-araka
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1. drop, let go of, throw away, discard; 2. stop doing, leave, die, no longer exist; 3. dodge (as a thrown stone)
Speaker: Martial wahe
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-ataki
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1. prepare, make ready (implies secrecy?); 2. act alone or anti-socially, avoid agreement
Speaker: Wahe Martial
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kapajiko
karuarua
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sparsely branched tree, 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3044)
Example: Ceremonial: During a large kastom ceremony ("Nakwyari"), a branch of this plant is used to sweep the nakamal before the toka dance.
Scientific name: Meryta neo-ebudica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kayap
khaw khawisel
kiri
krefi
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kind of breadfruit, produces a long breadfruit that tastes very good
Example: The stem of the tree is good for making a canoe
Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kwaninihi
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herb to 1 m, flowers yellow (collection: Michael J. Balick #4730)
Example: The entire plant is pulled up, the stems bound together and used to make a local broom.
Scientific name: Sida, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kwankoukeipou
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liana growing on coconuts and ficus trees
Example: Useful rope for Tanna’s peoples, for tightening a traditional house, canoe and other uses. Photo taken at Mount Simian, south Tanna, Vanuatu, by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Smilax Vitiensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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makhum
makhum
manhewao pitew
maramara apusan
mark apamus
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Mackinlay’s Cuckoo-Dove
Example: Photo by David Cook Wildlife Photography / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific name: Macropygia mackinlayi, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nakous sei karkarepa
namɨp
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kind of tree, leaf used as a penis wrapper, also warmed on fire and rubbed on stomach to facilitate kava intoxication
Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nare
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5039)
Example: This is the female type of 5037. Leaf is used to cover the top ridge of a roof on a house. Lasts 5 or more years. Women use the leaf for grass skirts. Take leaves, twist, tie in a line, dry in sun and then use to make skirt. Leaves have a nice fragrance.
Scientific name: Alpinia, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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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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nasiapu-a-nasiapu
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herb growing on roadside along coast road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3168)
Example: This plant can be used to tell the sex of an as yet unborn baby. Two people hold the stem and tear it. If three threads from the corners of the stem come off, the baby will be a boy; if all 4 corners of the stem come off, the baby will be a girl. Two people start tearing the stem from both sides of the cut stem.
Scientific name: Cyperus sp., Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nauan
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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: Jean Pascal Wahe
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naurapag
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well branched tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4249)
Example: 1. The fruits are eaten by flying foxes. 2. Dried wood are used as torches, and are considered long-lasting.
Scientific name: Ficus septica, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nawan
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5144)
Example: Sawn timber. Very hard wood. Fruit bats enjoy eating from this tree. Hunters know this and will go there to hunt.
Scientific name: Syzygium nomoa, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nemrapoep
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large, well branched tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4240)
Example: 1. A locally revered kestrel, known as tikurkak, makes it’s nest with the leaves.
Scientific name: Weinmannia denhamii, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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ngata
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kind of cassava, produces small roots but the plant yields in 3 months after planting
Scientific name: Manihot esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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noufoua
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tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3010)
Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. It is considered one of the finest woods for this purpose. Ornamental: Branches of this tree are used to create carvings.
Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nɨkawahai-rea
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small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3132), used to make fishing spears, and used to make small house posts that support thatch roof
Example: Straight stem used for spear shaft
Scientific name: Tapeinosperma, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe, Martial Wahe
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nɨkinhapus
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kind of tree (used for bows to hunt flying fox, and for traditional medicine), Goats like to eat the leaves.
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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pagaivii pitew
pawpawuk pitew
pepheer akwes
phumha tasiapen
punwar
siwir ~ sivur
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Coconut Lorikeet
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Trichoglossus haematodus massena, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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suku
tikinao
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small grass growing on large rock in middle of flowing stream. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3113)
Scientific name: Pogonatherum crinitum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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wipin napiran