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uapu, kuapuapu

kind of skink

Speaker: Martial Wahe

uipin

dolphin

Speaker: Martial Wahe

ume

Naso tonganus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-tonganus.html

Bulbnose Unicornfish, Humpnose Unicornfish

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Naso tonganus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

ume

Naso annulatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-annulatus.html

Whitemargin Unicornfish, Ringtail Unicornfish

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Naso annulatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

ume

Naso brevirostris http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-brevirostris.html

Spotted Unicornfish

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

Scientific name: Naso brevirostris via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

ume

unicornfish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

ume tasiapen

Naso lopezi http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-lopezi.html

Elongate unicornfish, slender unicornfish (deep sea)

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

Scientific name: Naso lopezi via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

ume tasiapen

Naso tonganus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-tonganus.html

Bulbnose unicornfish, humpnose unicornfish (deep sea)

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Naso tonganus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

ume tasiapen

Naso caesius http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-caesius.html

Gray unicornfish (deep sea)

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

Scientific name: Naso caesius via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

ume tasiapen

Naso hexacanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-hexacanthus.html

Sleek unicornfish (deep sea)

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

Scientific name: Naso hexacanthus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

ur

louse

Speaker: Martial Wahe

uritoga natoga

wind direction: south-east wind

Speaker: Martial Wahe

uritonga

uritonga

wind direction from the northeast (note that Lindstrom 1986 lists this as "south wind")

Speaker: Martial Wahe

uriv

kind of tick

Speaker: Martial Wahe

utɨti

kind of fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

utu amramera

Aprion virescens http://fishbase.org/summary/Aprion-virescens.html

Green jobfish

(Bislama) Salmon Fis

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

Scientific name: Aprion virescens via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

utu apusan

Aphareus furca http://fishbase.org/summary/Aphareus-furca.html

Small toothed jobfish

Example: Photo by @perigor2000 / www.whatsthatfish.com/fish, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Aphareus furca via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

utu pitew

Aphareus rutilans http://fishbase.org/summary/Aphareus-rutilans.html

Rusty jobfish

(Bislama) Silva Poulet

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

Scientific name: Aphareus rutilans via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

uvni

cockroach

Speaker: Martial Wahe

uvtuvt

kind of centipede

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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All content copyright © Nafe (Kwamera) community. (2015)
Nafe (Kwamera) Talking Dictionary produced by Martial Wahe, K. David Harrison, and Jeremy Fahringer (2015-2020).
Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, Laurence Ramon, Tom A. Ranker, Sean Thackurdeen, and Calvin Heiman. Field data transcribed by Isabella Mandis.
Nafe language contributors include Martial Wahe, Jean Pascal Wahe, Chief Johnson Noar, Emmanuel Maasi, Marie Emmanuel Maasi and others as credited within the dictionary entries. Based in part on materials from Lindstrom, Lamont (1986) Kwamera Dictionary. Pacific Linguistics. Series C, No. 95. Canberra: Australian National University.
The Nafe-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for “Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu.” This support is gratefully acknowledged.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: K. David Harrison and Martial Wahe. 2015-2020. Nafe (Kwamera) Talking Dictionary. Swarthmore College. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/kwamera

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