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-akiri

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v 1. weigh, scale, measure, measure out; 2. hook down (as a coconut with a bamboo pole)

-akunán

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v curse

-akwsén

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v 1. crumble, break into pieces; divide, rip in half (as bread, biscuit)

-amás

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v 1. flatter, praise; 2. talk duplicitously, act hypocritically, change one’s side in a dispute

-amás

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v intr suckle, nurse

-ani

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v tr eat, consume

-aráu

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v reach out, grab, punch at, swim the crawl, shadow box

-askwini

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v var. of -skwini

-asɨk

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v 1. call out, cry out, sound, bark, neigh, ring; 2. cry, weep

-ata

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v see, look, regard, understand, meet

apa-naputaian

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don’t climb

Apri atan

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n camp

ataring

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you listen

awehe

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v. come here! (imperative)

boi

boi
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buoy used to float fishing nets (Bislama?)

eri-tana

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dig the soil

figka

Bislama
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lady finger bananas

kapherɨs apusan

kapherɨs apusan
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kind of shell

kapuapu

This is a "calendar plant," tied to the sea. When it flowers, it is time to harvest sea urchins. The dry wood is used to mke a fire when a person has no matches.
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n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3226)

Example: This is a "calendar plant," tied to the sea. When it flowers, it is time to harvest sea urchins. The dry wood is used to mke a fire when a person has no matches.

karasari

karasari
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kind of seashell

karat

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[karat] carrot

kareng reng

Gerres filamentosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Gerres-filamentosus.html
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Whipfin silver-biddy

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

karuapeï

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n. shrubs with long erect stems. white flowers on long pendulous hairy inflorescences (10-15 cm), white flowers with yellowish calyx and long peduncle. Leaves with long petioles (about 5 cm) (collection: Laurence Ramon #328)

kausɨrɨp

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n. type of spider

kaviahapurɨgpurɨg

kaviahapurɨgpurɨg
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a kind of honeyeater, Wattled Honeyeater

kefa

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num four

kirepine

Leaf mixed with Malaxis sp. (MJB 5154) to treat broken bone. Conjunctivitis (pink eye) drip juice from the stem into the eye 2x day 3 days. Fertility: To cleanse womb squeeze on stem into bottle with water and drink 1L  a day for four days to get pregnant.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5161)

Example: Leaf mixed with Malaxis sp. (MJB 5154) to treat broken bone. Conjunctivitis (pink eye) drip juice from the stem into the eye 2x day 3 days. Fertility: To cleanse womb squeeze on stem into bottle with water and drink 1L a day for four days to get pregnant.

kiri

Zanclus cornutus http://fishbase.org/summary/Zanclus-cornutus.html
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Moorish idol

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

kofi

kofi
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coffee beans (Bislama)

koka

koka
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Trigger fish

konsun awhi

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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kind of shell. Possibly genus Conus.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

Kopintata

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tribe name, lives at Nuwekur

korkwao tanna

Oceanodroma matsudaira
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Matsudaira’s Storm Petrel

Example: Photo by Tony Morris, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

korkwao tanna

Oceanodroma tristrami
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Tristram’s Storm Petrel

Example: Photo by Tony Morris, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

kormahak ~ kwarumahakw

kormahak ~ kwarumahakw
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coconut development stage 6

kuanasiapen

Ceremonial: Following circumcision, boys will perform a ritual shower using a mixture of this plant and coconut. The leaves of this plant are mixed with the copra of the coconut and squeezed with water over the boys’ heads. Construction: The wood of this tree is used as rafters in house construction.
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n. tree, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3031)

Example: Ceremonial: Following circumcision, boys will perform a ritual shower using a mixture of this plant and coconut. The leaves of this plant are mixed with the copra of the coconut and squeezed with water over the boys’ heads. Construction: The wood of this tree is used as rafters in house construction.

kurira

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after

kurun

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n. banana leaf

kwankwikwa

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n lava bomb

kwatpɨ-rangɨk

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n my muscle

kwipehe

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cyclone house

kɨrukɨru

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type of fish spearing arrow with two barbs

mai napuei kireii

mai napuei kireii
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woven coconut mat

mangopen

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kind of mango, the fruit of this variety has thin skin, sweet flesh; it comes from Fiji

mapwár ~ iapwár

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mythological pygmy

marmeri

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n. mulberry

(Bislama) marmeri

marpan

Leptoscarus vaigiensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Leptoscarus-vaigiensis.html
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Marbled parrotfish, seagrass parrortfish

Example: Photo Philippe Bourjon / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

minim

Siganus canaliculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-canaliculatus.html
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White-spotted spinefoot, white-spotted rabbitfish (salt water)

Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Mwatiktiki

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culture hero name

mwɨtikaro

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worm

nageruk

Hunting: Flying foxes are attracted to this plant for their flowers. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the flying fox. Fuel: Used as a firewood.
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[naŋe̤:ruk] n. tree, 13 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3024)

Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are attracted to this plant for their flowers. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the flying fox. Fuel: Used as a firewood.

nakorengek

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n my ear

nakéiv

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n. kind of banana

narak

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kind of yam, has tubers with two colors in the same root—both white and red and is sweet and soft

Example: Is a special yam for paying dowry

nareg

Hunting: Flying foxes are attracted to this plant for their fruits. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the flying fox. Food: The green leaf of this plant is used as a wrap when cooking fish over a fire. Clothing: The peeled inner bark of this plant is dried and then used as fastener or strap for other clothing during kastom ceremonies.
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n. tree, 10-12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2997)

Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are attracted to this plant for their fruits. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the flying fox. Food: The green leaf of this plant is used as a wrap when cooking fish over a fire. Clothing: The peeled inner bark of this plant is dried and then used as fastener or strap for other clothing during kastom ceremonies.

naris

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n sea current

narmama

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people’s

naruru

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n. kind of tree (signals the taro harvest)

nasar

Phymatosorus scolopendria
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n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5126)

nauropag

Hunting: Flying foxes are known to eat the fruit of this tree. When the bats are desired, hunters will gather near this tree. Ceremonial: During kava preparation, chewed kava roots are placed on the green leaves of this plant before extracting. Many leaves are used for this purpose. Fuel: To make a fire, dried sticks are rubbed together on a plane of wood. The friction creates smoldering ash over time, useful for igniting dried material.
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[naropaŋ] n. well branched tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3037)

Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are known to eat the fruit of this tree. When the bats are desired, hunters will gather near this tree. Ceremonial: During kava preparation, chewed kava roots are placed on the green leaves of this plant before extracting. Many leaves are used for this purpose. Fuel: To make a fire, dried sticks are rubbed together on a plane of wood. The friction creates smoldering ash over time, useful for igniting dried material.

nawa ia nirak

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n my tendon

nefararota

The leaves are woven to make mats, hats, baskets, fans. When pollen is released from the flower it is said that fish in the sea are healthy. The roots are used for tying things, pound pieces of root and strip them off and weave into rope. A person can cut a root in a way that makes a brush to paint grass skirts and other objects. This rope can also be used to tie various leaves that are used to cover lap-lap. The leaves can be harvested, the fiber removed and woven into rope.
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[nafare rota] n. tree, 5 m tall with 3 branches (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3097)

Example: The leaves are woven to make mats, hats, baskets, fans. When pollen is released from the flower it is said that fish in the sea are healthy. The roots are used for tying things, pound pieces of root and strip them off and weave into rope. A person can cut a root in a way that makes a brush to paint grass skirts and other objects. This rope can also be used to tie various leaves that are used to cover lap-lap. The leaves can be harvested, the fiber removed and woven into rope.

nek-ke-hmap

This plant is used to lift a person up--take two leaves together and make a "seat" and put it under a person, they can then be lifted up by the two people with a leaf on each side of that person. Use the leaf of this species to wrap rolled leaves of wild tobaco, to protect it and keep it fresh and moist
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n. herb to 2 m tall, growing on the edge of a homestead (collection: Michael J. Balick #4723)

Example: This plant is used to lift a person up--take two leaves together and make a "seat" and put it under a person, they can then be lifted up by the two people with a leaf on each side of that person. Use the leaf of this species to wrap rolled leaves of wild tobaco, to protect it and keep it fresh and moist

nekaferang

This plant is used to reduce the pain of toothache. Take the stem and peel it, remove the bark and place the bark against a sore tooth. Keep it is place, until the person feels better. Can use this treatment 2-3 times. It is said to "take the pain away." The tooth may rot away naturally, but this is good for the pain that accompanies toothache. The dried fruits and seeds of the plant can be mixed with pig food, such as coconut, and when the female pigs eat it, they will not have piglets. This is said to be used when a person has too many pigs.
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n. epiphyte growing on cyathea trunk, growing along garden trail. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3066)

Example: This plant is used to reduce the pain of toothache. Take the stem and peel it, remove the bark and place the bark against a sore tooth. Keep it is place, until the person feels better. Can use this treatment 2-3 times. It is said to "take the pain away." The tooth may rot away naturally, but this is good for the pain that accompanies toothache. The dried fruits and seeds of the plant can be mixed with pig food, such as coconut, and when the female pigs eat it, they will not have piglets. This is said to be used when a person has too many pigs.

nekira

Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5060)

Example: Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.

neni

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goat

nepar nepar

Fuel: Firewood Construction: Used to construct posts for houses. Tools: Wood is used to fashion handles for axes. Hunting: Wood is used to make the limbs of a bow. It is not considered the most suitable wood for this purpose.
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[napurnapur] n. small sapling, 1.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3029)

Example: Fuel: Firewood Construction: Used to construct posts for houses. Tools: Wood is used to fashion handles for axes. Hunting: Wood is used to make the limbs of a bow. It is not considered the most suitable wood for this purpose.

nesen asori

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n. heavy (big) rain

nesory

Cut branches, dry in the sun until the leaves fall out, and then tie branches together to make broom. Stem used for canoe outrigger.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5145)

Example: Cut branches, dry in the sun until the leaves fall out, and then tie branches together to make broom. Stem used for canoe outrigger.

nikotufe

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n. blue water tree, used for timber and canoe building, artistic carving

nikrah

If a person has a sore body or headache, someone else chews the leaf of this plant and spits the chewed leaf on the specific part of the person where the pain is found. The herb should stick to that part of the body and be applied 1x in the morninig and 1x in the afternoon, leaving the plant on the person as long as it stays.
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n. small tree, 2.5-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3076)

Example: If a person has a sore body or headache, someone else chews the leaf of this plant and spits the chewed leaf on the specific part of the person where the pain is found. The herb should stick to that part of the body and be applied 1x in the morninig and 1x in the afternoon, leaving the plant on the person as long as it stays.

nikriakei

Food: The ripe fruits (yellow or soft green) are consumed. Exudate: The yellow exudate of this plant is used as a light-duty glue.
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[nɨkriakei] n. 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.

ninikiri

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kind of taro, has dark red flesh. It might be a different genus

Example: Used to make lap-lap

nisai-apran

The leaves of this plant are used to make a women’s grass skirt. Men use these leaves to put in a band around the arm as decoration. For kastom ceremony, take coconut endosperm, chew with this leave and covery body. It makes the body smell very nice. When a person has a fever, mix this leaf with other leaves including Annona muricata and Citrus species. Then the person sits over a steaming pot and inhales it to reduce the fever and symptoms. If you need to go to a "tabu" place, where the spirit can make you sick, a person can bathe with the leaves of this plant and can go anywh
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n. tree to 3 m, dbh 4 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4727)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to make a women’s grass skirt. Men use these leaves to put in a band around the arm as decoration. For kastom ceremony, take coconut endosperm, chew with this leave and covery body. It makes the body smell very nice. When a person has a fever, mix this leaf with other leaves including Annona muricata and Citrus species. Then the person sits over a steaming pot and inhales it to reduce the fever and symptoms. If you need to go to a "tabu" place, where the spirit can make you sick, a person can bathe with the leaves of this plant and can go anywh

noukuanei

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree with edible fruits

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nuas

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[nuas] island cabbage

nuckuck

To treat burns, take 8 tips of this fern, chew it and put on as a poutltice on burn itself, leaving it for 2 days. This will dry the sore faster and heal it faster.
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n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5064)

Example: To treat burns, take 8 tips of this fern, chew it and put on as a poutltice on burn itself, leaving it for 2 days. This will dry the sore faster and heal it faster.

nui rametum

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pond of water

nurur

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n. circumcision

nurɨgri

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n. kind of tree, wood used for pierced ear and septum ornaments

nɨkaki-

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n. inalienable friut stem (as of an orange, mango, pumpkin, etc.)

nɨkava mɨsinsinier

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n. kind of kava with variegated leaves

nɨkwesi

People eat the young leaves, boiling them in water until they are soft and ready to eat. Or, the green leaves are edible when raw, put coconut flesh and salt in the leaf and eat.
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n. tree, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3105)

Example: People eat the young leaves, boiling them in water until they are soft and ready to eat. Or, the green leaves are edible when raw, put coconut flesh and salt in the leaf and eat.

nɨkɨrha

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n. kind of tree (var. of kƗrha)

nɨmwaktakéiv

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name of a traditional road linking villages in South-East Tanna

nɨsikɨr

nɨsikɨr
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bird trap of woven vines; woven bird or fish trap

pirawa ~ firawa

Lethrinus amboinensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-amboinensis.html
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Ambon emperor

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pirawa ~ firawa

Lethrinus harak http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-harak.html
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Thumbprint emperor, blackspot emperor

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prɨsi-

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cousin (younger mother’s sister’s child, younger father’s brother’s child)

pɨseruk

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milk fish

sap sap

The leaves of this plant are used as a styptic, to reduce blood flow from a wound and promote faster healing of a sore. If a person has a sore or fresh cut that is oozing, the leaves are mashed and their "juice" is put directly on the affected area, twice daily until the wound is healed.
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n. herb, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3146)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used as a styptic, to reduce blood flow from a wound and promote faster healing of a sore. If a person has a sore or fresh cut that is oozing, the leaves are mashed and their "juice" is put directly on the affected area, twice daily until the wound is healed.

sarouei

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kind of banana

Suatouk Rusek

Suatouk Rusek
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n fork in the road

taupar taupar

Leaves used to cover laplap and wrap and boil in pot. Kids use papaya petiole to shoot seeds -- game of hide and seen called chung.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5098)

Example: Leaves used to cover laplap and wrap and boil in pot. Kids use papaya petiole to shoot seeds -- game of hide and seen called chung.

tipurpai

Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of house. It is considered a strong wood.
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[tɨpurpaɪ] n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2980)

Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of house. It is considered a strong wood.

Tukwusmera

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place name: the highest mountain on Tanna Island

tɨkiov

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n slug species, snail species

wipin iariman

Caranx melampygus http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-melampygus.html
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Bluefin trevally (male); powerful fish, with the power of a young cow

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

yakamayawi ia-string

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I am fishing with a line

yakuonapirawa

Young stems are used to support the roof of ther house. Use yellow sap for glue. Fruits and flowers eaten by flying fox. Same effect as poison tree, they do not fly correctly, often falling and can be harvested to eat.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5118)

Example: Young stems are used to support the roof of ther house. Use yellow sap for glue. Fruits and flowers eaten by flying fox. Same effect as poison tree, they do not fly correctly, often falling and can be harvested to eat.