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-aghagha

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v intr call fowls, cluck

-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

-amha

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v intr dead

-apakapak

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v gust (as the wind)

-araghár

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v spread to dry (in the sun)

-asoria

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v carry by hanging on an elongated object, carry on a pole, carry on a finger

awsaskringi napuaii

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splet dry coconut intwo pieces

boi

boi
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buoy used to float fishing nets (Bislama?)

hamvani nuk

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name of a star constellation

ia-kamregi namisaian ia nupurak

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v I feel a pain in my body

ia-karai rangek

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v I cut my hand

ia-kerii nouk

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I dig yam

(Bislama) dikim yam

iakrés

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thief

Ianɨtim

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Aneityum

iapiuan

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flood

kakosia

Todiramphus chloris
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Collared Kingfisher

Example: Photo by JJ Harrison, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

kamkariamkari

Cyrtophora moluccensis https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120520-Cyrtophora-moluccensis
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Dome Web Spider

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

kaokapa ramamisa

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my headache (pain)

(Bislama) hed blo mi so.

kapajiko

Lutjanus gibbus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-gibbus.html
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Humpback red snapper, paddletail

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

kararing

kararing
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kind of tree mushroom

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

karuarua

Use this plant to stop the rain, take 4 tips of the plant’s branch and place them in a cross formation, with the tips pointing N, S, W, E, wash them in sea water, and then call for the rain to stop. Hang these tips in a tree with rope for five days. Stem used to weave roof rafter to attach coconut fronds to stick. Young men hunting in bush with slingshots, when run out of stones, use these young fruits to hunt birds.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5143)

Example: Use this plant to stop the rain, take 4 tips of the plant’s branch and place them in a cross formation, with the tips pointing N, S, W, E, wash them in sea water, and then call for the rain to stop. Hang these tips in a tree with rope for five days. Stem used to weave roof rafter to attach coconut fronds to stick. Young men hunting in bush with slingshots, when run out of stones, use these young fruits to hunt birds.

karukwau

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n. interior house cross post

ken

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section of house thatching

kereiri

kereiri
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traditional woven fan

kerupwun

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n type of woven mat

kesi

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n. pawpaw, papaya

kesiesi

kesiesi
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footbridge made of wood and bamboo

konakutanian

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last born child

konparɨm

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[konparɨm] arrow

konweker

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree, up to 15 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

kopra

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n. copra

(Bislama) kopra

kreirai

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club, with star shaped head

kupwɨn

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before

kwafetatea

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n morning star (see kofetatea)

kwanafari

kwanafari
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plant seed pods, produce a bright red substance the can be used to color hair red [plant to be identified]

kwanafereiag

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n. face painting mud

kwanakur

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n. 1. kind of tree (bark used for rope), 2. cool season

kwanapit

This plant is used to treat diarrhea. A person takes 1 handful of leaves, washes the soil off, chews them and gets the juice out of the leaves, spits out the fibers and left over parts of the leaves. Chew this regularly until the diarrhea goes away if a person has a bad case; for a mild case, chew only once. It is said that a person has to "listen to the plant" until the diarrhea stops. It is said to be better for this condition than Psidium (guava).
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[konapwit] n. herb to 50 cm, flowers pink (collection: Michael J. Balick #4721)

Example: This plant is used to treat diarrhea. A person takes 1 handful of leaves, washes the soil off, chews them and gets the juice out of the leaves, spits out the fibers and left over parts of the leaves. Chew this regularly until the diarrhea goes away if a person has a bad case; for a mild case, chew only once. It is said that a person has to "listen to the plant" until the diarrhea stops. It is said to be better for this condition than Psidium (guava).

kwanare-yaku

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kind of taro, has reddish-white flesh

Example: Good for cooking and making lap-lap

kwanasitov

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n. magically treated stalk of wild cane used in kava fertility spells or to tabu a garden, road, etc.

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.

kwankumah

A person would never use a food knife when cutting this tree as it will make that person hungry, which is also the name of the tree. So people do not like to cut this tree.
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[kwan kuman] n. shrub, 1-1.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3130)

Example: A person would never use a food knife when cutting this tree as it will make that person hungry, which is also the name of the tree. So people do not like to cut this tree.

kwankwún

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n. kind of banana with small fruit

mainɨnhupwi

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n. kind of fern (var. of nƗnhupwi)

makawa kurira

makawa kurira
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n last quarter (moon phase)

manhewao apamus

Elagatis bipinnulata http://fishbase.org/summary/Elagatis-bipinnulata.html
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Rainbow runner

(Bislama) Rainbow Runner

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

mantoapsan

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kind of cassava, a very productive variety

Nakwai Makwa

Nakwai Makwa
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n moon crater

namarinuian

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peace

Example: peace between two peoples or two tribes

nanina-asori

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n my large intestine

nanumi nɨkafai

To treat broken bones combine two handfuls of Commelina diffusa and 2 handfuls of this whole Orchid. Then take half of that and rub on broken bone area (e.g. leg). The Kastom doctor will then make a cut with a sharp piece of bamboo along break. The bone is then wrapped with the leaf of this orchid, then take the pother half of the mixture, mash in water 1.5 liter, and give person to drink. This treatment will help join bone back together.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5154)

Example: To treat broken bones combine two handfuls of Commelina diffusa and 2 handfuls of this whole Orchid. Then take half of that and rub on broken bone area (e.g. leg). The Kastom doctor will then make a cut with a sharp piece of bamboo along break. The bone is then wrapped with the leaf of this orchid, then take the pother half of the mixture, mash in water 1.5 liter, and give person to drink. This treatment will help join bone back together.

napuei

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n. coconut

napupu

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n. kind of tree, used in canoe construction

napw fwe ieremha

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n. puffball

napɨti

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n. kind of tree

narer

Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Hunting: Pidgeons are known to eat the fruit of this plant. As a result, hunters will cluster about these trees to hunt this animal.
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[nahrɨr] n. tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2993)

Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Hunting: Pidgeons are known to eat the fruit of this plant. As a result, hunters will cluster about these trees to hunt this animal.

naria-hia

naria-hia
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wooden forks

nase

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n adopted child

natonga

natonga
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wind direction from the east

nauri

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.

nawawa

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. well branched tree, 10 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

neparum

Before there were many root crops such as taro and cassava, people would use the roots of this plant as a food, after roasting it in the fire. The roots are said to be very large and edible.
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n. vine, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3103)

Example: Before there were many root crops such as taro and cassava, people would use the roots of this plant as a food, after roasting it in the fire. The roots are said to be very large and edible.

nepeka

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kind of coconut, has the largest fruit of any coconut and the fruit is more oblong in shape

Example: The fiber from this variety (from the sheath base) is used for kastom ceremonies to cover kava when the young boys are coming out from their circumcision houses. This fiber is also wrapped around the middle of a bow to give it strength and help prevent it from cracking. The fiber can also be used to make a sleeping hammock as it is strong and clean

niar

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

nimerupwun

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n. mimosa (locally also called Christmas Tree)

nimimis

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n. a kind of sugarcane, small

ning

When thatching a house, put the coconut leaves on the crossbars, and then push the stem of this plant into the coconut leaves and bend them over to hold the coconut leaves. Use the stems of this plant as a support for yam vines. Use the stem to make arrows.
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n. large grass, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3104)

Example: When thatching a house, put the coconut leaves on the crossbars, and then push the stem of this plant into the coconut leaves and bend them over to hold the coconut leaves. Use the stems of this plant as a support for yam vines. Use the stem to make arrows.

Ningkaris

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Mountain beetwen yatukwei and High hill

nisa

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machete

nitei

nitei
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fishing spear, three pronged

noukuanei

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree with edible fruits

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

nua popo

When a person is stung by a jellyfish, take 5-6 leaves and whip the sore for 5-10 minutes and this will reduce the soreness of the wound.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5158)

Example: When a person is stung by a jellyfish, take 5-6 leaves and whip the sore for 5-10 minutes and this will reduce the soreness of the wound.

nɨkapáu

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n. semi-inalienable 1. leaf stalk (of a coconut, banana, etc.), 2. leaf stalk scar (on coconut tree trunk)

nɨkatirev

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n. hibiscus

nɨkava apusan

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n. white kava

nɨmagouagou

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air

nɨniien

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word, speech, talking

nɨparɨm

In times of disaster, can roast root in fire like sweet potatoe 20 min--chew the root to get the sweet tasting food and spit out fiber.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5095)

Example: In times of disaster, can roast root in fire like sweet potatoe 20 min--chew the root to get the sweet tasting food and spit out fiber.

nɨpɨk rerin

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n. kind of banyan tree with large leaves and fruit

nɨsuvás

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n. kind of tree with edible seed in a hairy pod

paupauk

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butterfly

penesu

Scarus rivulatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-rivulatus.html
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Rivulated parrotfish, surf parrotfish

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

penesu

Scarus dimidiatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-dimidiatus.html
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Yellowbarred Parrotfish

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

piak sarawihi

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my young brother

pirawa ~ firawa

Lethrinus laticaudis http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-laticaudis.html
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Grass emperor

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

popawɨk

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n. butterfly

rerin

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always

suka

Musa spp.
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kind of banana, a regular sized banana; very sweet

sɨmanu

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n. kind of yam

takwu

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yam mound

toura

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rope

Tukwusmera

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place name: the highest mountain on Tanna Island

tuprena

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earth, soil

tɨ neis

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two days from now

tɨkiov

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n slug species, snail species

tɨriv

tɨriv
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n slingshot

uipin

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dolphin

yaknawhi

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baby

Yaruareng

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