

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wind direction from the northeast (note that Lindstrom 1986 lists this as "south wind")

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of centipede

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kind of plantain, has large fruits

Example: Used for cooking

Scientific name: Musa spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

kind of yam, thought to be from Wallis and Futuna, considered a “traveling yam” that has gone to many islands. The flesh is somewhat hard and not sweet

Example: Used to make lap-lap to guests and family to welcome them

Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5159)

Example: To attract fish in the sea. Take the branches and mix with mashed coconut endosperm, put (throw) in sea and then use line and hook to catch reef fish there.

Scientific name: Phyllanthus, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Largescale mullet

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

Scientific name: Liza macrolepis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe