Nafe (Kwamera)

v. unwrap (as a tuber pudding), open (as an earth oven)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v 1. rub, rub off, scrub, clean by scrubbing, wash; 2. rub against

Speaker: Martial wahe

v rub one’s backside against, wipe one’s ass

Speaker: Martial wahe

v dir come from (especially by walking)

Speaker: Martial wahe

adj. ripe (as fruit), well cooked

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

v turn aside, turn back (as a person), block

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v intr fall, drop (numerous objects)

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v whip, strike with a rope or stick

Speaker: Martial wahe

v. go away! (imeprative)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v eat two things, like meat and taro together rather than only meat

Speaker: Martial Wahe

adv., adj. wild, in the bush

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v. to peel skin or husk

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v cut fire wood in pieces

(Bislama) spletem fire hood.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v. to kill

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v I cut my hand

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v I watch the cows

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of turtle

Speaker: Martial Wahe

phrase where are you from?

(Bislama) yu blo wea

Speaker: Martial Wahe

wheeled toy

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Giant Golden Orbweaver

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

Scientific name: Nephila pilipes via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

kind of laplap

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Blackspot snapper

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

Scientific name: Lutjanus ehrenbergii via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Vella Lavella White-Eye

Scientific name: Zosterops vellalavella, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n clear sky

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[kapuapu] n. green salamander

Speaker: Martial Wahe

general term for fungus

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Common silver-biddy

Example: Photo by Andrey Ryanskiy / FishBase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Gerres oyena via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Eastern Barn Owl

Example: Photo by Christopher Watson, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Tyto javanica delicatula, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my jaw

Speaker: Martial wahe

n gecko

Speaker: Martial Wahe

traditional woven fan

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n mosquito larva

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Moorish idol fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Giant grouper (deep sea)

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

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

grouper (deep sea)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. lemon

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[kwanokuma] n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2976)

Example: No use disclosed.

Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[kwanrares] n. liana growing into canopy of dysoxylum, in open (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3034)

Scientific name: Lygodium reticulatum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n month name (archaic) corresponding to September

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. one

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. epiphyte growing on neonauclea forsteri trunk, about 2-3 m above ground (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2977)

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: Martial Wahe

kind of taro, has white flesh; this is the common taro

Example: Good for eating

Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n barnacle

Speaker: Martial Wahe

plant name: kind of weed

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of manioc with a yellowish flesh (i.e., curry)

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

type of fish spearing arrow with two barbs

Speaker: Martial Wahe

type of woven coconut frond mat

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Tanna fruit dove

Example: Photo by Doug Janson / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Ptulinopus tannensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n bend in the road

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[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.

Scientific name: Maoutia diversifolia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

fruit fly, gnat

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Threepot squirrelfish

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

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

ant

Speaker: Martial Wahe

worm

Speaker: Martial Wahe

triggerfish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yellowmargin triggerfish

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

Scientific name: Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

n. sea hearse tree (Hernandia peltata), has red timber used for posts

(Bislama) napiripiri

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n moon crater

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of fern, edible, often fried or boiled with milk

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[napwejsen] n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3140)

Example: The wood from this tree makes strong house posts as well as timber for benches and can be used as firewood. If you don’t have soap, you can take the leaf, mash it up and wash with it--it produces a foam that cleans. Use for washing yourself, for example. If this tree has fruits, then people know that it is a good time to plant sweet potatoes and other crops.

Scientific name: Alphitonia zizyphoides, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

coconut

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree; false nutmeg

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Myristica fatua, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5106)

Example: If someone has swollen legs or arms, like from bruises or boils, crush leaves and rub on the swollen area twice a day for 1 week, or until sores disappear. For anemia, take a double handful of leaves, squeeze into 1 L water, and drink one bottle three day for 2 weeks.

Scientific name: Plectranthus scutellarioides, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[neke hmup] n. herb to 2 m tall, growing on the edge of a homestead (collection: Michael J. Balick #4723)

Example: This plant is used to lift a person up--take two leaves together and make a "seat" and put it under a person, they can then be lifted up by the two people with a leaf on each side of that person. Use the leaf of this species to wrap rolled leaves of wild tobaco, to protect it and keep it fresh and moist.

Scientific name: Piper methysticum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. small sapling, 1.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3029)

Example: Fuel: Firewood Construction: Used to construct posts for houses. Tools: Wood is used to fashion handles for axes. Hunting: Wood is used to make the limbs of a bow. It is not considered the most suitable wood for this purpose.

Scientific name: Garcinia pseudoguttifera, Speaker: Martial Wahe

large grass skirt plant

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3240)

Example: People use the wood of this plant to make arrows. When hunting flying fox, people cut a 2’ pieces of the stem to throw at the animal and catch it.

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

family

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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.

Scientific name: Semecarpus tannaensis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. coconut spathe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. fur of mouse or rat

Speaker: Martial Wahe

breast

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree with yellow flowers and small inedible fruit that is red when ripe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my thigh

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. kind of tree, used in traditional medicine

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. fish poison tree

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n moustache

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. kind of high prestige yam

Speaker: Martial Wahe

semen

Speaker: Martial Wahe

hole, burrow, cave

Speaker: Martial Wahe

season of the year when yams are growing, before yam harvest (Oct. through March)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

giant clam

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Great Eggfly

Scientific name: Hypolimnas bolina, Speaker: Martial wahe

Common Grass Blue

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

Scientific name: Zizina labradus via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

my younger brother’s daughter (my niece)

Speaker: Wahe Martial

Claret-breasted Fruit Dove

Scientific name: Ptilinopus viridis lewisii, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree with small, compound leaves, used for firewood

Speaker: Martial Wahe

coast

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[suku] n. type of mushroom

Speaker: Jean Eskar

Anna’s Chromodoris

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

Scientific name: Chromodoris annae via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Kuni’s Nudibranch

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

Scientific name: Goniobranchus kuniei via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

duck

Speaker: Martial Wahe

braided coconut husk rope

Speaker: Martial Wahe

faucet

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Sawtooth barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena putnamae via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

n. bamboo, smallest type used for weaving house walls

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yellowtail Scad (female)

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

Scientific name: Atule mate via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Doublebar goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus crassilabris via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe