iaku-iaku
iaku-iaku (iaku-iaku)
kapajiko
kenasenas
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Example: The yellow seeds are used are used to paint faces. The use is currently practiced by children and thought to be an archaic use.
Scientific name: Dendrobium, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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konianaker
koniapit
krefi
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Example: The stem of the tree is good for making a canoe
Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kuatiapas
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Example: It is said that when children play in the bush they like to find this coconut to eat. The local name refers to children—small in size, just like a child. It is not considered a good variety for an adult to eat
Scientific name: Cocos nucifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kuayei pitew
makhum
marao
marao
marawta
minim
nafara
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Example: The green leaves are used to weave mats, baskets and hats. The stem is used for making houseposts and also burned as firewood. The ripe fruits are cut open and the seeds are removed and eaten—they taste like coconut and are eaten fresh
Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nafweruk
nagaimafu
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Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a wood to construct the posts of a house. It is also used to fashion paddles as an accessory to a canoe.
Scientific name: Turrillia lutea, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nahpao
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Example: Photo by Ross Robertson / Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific online information system, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
Scientific name: Canthidermis maculata via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe
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namari ~ nɨmɨri
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Example: The wood of this tree is hard and people use it to make a bow. Cut the stem, heat it over a fire to make it stronger and then carve it to the size desired.
Scientific name: Acacia spirorbis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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namatamai
nare
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Example: This is the female type of 5037. Leaf is used to cover the top ridge of a roof on a house. Lasts 5 or more years. Women use the leaf for grass skirts. Take leaves, twist, tie in a line, dry in sun and then use to make skirt. Leaves have a nice fragrance.
Scientific name: Alpinia, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nasemer
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Example: The wood is no good for making canoes as it is too soft
Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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natgamera
nauri
nikiskes
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Example: Hunting: Birds are attracted to this plant for their flowers. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt these birds.
Scientific name: Amyema aneityensis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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niknapus
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Example: Young boys make bows from the stems of this plant, and use them for hunting as the wood is hard and strong. If a boy needs a bow urgently, to hunt, he can use this.
Scientific name: Acalypha cf. repanda, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nɨkwesi
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Example: People eat the young leaves, boiling them in water until they are soft and ready to eat. Or, the green leaves are edible when raw, put coconut flesh and salt in the leaf and eat.
Scientific name: Ficus wassa, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nɨsori
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Example: Cut branches, dry in the sun until the leaves fall out,and then tie branches together to make broom. Stem used for canoe outrigger.
Scientific name: Murraya paniculata, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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pagaivii phisir sarariman
Pawpawuk apusan
pawpawuk pitew
penesu
pepheer pitew
phumha tasiapen
sap sap
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Example: For an earache, take a double handful of leaves, mash, and squeeze in your ear.
Scientific name: Calyptocarpus vialis, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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tesereng
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Example: There is a story that an evil spirit stole this yam during the time of the ancestors, taking it from this area to the other side of the volcano. Because the spirit took the best part of the yam, leaving the worst part, this one became hard to grow
Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar
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yanar