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karuapei
kasimi
konuwak sarariman
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kwankukeibu
kweria
Kɨnɨwi
marao
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namatamai
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newou
[ne̤wo] n.
Example: Used to treat pain. When a baby has an injection in the hospital, such as a vaccine, people take 1 handful of leaves, boil in a small amount of water to concentrate the resulting "juice" that comes out of the leaves, and put this fluid on the site of the pain, the injection, covering it with a leaf for 5-10 minutes, 2-3x daily until the baby stops crying.
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Example: 1. The bole of this tree is used to make end posts for cyclone houses (kuipé). It is considered a strong and special wood for this purpose. 2. Stems are used as a traditional digging stick (kaker) when planting taro or kava. A smaller stick is used for the latter. 3. The wood from this tree can be used to make long-lasting fence posts.
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nukwesy
n.
Example: Young leaves edible, boil with water or cook in coconut milk. Cook fruit in boiling water, then cook in coconut milk. Cook fruits for 6-10 minutes. He was taught this by his grandparents who showed him how to eat wild plants; his grandfather wasa historically significant person in the Port Resolution area, especially in reference to medicine.
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Example: To treat Dengue Fever, take the leaves, stems flowers and roots, e.g. the whole plant, and squeeze the juice from it, enough to produce 1 cup of liquid. Boil down that liquid until it has color and drinke the whole cup 2 times daily for 3-4 days. This is said to help get rid of pain from the illness.
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pawpawuk
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rerenakuang
tangarua
teara
n.
Example: If a person gets cut while on reef, take leaves and burn them to an ash. Put this powder on the sore for one day to dry and heal cut. For constipation, take 1 handful bark, mash it, put with coconut water (one coconut’s worth), and drink a cup once. Don’t do other activites. This will clear bowel within a day. Very powerful.
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Example: Leaf used to cover boils on skin. Mash leaf slightly and cover boil. Leaf pulls out liquid from boil. Use this for 3 days, changing the leaf 2x daily. Young plants (branch) for toothache to reduce pain. Boil in water and wash painful area. Use as needed until pain subsides. Also can collect insects in dried stems and use these to feed chickens. (Hymenoptera).
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