gɨwava
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Example: Fruits eaten when they turn yellow and are ripe.
Scientific name: Psidium guajava, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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ia-kamani manioto mene nipikao
kakwasia
kapa
karuapei
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Example: The stems of this plant are heated, the outer bark peeled off and the stems are used as a rope.
Scientific name: Stephania japonica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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keraha
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Example: The bark of this tree has a strong smell, and people macerate it and use it to bath. It is said to perfume the body, particularly after hard work. People use it to cover all of their body. A piece of the bark can be put with a person’s clothing to add a nice smell.
Scientific name: Cryptocarya turbinata, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kieri
konianaker
konianaker
koniapit
koniere
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Example: The nut inside of the fruit contains sap. Cut a fruit in half and stick it to a person’s arm, and then take it off, put earth on the place where the sap is, and it makes a temporary tatoo that lasts for 3-4 days. This fruit is the best flying fox food, and when the tree has ripe fruits many flying foxes go there to feed, and hunters know this. The fruits are eaten by people as well.
Scientific name: Burckella obovata, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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konphar
kuankumah
kwankɨpu
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Example: During boiling, the water is said to turn red in color and then changes to whatever the color is of what it is being cooked with
Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar
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magru
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Example: Houseposts. Straps used to tie wood to roof during thatching.
Scientific name: Avicennia marina, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nahpao phisir
namari
namirau
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[nami̤rew]
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Example: Construction: The wood of this tree is strong and considered a choice wood for house construction. Fuel: The wood of this tree is used as an excellent firewood.
Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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naprapames
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Example: 1. When making a ground oven (nimum), these leaves are heaped on the stones, before the oven is buried with dirt.
Scientific name: Pneumatopteris glandulifera (Brack.) Holtt., Speaker: Martial Wahe
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natan
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Example: 1. A variety of local pidgeons, including nawimba, manuapen, and kieri, eat the ripe fruits. 2. The leaves are used to seal roof seams in traditional houses. At the apex of the roofline, first coconut husk is placed, then the leaves of this plant, then finally, coconut leaves. The practice is referred to as kaweri nimaira.
Scientific name: Myristica fatua, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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natehi
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Example: Children from Tanna and throughout Vanuatu use this plant to make a slingshot. As a "medicine," when chickens are ruining your garden, if you plant this plant it will chase away the chickens.
Scientific name: Ervatamia orientalis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nauiri fum
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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.
Scientific name: Melicope bonwickii, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nauri
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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.
Scientific name: Melicope latifolia, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nepikesy
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Example: Root is sold to earn money, as perfume and oil is from this. Grandparents used to dry the wood over a cooking fire in a kitchen when a person would get the flu. To help, they’d take dried and heated wood, scrape one cup’s worth into hot water, and then breathe over the steam bath. Drink water afterwards. Do thhis once a day for three days.
Scientific name: Santalum austrocaledonicum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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niknapus
nipirey
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Example: Collect young leaves and boil in water or fry it and eat as a cabbage. To cover fish for cooking, take petiole with many leaves and bend to cover fish and put in sauce pan. When cooked eat fish and leaves.
Scientific name: Polyscias cumingiana, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nkhaourakou
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Example: When a person is growing watermelons, you put a knife in the roots of the watermelon plants, and then cut a stick from this tree and drive it into the roots as well, to ensure greater numbers of watermelons will be grown.
Scientific name: Vitex trifolia, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nuirou
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Example: Scrape inner bark (handful) and mix it with MJB 5157 in 1 liter water squeeze in bottle, drink 1 cup 2x daily for mother who is not producing enough milk for baby. Birds eat fruits -- all types like it (flying fox) also.
Scientific name: Ficus kajewskii, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nukwetau
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Example: In ancient times during cyclone season when no food could be harvested, collect the stem and take the white flesh out of center, and bake in the ground oven. Young leaves cooked like island cabbage and eaten. 2 petiole put together and used to grate banana and fresh taro for cooking. Can split the trunk in pieces to make flooring for house. Nailed to joists/supports.
Scientific name: Sphaeropteris lunulata, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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numben
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Example: The leaf of this plant is added to soup in which meat is being cooked, for example, turtle meat, which has a strong smell. If this leaf is placed in the pot, it will make the soup smell better
Scientific name: Ocimum sanctum, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nɨmu kwatia tasiapen
pirawa ~ firawa
yapha
yesu