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-agkiari

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v speak, talk, debate

-akurira

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v 1. follow, come behind; 2. do something afterwards

-akwekwái

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v var. of -akwai(akwai)

-akwrigi

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

-amwhén

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v/a 1. equal, the same, similar; 2. enough, sufficient, acceptable, fitting; 3. desirous of, needful of

-apwupwu

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v gargle, rinse one’s mouth

-apɨni

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v/a level, flat (as ground)

-arkouani

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v tr wear around neck (as a necklace, neck ornament or tie)

-arukwuvsini

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v var. of -rukwuvsini

-atɨgase

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v/a be brave, have courage, not fear

araii narek

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cut my penis( circumsision)

Arwerang

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v. open

(Bislama) openem

atia ~ atiai

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v. 1. to grate tubers, 2. treat with traditional medicine by spitting grated or masticated ingredients on the patient’s head

blacksan

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kind of cassava. The skin of the root of this variety is red

ewhan mapri

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v go sleep

(Bislama) go silip

Fekɨr

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Tanna placename: a waterfall and pool near Mt. Merin and Tukusmera, said to be the origin of Tanna greenstone pendants

ia-kakwaii nimei nari

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I rake (brush) or weed the herb

(Bislama) go weed

ia-kamregi namisaian ia nupurak

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v I feel a pain in my body

kantari

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n kind of locust

kapkar

Zosterops vellalavella
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Vella Lavella White-Eye

kararɨg

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fungus, small white

kareng reng

Gerres oyena http://fishbase.org/summary/Gerres-oyena.html
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Common silver-biddy

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

karharhi

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n. 1. small taro roots, 2. garden (metaphorically)

kaupa

kaupa
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n gate (made of bamboo)

kawakawa

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. species of liana

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

kera

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skull

konianaker

Epinephelus chlorostigma http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-chlorostigma.html
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Brownspotted grouper (deep sea)

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

konphar

Lutjanus rivulatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-rivulatus.html
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Blubberlip snapper

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

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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[kwanpir] 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

Epinephelus areolatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-areolatus.html
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Areolate grouper

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

konuwak sarapiran

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-chaetodonoides.html
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Harlequin Sweetlips, Many-Spotted Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips (female)

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

kuankuma

No use disclosed.
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n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2976)

Example: No use disclosed.

kwajia

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n. one

kwankwikwa

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n larva

kwanɨmrɨt

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n. kind of vine

kwonhim

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[ganhɨn] penis

kɨtir

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anyone

mainɨfregiesukw

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kind of shellfish, mother-of-pearl

makhum

Cheilinus fasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-fasciatus.html
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Redbreasted wrasse

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

Makwa wi

Makwa wi
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n waxing crescent (moon phase)

marpan

Calotomus carolinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Calotomus-carolinus.html
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Carolines parrotfish, stareye parrotfish

Example: Photo by Dennis Polack / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

mwirmwir

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twins

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.

namakuian va takouar

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cloudy in the mountain

namatamai

Lethrinus ornatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-ornatus.html
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Ornate emperor

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

namatamai

Lethrinus variegatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-variegatus.html
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Slender emperor

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

nanɨs

Planted along the coast and used for protection against storms.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5113)

Example: Planted along the coast and used for protection against storms.

nape

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n. kind of tree (var. of napa)

napoti sarariman

Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-flavomaculatus.html
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Lemonfish, gold-spotted sweetlips (male)

Example: Photo by Richard Ling / Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

napupu

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n. kind of tree, used in canoe construction

napɨr

Medicinal use. For back pain, take double handful of leaf, mash it in 1/2 liter of water, squeeze into cup. Drink 2 cups / day, morning and afternoon for 5 days.
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n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5127)

Example: Medicinal use. For back pain, take double handful of leaf, mash it in 1/2 liter of water, squeeze into cup. Drink 2 cups / day, morning and afternoon for 5 days.

narak

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kind of yam, has tubers with two colors in the same root—both white and red and is sweet and soft

Example: Is a special yam for paying dowry

Narhak

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Whitesands language

naring

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

narisien

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n. to laugh

Nasuapurien

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disturbance

(Bislama) disteb

natimi

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. hardwood and fruit tree; taun tree, island lychee

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

natis

People use this to make a broom, by cutting the roots and tying a bundle of stems together. The leaves fall off naturally and this is used as a broom.
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n. terrestrial herb, 0.8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3068)

Example: People use this to make a broom, by cutting the roots and tying a bundle of stems together. The leaves fall off naturally and this is used as a broom.

naván

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n. kind of tree used for house posts

nawa

Fruits edible when ripe. The stem is used for timber and sawn timber. Flowers attract fruit bats. Hunters, knowing this, hunt the bats at night.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5038)

Example: Fruits edible when ripe. The stem is used for timber and sawn timber. Flowers attract fruit bats. Hunters, knowing this, hunt the bats at night.

nawi

nawi
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High Hill

nefaga

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n. bow and bowstring

nekeskes-apran

Asplenium cf. caudatum
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[nakəskəs apran] n. small fern growing on decaying log in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3121)

neknapus

The leaves of this plant are warmed over a fire and put warm on the legs of a person who is cold or has a headache, such as from a fever that comes with the flu. See 3076 for additional comments on this technique.
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n. sparsely branched shrub, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3081)

Example: The leaves of this plant are warmed over a fire and put warm on the legs of a person who is cold or has a headache, such as from a fever that comes with the flu. See 3076 for additional comments on this technique.

nenɨs

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fog, ground fog

nesen

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rain

ngarehma

This plant is known as "fishbone leaf" as the edge of the leaf tears away and the remaining part is serrated. It is a powerful medicine that is secret.
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[nɨŋgare̤me] n. shrub, 4-6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3090)

Example: This plant is known as "fishbone leaf" as the edge of the leaf tears away and the remaining part is serrated. It is a powerful medicine that is secret.

nigakri

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n bone

nihi-

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excrement

nikori

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n. dragon plum

nimaue

1. Ripe fruits are edible. 2. Young leaves are eaten raw.
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n. well branched understory tree, growing in dense cloud forest. fruits yellow-green to red. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4228)

Example: 1. Ripe fruits are edible. 2. Young leaves are eaten raw.

nimreki

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n. root fibre

nipina

When young boys are circumcized, the leaf is mashed and rubbed on the skin of the boys who are sleeping in the nakamal--and mix with coconut oil to help hold it on the body. Said to help the person have better, smoother skin.
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[hipi:na] n. well branched tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3149)

Example: When young boys are circumcized, the leaf is mashed and rubbed on the skin of the boys who are sleeping in the nakamal--and mix with coconut oil to help hold it on the body. Said to help the person have better, smoother skin.

nɨkɨsi-

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n. inalienable small offshoot tubers

nɨmɨrhi

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n. orange (tree)

nɨpitovien

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darkness

nɨtuán ~ natuán

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n. kind of tree with scented bark, can be used for timber

pameta

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n. kind of reddish coconut

pranawhi sei kijirimak sa namritaik

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my elder sisiter’s daughter

pusukuni

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

rafo

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what

rares pehe tukw ik

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v. ?? s/he asks you

rayai

Acanthurus guttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-guttatus.html
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Whitespotted surgeonfish

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

rewuk

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n my bicuspid (tooth)

ruaran

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daylight

(Bislama) delaet

Suatouk kehep

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n trail joining two villages

sɨkɨnmantóu

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n. kind of large taro, from Aneityum

takwaráu

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n wind direction (SSE)

Tapir

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tour

tour
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n. semi-inalienable aerial root

Tukosmera

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Mountain

tukraus

The leaves of this plant are used by women to make grass skirts. Slice the leaf lengthwise, fold or roll them up, put to dry in sun until it becomes white. At that point it is used to make the grass skirt.
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[tukrawus] n. unbranched tree, growing next to Ianarawia ("high hill") settlement (village of Philip Wahe). (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3153)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used by women to make grass skirts. Slice the leaf lengthwise, fold or roll them up, put to dry in sun until it becomes white. At that point it is used to make the grass skirt.

tumien

Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood.
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[tʰãmijen] n. small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2984)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood.

tupwa

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kind of land crab

tɨnari

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cloth

tɨsi nɨmɨrhi

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n. orange or lemon thorn

vɨraku

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kind of stingray

Yakumanerei

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yesu

Parupeneus indicus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-indicus.html
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Indian goatfish

Example: Photo by Lyle Vail / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia