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-akeki

v scrape out, spoon out

-akwaséi

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v. wear an ornament of leaves inserted into carved or woven armlets

-akwekwái

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v var. of -akwai(akwai)

-akwrigi

v wring, wring out (as kava from a strainer), squeeze by hand

-akwtenhi

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v hold on to, grasp, keep, retain, hoard (guests, goods, an idea)

-api

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v 1. cry; 2. pity

-arukwakwus

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v hang, hang up, tie up

-arágaha (pukpuk)

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v intr move, act, stand or leave simultaneously

-asaprán

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v intr clear (as the sky), break up (as clouds) dawn

-asisɨg

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v/a close, shut, closed (as a door)

-ásitu

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v help, assist

-ásuke

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v swing, oscillate

ahavi

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v. plant modifier word used with yam ("nuk")

basangi

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n. house vertical support posts

eunan

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v. intransitive to bud or come into leaf

Fiti

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Fiji

hamvani nuk

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name of a star constellation

ia-kamaputa ia naii

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I climb a tree

ia-kase nap

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make fire

iaran

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day

iaremha

This plant is used to treat diarrhea in a baby 1-6 months old. The mother takes 4, 1" pieces and chews them, spitting it into the baby’s mouth 2x daily, once in the morning and once in the afternoon until the diarrhea stops. Sometimes if the baby is sick from a spirit such as a yam, taro or sea spirit, the mother takes 2, 1" pieces of stem and 2, 1" pieces of Acalypha wilkesiana petiole (Plunkett et.al. #3081) and chews the two species together and spits on the affected baby, telling the spirit to "go away and leave the baby alone.
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n. herb, growing along open garden path. flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3084)

Example: This plant is used to treat diarrhea in a baby 1-6 months old. The mother takes 4, 1" pieces and chews them, spitting it into the baby’s mouth 2x daily, once in the morning and once in the afternoon until the diarrhea stops. Sometimes if the baby is sick from a spirit such as a yam, taro or sea spirit, the mother takes 2, 1" pieces of stem and 2, 1" pieces of Acalypha wilkesiana petiole (Plunkett et.al. #3081) and chews the two species together and spits on the affected baby, telling the spirit to "go away and leave the baby alone.

kaies

kaies
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n. rake

kapa

Lutjanus carponotatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-carponotatus.html
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Spanish flag, stripey

Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

karig

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power stone

karuarewa

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kind of breadfruit, produces small round fruits with small projections (described as small needles) on the outside of the fruit. The tree is very tall

Kasoso

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n name of a culture hero

kaupa

kaupa
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n gate (made of bamboo)

konfare

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n. pineapple

konianaker

Epinephelus howlandi http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-howlandi.html
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Blacksaddle grouper (deep sea)

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

konianaker

Epinephelus melanostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-melanostigma.html
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One-blotch grouper (deep sea)

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

konianaker

Epinephelus hexagonatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-hexagonatus.html
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Starspotted grouper (deep sea)

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

konianaker

Epinephelus ongus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-ongus.html
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White-streaked grouper (deep sea)

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

konianaker

Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-coeruleopunctatus.html
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Whitespotted grouper (deep sea)

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

konkamun

Ornamental: The white fruits of this plant are used as pendants to fashion a necklace for a man, woman or child.
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[kwənka:mun] n. large herb, 0.5 to 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3002)

Example: Ornamental: The white fruits of this plant are used as pendants to fashion a necklace for a man, woman or child.

konpir

The fiber from the stem is used to make a local rope used to tie thatch on the house. Also used to make an armband to put on the Nisei (Euodia hortensis) leaves (Plunkett et al.#3077).
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n. liana growing on coconuts and ficus trees, at edge of disturbed agro-forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3087)

Example: The fiber from the stem is used to make a local rope used to tie thatch on the house. Also used to make an armband to put on the Nisei (Euodia hortensis) leaves (Plunkett et al.#3077).

konuwak arwerew

Cephalopholis urodeta http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-urodeta.html
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Darkfin hind, flagtail grouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

kormahak ~ kwarumahakw

kormahak ~ kwarumahakw
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coconut development stage 6

kourmhin

Micropsitta bruijnii rosea
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Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot

kuankiriage

1. The fruits are chewed for their juice and the remainder spit out. Locals refer to this as drinking the fruit. 2. The wood of the tree can be used as a post or rafter in either western-style or traditional style homes. 3. When in flower it is considered an appropriate time to clear a garden path for planting. When in fruit, it is time to plant yams in one’s garden.
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n. large, well branched tree (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4245)

Example: 1. The fruits are chewed for their juice and the remainder spit out. Locals refer to this as drinking the fruit. 2. The wood of the tree can be used as a post or rafter in either western-style or traditional style homes. 3. When in flower it is considered an appropriate time to clear a garden path for planting. When in fruit, it is time to plant yams in one’s garden.

kukureakurai

Lalage leucopyga
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long tailed thriller

kusán

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n kind of shellfish

kwanafereiag

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n. face painting mud

kwanarai

People use this plant as a medicine to treat bad knees. Peel the bark, take 1 handful and put it in a cup of water until the water becomes black. Drink it 3x daily as needed until the knee pain disappears and the knee heals. Children use the seeds as a glue in school work.
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n. tree, 6-7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3101)

Example: People use this plant as a medicine to treat bad knees. Peel the bark, take 1 handful and put it in a cup of water until the water becomes black. Drink it 3x daily as needed until the knee pain disappears and the knee heals. Children use the seeds as a glue in school work.

kwankwikwa

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n volcano bomb

kwatinɨvirakw

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kind of seaweed

kɨmiahaga

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n. a secondary sprout or shoot (of a plant)

kɨmkɨn

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n. pumpkin

(Bislama) kƗmkƗn

kɨrorat

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n. a fruit with yellow skin and red seeds, edible, grows on low vines

makwa wi

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n new moon (moon phase)

manari-ianupag

Cultural: After a young boy is circumcised, a special kava (“Tapuga”) is prepared. The leaf of this tree is then tied to each branch of the tree to signify the ceremony.
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[manariən nəʔpəŋ] n. shrub, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2971)

Example: Cultural: After a young boy is circumcised, a special kava (“Tapuga”) is prepared. The leaf of this tree is then tied to each branch of the tree to signify the ceremony.

Mar pitew

Mar pitew

maramara

maramara
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garland of plant worn on the head for decoration

marangmarang

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kava type

moripako

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n. kind of wild yam (see namhu)

mɨkɨm

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blue fish

mɨriaki

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[mɨriaki] small lizard or salamander

nakogár

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n. kind of tree

namatamai

Lethrinus erythropterus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-erythropterus.html
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Longfin emperor

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

napoti sarapiran

Plectorhinchus gibbosus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-gibbosus.html
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Harry hotlips (female)

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

napua ierman

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stratus cloud

napɨk

This is male variety used to build the foundation of the house, to make the timbers for the floor (joist) and put Veitchia arecina (MB 4707) strips on top. Also used for crossbeams for roof of house. Planted in village to provide shade.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5130)

Example: This is male variety used to build the foundation of the house, to make the timbers for the floor (joist) and put Veitchia arecina (MB 4707) strips on top. Also used for crossbeams for roof of house. Planted in village to provide shade.

naring

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n. tree, small; Vanuatu Wild Fig

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nasar

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.
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n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5074)

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.

nathan

Timber. Birds are known to eat this fruit so people can hunt near the tree. Unspecified medicine.
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n. sparsely branched tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3232)

Example: Timber. Birds are known to eat this fruit so people can hunt near the tree. Unspecified medicine.

nawirec

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kind of taro, has yellow flesh. It might be a different genus

Example: Good for boiling or making lap-lap

neis

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basalt

nep

nep
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pig killing stick

newao

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. plant (to be identified)

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nifua

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n. kind of parasitic plant

nikiho

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n. sea hearse tree

nikovarhig

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n. kava

nikriakei

Food: The ripe fruits (yellow or soft green) are consumed. Exudate: The yellow exudate of this plant is used as a light-duty glue.
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[nɨkriakei] n. tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3019)

Example: Food: The ripe fruits (yellow or soft green) are consumed. Exudate: The yellow exudate of this plant is used as a light-duty glue.

nikweto

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n. fern tree

niras

Very poison sap and leaves. When in fruit the fruit bat eat this and can’t fly well so fall down and can be harvested.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5087)

Example: Very poison sap and leaves. When in fruit the fruit bat eat this and can’t fly well so fall down and can be harvested.

nkaferang

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. shrub, 2 m tall

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nui rametum

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pond of water

nukwasighar

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sunlight

numben

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
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n. subshrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3161)

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

nuri-nanipuka

This plant is used by dogs who have an upset stomach. They go to eat this grass and then their stomachs feel better. Pigs feed on this grass.
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n. herb growing on roadside along coast road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3169)

Example: This plant is used by dogs who have an upset stomach. They go to eat this grass and then their stomachs feel better. Pigs feed on this grass.

nusua

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kind of yam, produces a tuber with a white flesh and red skin. It is easy to grow

Example: Soft when cooked

nuvás

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n. Hibiscus, species with edible leaves, ’island cabbage’

nɨkwa

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n. inalienable fruit, offspring

nɨmrakw

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ashes

nɨmu

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fish

nɨpunɨpun

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spider web

pirawa ~ firawa

Lethrinus laticaudis http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-laticaudis.html
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Grass emperor

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pɨsaiov

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middle finger

rangek matouk

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n my right hand

rewhɨk

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n my incisor (tooth)

ring

Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Hunting: Pidgeons are known to eat the fruit of this plant. As a result, hunters will cluster about these trees to hunt this animal. Construction: The timber of the plant is used to make roof members of local houses.
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n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2992)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Hunting: Pidgeons are known to eat the fruit of this plant. As a result, hunters will cluster about these trees to hunt this animal. Construction: The timber of the plant is used to make roof members of local houses.

ringkai

Fregata minor
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[rigai ~ ringgai] Great Frigatebird

Example: Photo by Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

ruerau

Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used as a decoration. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.
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n. terrestrial orchid growing in open field next to disturbed forest along ridge track. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2987)

Example: Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used as a decoration. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.

sarapsan

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egg white

sirosiro

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n whirlwind

sola

sola
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solar panel

taik pani kuau

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n. type of banana, largest kind, used to make laplap

tuai

This tree is a source of good, hard wood. It is used to make children’s bows as well as for house construction.
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n. tree, 30 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3238)

Example: This tree is a source of good, hard wood. It is used to make children’s bows as well as for house construction.

ur

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louse

wipin pitew

Carangoides chrysophrys http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-chrysophrys.html
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Longnose trevally (male) (deep sea)

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

yakwapenun

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