Nafe (Kwamera)

Mackerel scad

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

Scientific name: Decapterus macarellus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. arrow

Speaker: Martial Wahe

second (unit of time)

Speaker: Martial wahe

[sap sap] 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.

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

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5093)

Example: For an earache, take a double handful of leaves, mash, and squeeze in your ear.

Scientific name: Calyptocarpus vialis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

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.

Scientific name: (comp), Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

fork (as in a tree)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of introduced legume with hairy beanpod

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. plant (to be identified)

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

salt

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Martial Wahe

yolk of egg

Speaker: Martial Wahe

egg white

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. green onions (English shallot)

(Bislama) sarat

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of plantain, a roasting plantain with a curved shape

Scientific name: Musa spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

kind of banana

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of sugarcane

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of taro, has white flesh, considered the mother of all taro on Tanna

Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar

kind of yam, produces a tuber with white flesh. It is somewhat smaller in size than most yams, and easy to grow

Example: Is used only for making lap-lap

Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

v. glow, shine

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5075)

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. 1. firefly, (according to Lindstrom 1986, 2. phosphorescent sea algae or fungus)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Red-rimmed Melania

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

Scientific name: Melanoides tuberculata via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

[Mountain beetwen imaki and yanarpon]

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5040)

Example: Fruits edible. People drinking kava eat a fruit after drinking. Say that it makes kava stronger. Boil leaves with Euodia (MJB 5031) when a person has a strong cough to cure it. Double handful of each plant in 1 liter water and boil for 20 minutes. Wash your with it and drink 1 cup in evening (cold) for 4 days.

Scientific name: Annona muricata, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n whirlpool

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n whirlwind

Speaker: Martial Wahe

coconut lorikeet

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Coconut Lorikeet

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Trichoglossus haematodus massena, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of large taro, from Aneityum

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of yam

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Giant Moray

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

Scientific name: Gymnothorax javanicus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

clam

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n honeycomb

Speaker: Martial wahe

coconut scoop

Speaker: Martial Wahe

solar panel

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n road

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n trail joining two villages

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n fork in the road

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n star path

Speaker: Martial wahe

n path joining village with nakamal

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe

exchange relation, exchange road

Speaker: Martial Wahe

exchange relation

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n sea urchin

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of banana, a regular sized banana; very sweet

Scientific name: Musa spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

bee

Speaker: Martial Wahe

honey

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[suku] n. type of mushroom

Speaker: Jean Eskar

my bag

Speaker: Martial Wahe

jaw harp made of coconut leaf

Speaker: Martial Wahe

a type of white fungus that grows on trees

Speaker: Martial Wahe

fruit, edible green

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. pathway

Speaker: Jean Eskar

n. pathway, footpath

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Jean Eskar