Nafe (Kwamera)

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

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

v intr dead

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr 1. go, walk, be in motion; 2. be unmarried; 3. shine (as the sun)

Speaker: Martial wahe

v. plant (certain plants such as taro, papaya, kava, sugarcane, manioc)

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

v overtake, bypass

Speaker: Martial wahe

v. peel, cut skins off tubers

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

v. construct a yam trellis

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v drink water

(Bislama) tra drink wata

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kill pig

Speaker: Martial wahe

cut his penis

Speaker: Martial wahe

v. look down! (imperative)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

dig the soil

Speaker: Martial wahe

maggot

Speaker: Martial Wahe

I pick the fruit tree of all the fruit

(Bislama) mi pikimap fuit

Speaker: Martial Wahe

boy children

Speaker: Martial Wahe

friend

Speaker: Martial Wahe

fungus, small white

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5134)

Example: Cut open ripe fruit, put red seed in mouth, chew them, then spit out hard seeds left. Ancients used to eat the seeds in this way -- certain people still like it.

Scientific name: Momordica charantia, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n house component (vertical poles supporting thatching)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. body oil, coconut oil used for adornment

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

assistance, help

Speaker: Martial Wahe

section of house thatching

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Snubnose dart

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

Scientific name: Trachinotus blochii via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5161)

Example: Leaf mixed with Malaxis sp. (MJB 5154) to treat broken bone. Conjunctivitis (pink eye) drip juice from the stem into the eye 2x day 3 days. Fertility: To cleanse womb squeeze on stem into bottle with water and drink 1L a day for four days to get pregnant.

Scientific name: Canavalia, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5136)

Example: To tie the wall of a house, strip off leaves and tie fresh to house.

Scientific name: Flagellaria indica, Speaker: Johnson Noar

Painted sweetlips (male)

Example: Photo by Dr. Dwayne Meadows / NOAA, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Diagramma pictum via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

kind of banana

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Redfin bream

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

Scientific name: Monotaxis heterodon via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of impromptu basket made of fern leaves

Speaker: Martial Wahe

pearl shell

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5131)

Example: Fruits edible when ripe. For dengue fever, take 1 bundle of leaves and stems, mash and place in pot with 2 L water, boil 30 minutes, drink warm. Drink 1 liter 1x day for 4-6 days depends on strength of dengue. "Sends" dengue out from your body.

Scientific name: Physalis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. pandanus fruit

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5149)

Example: Used to paint face for kastom ceremony before other colors were available from store--original color.

Scientific name: Bixa orellana, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. sweet potato that is planted close to yams

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[kwarwisiwir] n. epiphyte growing in dense forest. Flowers yellow-orange to bright orange. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3047)

Example: Ornamental: Flowers are used to decorate houses.

Scientific name: Dendrobium, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Pacific Dtella

Example: via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Gehyra oceanica via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

n. penis

Speaker: Martial Wahe

type of woven coconut frond mat

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Rivulated parrotfish, surf parrotfish

Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

kind of cassava, a very productive variety

Scientific name: Manihot esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar

kind of cassava. The man who went to Port-Vila and brought this variety back to Port Resolution was Robert Rwae and it is named for him

Scientific name: Manihot esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar

butterfly fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

cyclone

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Elongate surgeonfish (sea)

Example: Photo by Paddy Ryan / www.ryanphotographic.com, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

kind of fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nakanakan] n. terrestrial herb, 0.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3069)

Example: People use this to treat boils on the skin. Squeeze the "juice" of the leaf on the boil, and it will soften it so that the liquid inside the boil comes out. If you chew an amount of leaves first, then they will cover and stick to the boil so it will heal faster.

Scientific name: Ageratum conyzoides, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

gladness or hug

Example: hug your mother if longtime no see her

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. plant (to be identified)

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Salacia, Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of coconut, characterized by a round fruit with a reddish color on the top of the fruit

Scientific name: Cocos nucifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar

[nanim] n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2986)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Hunting: Flying foxes and pidgeons are known to eat the fruit of this plant. As a result, hunters will cluster about these trees to hunt these animals.

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

cousin (mother’s brother’s child)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree, used in canoe construction

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n fire

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5039)

Example: This is the female type of 5037. Leaf is used to cover the top ridge of a roof on a house. Lasts 5 or more years. Women use the leaf for grass skirts. Take leaves, twist, tie in a line, dry in sun and then use to make skirt. Leaves have a nice fragrance.

Scientific name: Alpinia, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree, 5-6 m h (collection: Laurence Ramon #318)

Scientific name: Ficus granatum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. sugarcane

Speaker: Martial Wahe

evening

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. well branched tree, 10-12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3032)

Example: Construction: The wood of this tree is used as timber wood. Hunting: Flying foxes are known to eat the fruits of this tree. If they are desired, hunters will gather near the tree when fruits are in season. Food: The ripe fruits (black) are consumed occassionally.

Scientific name: Syzygium kajewskii, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my vein

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. flowering tree

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Syzygium malaccense, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. damaged tree, growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone. flowers pale-yellowish tan. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3234)

Example: The wood of this tree is used for building houses. When a person has a large cut, chew the young leaves of this plant until soft, roll up into some of the same leaf, heat on the fire for 5 minutes, put the heated leaves directly on the wound and secure this with a cloth. To treat diarrhea in small children, parents chew the leaves and give the juice that extrudes to the kids, 1 teaspoon, 2x daily for 2 days or until the condition goes away.

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica, Speaker: Martial Wahe

[maka:rwa] n. liana growing on trunk of hedycarya dorstenioides, in dense forest along ridge. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3004)

Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are attracted to this plant for their red fruits. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the flying fox.

Scientific name: Piper austrocaledonicum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5138)

Example: Remove base from flower and chew flower--tastes sweet. Long ago there were no pens, you could use this flower to write message on wood.

Scientific name: Malvaviscus arboreus, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[ne̤wo] n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3079)

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.

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. tree to 30 m, dbh 2 m (collection: Michael J. Balick #4738)

Example: Wood is strong and good to make houses with, particuarly house posts. Also good for firewood.

Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. 1. wild cane, 2. arrow shaft

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. handle of axe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5163)

Example: Scrape inner bark (handful) and mix it with MJB 5157 in 1 liter water squeeze in bottle, drink 1 cup 2x daily for mother who is not producing enough milk for baby. Birds eat fruits -- all types like it (flying fox) also.

Scientific name: Ficus kajewskii, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. trunk of tree

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5167)

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

happiness

Speaker: Martial Wahe

cliff, escarpment edge

Speaker: Martial Wahe

morning

Speaker: Martial Wahe

cold, dry season

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. ginger, used in cooking and in tea, used medicinally in tea to clear lungs and throat phlegm

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. axe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of reddish coconut

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Marbled parrotfish, seagrass parrortfish

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

Scientific name: Leptoscarus vaigiensis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

parrotfish (general name)

Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Blue-lined large-eye bream

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

Scientific name: Gymnocranius grandoculis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

cousin (older mother’s sister’s child, older father’s brother’s child)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. lightning at sea that stuns fish, making them easy to catch

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my left hand

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. the first shoot of any young plant

Speaker: Martial Wahe

not long will be delight

(Bislama) stap broke delight

Speaker: Martial Wahe

afternoon

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of introduced legume with hairy beanpod

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[suku] n. type of mushroom

Speaker: Jean Eskar

n. pathway

Speaker: Jean Eskar

n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3227)

Example: Unspecified, secret medicinal use.

Scientific name: Claoxylon fallax, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. house central post

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Jean Eskar

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.

Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityense, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. 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: Martial Wahe

n day after tomorrow

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Pink whipray

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Himantura fai via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

v I planted yam (only yam we can use this word ’yakawi’ that mean planted)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Flathead grey mullet, sea mullet, grey mullet

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

Scientific name: Mugil cephalus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial wahe

Speaker: Martial wahe

canoe

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe