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-amera

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adj. uncooked, raw, fertile (as land)

-amhua

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v deflect an object (as a football), cast off, shake off one’s body, abandon one’s supporters (as a leader)

-arupwɨtér

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v intr abut, join with, stand on

-ɨkwahi

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fruit

api

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v. to stick with a knife or spear

Asasi

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take out the skin of the something like hood stemp with a knife

awsaskringi naii

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v cut fire wood in pieces

(Bislama) spletem fire hood.

botoboto

Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017
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kind of shell. Possibly genus Vasum.

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison, Dec. 2017

ia-kamawengin

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v I eat

iapwas

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a stage of coconut development

iavɨnmér

iavɨnmér
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fan-tailed cuckoo

ihis

ihis
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octopus

ik kawhakou

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phrase where you going?

(Bislama) you go wea

Itaku

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kamahao

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n shooting star

kapa

Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0
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Moluccan snapper

Example: Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

katata

katata
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wooden bench

kausɨrɨp

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n. spider in photo

kaviahapurɨgpurɨg

kaviahapurɨgpurɨg
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a kind of honeyeater, Wattled Honeyeater

kavnavini

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n. kind of plant with sticky seed pods, seeds used medicinally for many ailments, including stomach ache

kepia

This is an introduced species that is a weed in cultivated fields.
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n. herb to subshrub growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone. fruits orange to red. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3244)

Example: This is an introduced species that is a weed in cultivated fields.

kereiri

kereiri
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traditional woven fan

kesakwesa

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n. kind of breadfruit

keusakeusa

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kind of breadfruit, medium-sized

Example: Cooked on a low fire as it has very soft flesh. Good tasting variety

kohi

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n my anus

kotmaseka

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n. coconut leaf for brooms

kourmhin

Micropsitta bruijnii rosea
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Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot

kurɨn

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n purple swamp hen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

kwanapit

This plant is used to treat diarrhea. A person takes 1 handful of leaves, washes the soil off, chews them and gets the juice out of the leaves, spits out the fibers and left over parts of the leaves. Chew this regularly until the diarrhea goes away if a person has a bad case; for a mild case, chew only once. It is said that a person has to "listen to the plant" until the diarrhea stops. It is said to be better for this condition than Psidium (guava).
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n. herb to 50 cm, flowers pink (collection: Michael J. Balick #4721)

Example: This plant is used to treat diarrhea. A person takes 1 handful of leaves, washes the soil off, chews them and gets the juice out of the leaves, spits out the fibers and left over parts of the leaves. Chew this regularly until the diarrhea goes away if a person has a bad case; for a mild case, chew only once. It is said that a person has to "listen to the plant" until the diarrhea stops. It is said to be better for this condition than Psidium (guava).

kwanare reia

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egg of chicken

kwanare-yaku

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kind of taro, has reddish-white flesh

Example: Good for cooking and making lap-lap

kwanareiaku

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n. kind of taro

kwarɨtu

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n barnacle

kwatigɨs

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a stage of coconut development

mainfap

noun a dried leaf used to ceremonially wrap kava root

makhum

Scarus oviceps http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-oviceps.html
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Dark capped parrotfish

Example: Photo by Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

manhewao apamus

Elagatis bipinnulata http://fishbase.org/summary/Elagatis-bipinnulata.html
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Rainbow runner

(Bislama) Rainbow Runner

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

manhewao asori

Caranx ignobilis http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-ignobilis.html
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Giant trevally (deep sea)

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

manhewao pitew

Caranx lugubris http://fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-lugubris.html
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Black jack (deep sea)

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

nafeiruan

Hundreds of years ago, there was no tobacco. People dried and smoked this as tobacco. When fishing, wrap string around stem--use as a reel.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5089)

Example: Hundreds of years ago, there was no tobacco. People dried and smoked this as tobacco. When fishing, wrap string around stem--use as a reel.

nakeian

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gladness or hug

Example: hug your mother if longtime no see her

namatamai

Lethrinus obsoletus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-obsoletus.html
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Orange-striped emperor

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

namnuk

Crateva religiosa
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[nam nak] n. tree, 6-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3152)

namritajɨk

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older brother

nanɨs

Poisonous plant. Planted near cultivated garden to kill virus in soil.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5150)

Example: Poisonous plant. Planted near cultivated garden to kill virus in soil.

nari muru

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animal

natoga

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wind direction: east wind

natuan

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. large tree, 10-14 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

nawes

Fruit used for local medicine. When a person is diagnosed with "cancer" in the local hospital, take a ripe fruit in a cup of water and macerate it until the smell of the fruit comes out in the water, drink every other day, 3x daily, morning noon and night. Also used for firewood.
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n. tree to 6 m tall, dbh 40 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4740)

Example: Fruit used for local medicine. When a person is diagnosed with "cancer" in the local hospital, take a ripe fruit in a cup of water and macerate it until the smell of the fruit comes out in the water, drink every other day, 3x daily, morning noon and night. Also used for firewood.

neimeiraer

Leaf used to thatch house. Chew base of stem as sugar cane - it’s sweet.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5088)

Example: Leaf used to thatch house. Chew base of stem as sugar cane - it’s sweet.

nema

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people, men

nep

nep
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pig killing stick

nerer

Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Fish Poison: To help catch fish, a bundle of leaves are squeezed and placed in a stream. After some time, the fish appear stunned and are caught.
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[narɨr] n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2972)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Fish Poison: To help catch fish, a bundle of leaves are squeezed and placed in a stream. After some time, the fish appear stunned and are caught.

nikanyep

1. Known as the spirit of kava, the inner stem of young leaves can be eaten as bush fodder.
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n. treelet, 1.5 to 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4243)

Example: 1. Known as the spirit of kava, the inner stem of young leaves can be eaten as bush fodder.

nikotufe

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n. blue water tree, used for timber and canoe building, artistic carving

nikouirum

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n. coconut spathe

nima

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n. leaf

nimriki taruk

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n my beard

nimusukwe

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n. decayed stump

Ningkaris

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Mountain beetwen yatukwei and High hill

noawatikerehy

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kind of breadfruit, has small fruits that are more oblong than round

Example: The stem of this variety is good for canoe-making as it will last for many years of use

nukune-nig

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kind of taro, might be another genus of “taro”. It has a special stone that is specific to this variety

Example: Roasted or boiled for eating

nukwai payan

nukwai payan
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pine cone

nulagli

Ornamental plant. Known to be poisonous.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5139)

Example: Ornamental plant. Known to be poisonous.

nɨfaga

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bow

nɨfaga

nɨfaga
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[nɨfaŋa] bow

nɨkava pusir

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n. kind of kava with smooth outer bark

nɨkawahai-rea

Straight stem used for spear shaft
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[nəkwa̤j reje] n. small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3132), used to make fishing spears, and used to make small house posts that support thatch roof

Example: Straight stem used for spear shaft

nɨkenaku jerin

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his heart

nɨkovakava

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n. driftwood

nɨkɨnhi-

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n. inalienable planting tuber (as of a taro from which a new tuber has grown)

nɨkɨsi-

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n. inalienable small offshoot tubers

parangi akwes

Acanthurus dussumieri http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-dussumieri.html
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Eyestripe surgeonfish

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

parangi pshir

Acanthurus maculiceps http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-maculiceps.html
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White-freckled surgeonfish

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

penesu

Scarus frenatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-frenatus.html
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Bridled Parrotfish

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

penesu

Scarus psittacus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-psittacus.html
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Common parrotfish, palenose parrotfish

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

pirawa ~ firawa

Gymnocranius grandoculis http://fishbase.org/summary/Gymnocranius-grandoculis.html
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Blue-lined large-eye bream

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

pɨseruk

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milk fish

rawɨs

rawɨs
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[ʰrawɨs] grass skirt

rinhem

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his/her mum, his/her mother

rukwemakwa

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evening star

sapág

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fork (as in a tree)

sar

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salt

sarat

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n. green onions (English shallot)

(Bislama) sarat

sirosiro

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n whirlpool

susut

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fruit, edible green

taik itoga

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n. a type of banana, often fermented to make banana beer

tanak asori

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Thank you

tapatou

Sphyraena putnamae http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-putnamae.html
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Sawtooth barracuda

Example: Photo by Stephanie W. Batzer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

taputam

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n. gecko

tikináu

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n. bamboo (native species)

tit

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n cricket

turlmata

The vine is used for rope. Collect a length of vine appropriate for the task, heat it over a fire, peel the outer "skin" off and use the rest of the vine, fresh, to tie the poles and rafters used to make a traditional house.
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[turma:ta] n. vine in hibiscus tiliaceus tree, growing on rocky roadside cut along coast road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3163)

Example: The vine is used for rope. Collect a length of vine appropriate for the task, heat it over a fire, peel the outer "skin" off and use the rest of the vine, fresh, to tie the poles and rafters used to make a traditional house.

tuwai

The stem is used to make house posts; the young stems are used to make bows and young boys use the bows made from this tree to hunt birds and flying foxes.
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[tuwai] n. tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3059)

Example: The stem is used to make house posts; the young stems are used to make bows and young boys use the bows made from this tree to hunt birds and flying foxes.

twe twe

Take a coconut leaf, take out the midribs so it becomes a sharp spine, impale the seeds on this, and light them for use as a torch. Leaf used to cover earth oven, and can be put between the stones and the wrapped cooking leaves in order to keep the food clean. Children play with the seeds as marbles
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5090)

Example: Take a coconut leaf, take out the midribs so it becomes a sharp spine, impale the seeds on this, and light them for use as a torch. Leaf used to cover earth oven, and can be put between the stones and the wrapped cooking leaves in order to keep the food clean. Children play with the seeds as marbles

tɨpuk

tɨpuk
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n. wall

wata put

wata put
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galoshes

wipin napiran

Alectis ciliaris http://fishbase.org/summary/Alectis-ciliaris.html
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African pompano (female)

Example: Photo by Bernie Dupont, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr

Yapar

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n dwarf, midget

Yewao

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port resolution