-arér
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1. stand, stand on; 2. remain, be like, be at, be in office (as an elected official); 3. stop at (as a bus, or truck)
Speaker: Martial wahe
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iaku-iaku
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[jaku jaku]
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kind of herb (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3165)
Scientific name: Portulaca oleracea, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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Kamkari
karwase
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5120)
Example: When parents go away to a feast or garden, children take a pile of soil 12 in. diameter, put this flower on top, surround wth some ashes and then hide in the house to wait to see if the dwarf spirit appears (Karwase Haruase). Sometimes the spirit will come and then scare the children. Ancestors used these spirits and games to teach children to stay together and not wander alone. As the dwarf spirit will take you.
Scientific name: Volkameria inermis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kaviahapurɨgpurɨg
kawakawa
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species of liana
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Piper austrocaledonicum, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kirikapóu
koprative
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kind of yam, produces tubers with white flesh. It is fast-growing and produces a large bunch of tubers
Example: Very sweet and sticks to the teeth when eaten
Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar
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krouarpwin
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vers
(Bislama) vesem
Example: joined something like robe or joined relationship between two people.
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kuayei apusan
kwatɨpunaruveruv
kɨniwɨ
lili
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a type of sugarcane, very thin and long, yellow or light green color, very sweet, planted in gardens
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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makhum
makhum
nahpao phisir
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Rough triggerfish, spotted oceanic triggerfish, oceanic triggerfish
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: Martial Wahe
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namatamai
nanɨs
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5150)
Example: Poisonous plant. Planted near cultivated garden to kill virus in soil.
Scientific name: Volkameria inermis, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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naring
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tree, small; Vanuatu Wild Fig
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Ficus granatum, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nasasa
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banyan growing next to house along main path. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3150)
Example: The bark of this tree is used to make a kastom strap, particularly worn in the Toka Dance, where people have different ranks, and the kastom belt of this bark shows a person’s rank.
Scientific name: Ficus cf. tinctoria, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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natɨmi
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5066)
Example: Stem used for sawn timber. Eat the nut inside the large fruit. To do this, peel skin off nut and eat raw.
Scientific name: Allophylus cobbe, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nawɨrak
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5080)
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
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nefara
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[nafare]
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tree growing in disturbed forest area along kwataren kastom road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3095)
Example: The leaves are woven to make mats, hats, baskets, fans. When pollen is released from the flower it is said that fish in the sea are healthy. The roots are used for tying things, pound pieces of root and strip them off and weave into rope. A person can cut a root in a way that makes a brush to paint grass skirts and other objects. This rope can also be used to tie various leaves that are used to cover lap-lap. The leaves can be harvested, the fiber removed and woven into rope.
Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nesiapuasiapu
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5081)
Scientific name: Cyperus, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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newou pɨsir
nihpar
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low-branching tree; Alexandrian laurel, balltree, beach calophyllum
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Calophyllum inophyllum, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nikathireu
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5129)
Example: Ornamental plant.
Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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noufoua
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tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3010)
Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. It is considered one of the finest woods for this purpose. Ornamental: Branches of this tree are used to create carvings.
Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nukuk
nukwaskwas
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terrestrial; leaves 1.0-1.5 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2626)
Scientific name: Hypolepis elegans, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nurabup
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very well branched tree, 6-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3054)
Example: When this tree grows with straight stems it is used for house posts
Scientific name: Weinmannia denhami, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nɨparɨm
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5095)
Example: In times of disaster, can roast root in fire like sweet potatoe 20 min--chew the root to get the sweet tasting food and spit out fiber.
Scientific name: Pueraria montana, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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penesu
pepheer pitew
tikinau
tuprepai
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understory tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3143)
Example: The wood of this tree makes good house posts and is also used as firewood
Scientific name: Claoxylon, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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