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-afaki

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v pray, communicate with the supernatural

-agkiari

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v speak, talk, debate

-akeikei

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v 1. must, have to, be obligated to, ought; 2. ask, request; 3. insist on, continue (in doing), demand, do anyway, proceed against advice, strive, try hard

-aki

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v push down, poke down

-akrés

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v 1. steal; 2. copy, take (a photograph), record (with a tape recorder)

-akwahakwéin

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v give birth to, bear (a child)

-amweta

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v sneeze

-anhɨn

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v intr see

-araverɨg

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v 1. open (as a door, trunk); 2. begin, ceremonially open (as a new road)

-ares

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v. to ask

-arupwɨtér

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v intr abut, join with, stand on

-asi

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v break wind, fart, squirt (as an octopus’ jet)

-avegɨn

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feast

amriamen

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put in order

aosi puka

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kill pig

Green Point

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ia-kamaii nikawa

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v I chew kava

ia-kamaputa ia naii

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I climb a tree

ia-kamregi namisaian ia nupurak

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v I feel a pain in my body

ia-kanmi nikawa

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I drink kava

iakwiér

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n. small tubercles which grow on kava root

kakɨr

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n. hoe, adze

kapkar

Zosterops vellalavella
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Vella Lavella White-Eye

kaprapra

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rectangular coconut basket

karuarua

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thunder

kasesir

Rhipidura drownei
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Brown Fantail

Example: Photo by flyingkiwigirl / Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Flickr

kasoso

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[kasoso] small devil

katiaitukros

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kind of sugarcane

kaviameta ~ koiameta

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name of a moiety

kavitnavit

Myiagra caledonica
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Broadbilled Flycatcher

kawitareng

kawitareng

konkamun

Ornamental: The white fruits of this plant are used as pendants to fashion a necklace for a man, woman or child.
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[kwankamun] n. large herb, 0.5 to 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3002)

Example: Ornamental: The white fruits of this plant are used as pendants to fashion a necklace for a man, woman or child.

konparɨm

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[konparɨm] arrow

konuwak

Epinephelus chlorostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-chlorostigma.html
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Brownspotted grouper

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

konuwak sarapiran

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-chaetodonoides.html
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Harlequin Sweetlips, Many-Spotted Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips (female)

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

Kopintata

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tribe name

kostrog

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[kostron] lemon

kuankuma

No use disclosed.
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[kwanokuma] n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2976)

Example: No use disclosed.

kuayei pitew

Kyphosus cinerascens http://fishbase.org/summary/Kyphosus-cinerascens.html
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Blue sea chub, snubnose chub, topsail drummer

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

kurapou

Monotaxis grandoculis http://fishbase.org/summary/Monotaxis-grandoculis.html
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Humpnose big-eye bream

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

kuri

kuri
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dog

kusan

kusan
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kind of sea snail, edible

kwankasikap

Clothing: The bark of this plant is peeled and sundried (~2 days) to be woven into Nambas.
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[kwankəsikəp] n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2988)

Example: Clothing: The bark of this plant is peeled and sundried (~2 days) to be woven into Nambas.

kwankwún

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n. kind of banana with small fruit

kwatɨsi-

kwatɨsi-
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n. inalienable aerial root

kwonhim

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[ganhɨm] your penis

kɨsumwi

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n barn owl (Tyto alba)

mai táhapwar

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n. leaf bundle

mainɨnhupwi

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n. kind of fern (var. of nƗnhupwi)

makhum

Scarus globiceps http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-globiceps.html
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Globehead parrotfish

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

makhum

Scarus spinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-spinus.html
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Greensnout parrotfish

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

makhum

Scarus longipinnis http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-longipinnis.html
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Highfin parrotfish

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

manmán

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fruit fly, gnat

mantopani mariyango

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kind of cassava, from Port-Vila

Example: The root of this variety is made into lap-lap used in certain ceremonies

menu

menu
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chicken

mwi

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also

nalalas

Bislama
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plant (to be identified)

(Bislama) nalalas

nameyo

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kinds of yam. There are sub-varieties of this that produce tubers with either red or white flesh

Example: Only used for making lap-lap for kastom ceremonies

napesan

The wood from this tree makes strong house posts as well as timber for benches and can be used as firewood. If you don’t have soap, you can take the leaf, mash it up and wash with it--it produces a foam that cleans. Use for washing yourself, for example. If this tree has fruits, then people know that it is a good time to plant sweet potatoes and other crops.
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[napwejsen] n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3140)

Example: The wood from this tree makes strong house posts as well as timber for benches and can be used as firewood. If you don’t have soap, you can take the leaf, mash it up and wash with it--it produces a foam that cleans. Use for washing yourself, for example. If this tree has fruits, then people know that it is a good time to plant sweet potatoes and other crops.

nari ɨsien

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kind of small, white spider

nas

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breast

nase

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n adopted child

nauan

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.
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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.

nauiri fum

Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to createany part of a house. It is considered a strong wood. Medicine: This plant is used to treat muscle soreness. It can be prepared in tow ways. One way is to boil and branch of leaves and then bathe (“swim”) with the resulting water. Another way is to heat a branch over a fire and rub on sore area for approximately 1 minute, after showering. Note: This plant is recognized as similar to M. latifolia. However, the medicinal action of this plant is regarded as inferior to the former.
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n. sparsely branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3005)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to createany part of a house. It is considered a strong wood. Medicine: This plant is used to treat muscle soreness. It can be prepared in tow ways. One way is to boil and branch of leaves and then bathe (“swim”) with the resulting water. Another way is to heat a branch over a fire and rub on sore area for approximately 1 minute, after showering. Note: This plant is recognized as similar to M. latifolia. However, the medicinal action of this plant is regarded as inferior to the former.

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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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.

nekethirau

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.
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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.

nerer

Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Fish Poison: To help catch fish, a bundle of leaves are squeezed and placed in a stream. After some time, the fish appear stunned and are caught.
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[narɨr] n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2972)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Fish Poison: To help catch fish, a bundle of leaves are squeezed and placed in a stream. After some time, the fish appear stunned and are caught.

newou pɨsir

newou pɨsir
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plant used to make grass skirts

neyiagian

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n my breath

nikathireu

Ornamental plant.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5129)

Example: Ornamental plant.

nikweto

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n. fern tree

nimakwinari

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n. traditional leaf medicine

nipapwirha

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n. tree with small green fruit

niér

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n. casuarina

noawatikerehy

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kind of breadfruit, has small fruits that are more oblong than round

Example: The stem of this variety is good for canoe-making as it will last for many years of use

nuk

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[nuk] wild yam

nurabup

When this tree grows with straight stems it is used for house posts
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n. very well branched tree, 6-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3054)

Example: When this tree grows with straight stems it is used for house posts

nuvre

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n. kind of taro with yellow flesh

nɨperi makwa

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n half moon (first quarter or last quarter moon phase)

nɨpɨkɨr

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beach

parapu

parapu
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wind direction from the north

pari

pari
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penesu

Scarus quoyi http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-quoyi.html
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Quoy’s parrotfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

peyeii pitew

Plectorhinchus gibbosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-gibbosus.html
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Harry hotlips, blubberlip

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

Ramasikin

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hold or take something

Example: young people hold chew kava to drink. or old people walking with walking stick

ramawisau

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awareness or preaching

Example: awareness of health or church gospel

reyai

Platax orbicularis http://fishbase.org/summary/Platax-orbicularis.html
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Orbicular batfish

Example: Photo by Elias Levy / Flickr, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

saisai

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n. arrow

suku

suku
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[suku] n. type of mushroom

tapatou

Sphyraena putnamae http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-putnamae.html
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Sawtooth barracuda

Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

tegi tɨsi

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today pool of water

tikináu

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n. bamboo (native species)

tuprepai

The wood of this tree makes good house posts and is also used as firewood
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n. understory tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3143)

Example: The wood of this tree makes good house posts and is also used as firewood

tɨnfia

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n house component, eaves

warakou pusan

Himantura fai http://fishbase.org/summary/Himantura-fai.html
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Pink whipray

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Flickr

yaknawhi

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baby

yakokeikei rinak

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I love my mum

(Bislama) mi likem mami blo mi

yakwapenun

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Yakwaraka

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