Nafe (Kwamera)

v

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v

Speaker: Martial wahe

v

Speaker: Martial wahe

adj.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

tra skwisim mi.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v. intransitive

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[karwapwe̤j] n.

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

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: When a person has diarrhea with blood (dysentery) , this is the plant medicine used to treat it. Take leaves and squeeze juice into a cup of water and give this to the person who is ill. One teaspoon for young children and for an adult 1 full cup in the morning each day until fully cured.

Scientific name: Hemigraphis reptans, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus fuscoguttatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus macrospilos via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Scientific name: Plectropomus oligacanthus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Tony Morris, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Oceanodroma matsudaira, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial wahe

Speaker: Wahe Martial

n.

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[kwenasənas] n.

Example: Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used to decorate one’s face during kastom ceremonies. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.

Scientific name: Dendrobium, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Speaker: Johnson Noar

[kwarenem akwaŋ] n.

Example: The stem of this plant is a hollow tube, its local name means "inside out." When a person sings a kaostum song, they chew the stem and it is said to give the person a "big" voice. It also helps a person shout and sing loud as it helps to clear the throat.

Scientific name: Youngia japonica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Example: Photo by birdsaspoetry / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA-NC 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Circus approximans, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: To treat Ringworm, grind leaves and squeeze juice on ringworm, once a day for 7 days. Sores sometimes take a while to heal.

Scientific name: Lantana camara, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Scientific name: Scarus niger via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Jan Messersmith, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Caranx melampygus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Scientific name: Myripristis kuntee via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Sargocentron spiniferum via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

n. mereni

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Example: Young leaves are edible. Cook with meat and vegetables or boil leaves and mix with coconut milk.

Speaker: Johnson Noar

[na:pa] n.

Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. Agricultural: A mushroom (“Karareg”) grows on the deadwood of this plant and is consumed.

Scientific name: Neonauclea forsteri, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Psychotria milnei, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: Used for food. Boil the leaves for 15-20 min, fry them, or put them in the earth oven to eat. They taste very good.

Scientific name: Microsorum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[naswajoʊ] n.

Scientific name: Ficus, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Pommetia pinnata, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: 1. The plant is used entirely to produce grass skirts, known as raus. First the plant is retted in hot water and left to sun dry. Then portions of the plant are sewn together or draped over a waist band to form an ankle-length skirt.

Scientific name: Phlegmariurus oceanianus, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: When there are too many rats in house, put a layer of leaves underneath a piece of food in the corner of the house. When the rat steps on the leaf, as the underside is itchy, it will swell the leg of the rat, making it hard for him to move so you can find them in the morning and kill them easily.

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n.

Example: The leaves of this plant are warmed over a fire and put warm on the legs of a person who is cold or has a headache, such as from a fever that comes with the flu. See 3076 for additional comments on this technique.

Scientific name: Acalypha wilkesiana, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: Before there were many root crops such as taro and cassava, people would use the roots of this plant as a food, after roasting it in the fire. The roots are said to be very large and edible.

Scientific name: Pueraria lobata, Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nɨkɨskɨs] n.

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: Jean Pascal Wahe

n.

Example: If a person has a sore body or headache, someone else chews the leaf of this plant and spits the chewed leaf on the specific part of the person where the pain is found. The herb should stick to that part of the body and be applied 1x in the morninig and 1x in the afternoon, leaving the plant on the person as long as it stays.

Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: Leaves gathered to feed pigs.

Scientific name: Ipomoea indica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[nukune nai] n.

Speaker: Jean Eskar

Example: Roasted or boiled for eating

Scientific name: Xanthosoma sagittifolium or Alocacia macrorrhizos, Speaker: Johnson Noar

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: For toothaches, take inner bark, scrape it into water and use to rinse mouth--pain will go away. Stem for house posts. Birds like this flower.

Scientific name: Syzygium kajewskii, Speaker: Johnson Noar

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial wahe

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Speaker: Martial wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by melianie_and_max / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Tirumala hamata via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[posokoni]

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial wahe

Example: Photo by Philippe Bourjon / Fishbase, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Acanthurus triostegus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

n. remƗn

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n.

Example: This is a toxic plant for cows. When they eat it, they die. But the bark can be used to cover food for cooking--cover taro, cassava and other tubers with the leaves when they are being cooked on the fire. The leaves are not toxic to people--only cows.

Scientific name: Parasponia andersonii, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Scientific name: Phyllidiopsis xishaensis via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

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Speaker: Martial wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[topasiwɨr] n.

Example: People use this to cover or wrap banana and cassava prior to cooking in a boiling pot; when the food is cooked the leaf is discarded. Flowers used for decoration. This is an imported cultivated plant.

Scientific name: Heliconia indica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Scientific name: Schefflera neoebudica, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Taeniura lymma via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

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

Scientific name: Carangoides ferdau via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Kathleen Kresner-Reyes / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Siganus spinus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial wahe

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

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Scientific name: Hermetia illucens via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe