-akɨk
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1. slide on, slip, strip off (as leaves); clean (as kava with coconut fibre), clear away debris, clear one’s throat; 3. sober up (from alcohol or kava) by clearing one’s throat with food or water; 4. massage
Speaker: Martial wahe
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-asɨri
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succeed, win, better act or interact such that one comes out ahead (implying another loses), belittle another, be lucky
Speaker: Wahe Martial
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-árukwi
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1. shoot, throw (a round object), connect, tie or join together; 2. comb, coif hair in traditional male fashion
Speaker: Wahe Martial
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fafau
kaipaip sei kuekau
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sprawling herb, with erect flowering stems (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3237)
Example: Children take the inflorescence of this plant and use it to find and poke lizards hiding in the bush. For treatment of an unspecified spiritual sickness, chew 2, 2" pieces of the stem to get rid of the sickness, spitting the material on the hair and body of an ill person; use only 1 time.
Scientific name: Cyathula prostrata, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kamsiwi
kamumu
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1. kind of tuber pudding baked with edible leaves (nuvas), 2. cup made from rolled young banana leaves, 3. respect, friendship, fellowship
Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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kapajiko
karikao
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kind of sea shell; droga
(Bislama) Droka
Example: eatable shell, boiled in the saucepan or roasted in the fire
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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karkarepa
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type of flowering plant; box bean or St. Thomas’ bean
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Entada phaseoloides, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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karorat
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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
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karuarua
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5143)
Example: Use this plant to stop the rain, take 4 tips of the plant’s branch and place them in a cross formation, with the tips pointing N, S, W, E, wash them in sea water, and then call for the rain to stop. Hang these tips in a tree with rope for five days. Stem used to weave roof rafter to attach coconut fronds to stick. Young men hunting in bush with slingshots, when run out of stones, use these young fruits to hunt birds.
Scientific name: Meryta neoebudica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kavitnavit
kawitnawit
kayap amtameta
konuwak arwerew
kwanasitov
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magically treated stalk of wild cane used in kava fertility spells or to tabu a garden, road, etc.
Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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kwaniere
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1. Garcinia pancheri, 2. kind of introduced fruit tree with elongated, green fruit
Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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makhum
manuri
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5125)
Example: Fishing poles. House walls. Fence for chickens.
Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nameramer
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liana, growing on myristica fatua in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3041)
Example: Construction: The vine of this tree is used as rope to fasten members of a house or bundles of sugar cane. It is not considered a strong rope.
Scientific name: Hoya australis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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namirau
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tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3042)
Example: Construction: The wood of this tree is strong and considered a choice wood for house construction. Fuel: The wood of this tree is used as an excellent firewood.
Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nanɨs
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5113)
Example: Planted along the coast and used for protection against storms.
Scientific name: Scaevola taccada, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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napuei tafa
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stage 1 in the development of coconuts, very small, not ready to eat or for any other use
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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narer
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well branched tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4248)
Example: 1. The stems can be used as posts or rafters in traditional houses. If used as a rafter, it is used as mid-roof brace placed longitudinally on the roof, going from one end of the house to the other. This part of the roof is known as kuar kuo. 2. When in flower, taro is considered soon to be ready. When the fruit is falling, it is considered time to harvest the taro.
Scientific name: Syzygium myriadenum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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narrer
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well branched tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3111)
Example: People use trunk for houseposts as the stem is very straight. The stem also can be used for firewood.
Scientific name: Syzygium myriadenum, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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narukwas
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kind of taro, has white flesh. The leaf petiole is dark red
Example: Only used for roasting
Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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narukwás
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fumarole: an opening in a planet’s crust, often in areas surrounding volcanoes, which emits steam and gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, and hydrogen sulfide.
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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natonga
neiuk
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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: Johnson Noar
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nemrapep
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epiphyte growing in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2991)
Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are attracted to this plant for their flowers. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the flying fox.
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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newao
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plant (to be identified)
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Hibiscus dilicieus, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nhawi
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kind of yam, produces tubers with white flesh that are very sweet. It is easy to grow and very productive with large bundles of tubers
Example: Said to be good for roasting or frying in oil. This hard, sweet yam is said to be the best tasting of all
Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar
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niar
niknapus
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shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3067)
Example: Young boys make bows from the stems of this plant, and use them for hunting as the wood is hard and strong. If a boy needs a bow urgently, to hunt, he can use this.
Scientific name: Acalypha cf. repanda, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nikrah
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small tree, 2.5-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3076)
Example: If a person has a sore body or headache, someone else chews the leaf of this plant and spits the chewed leaf on the specific part of the person where the pain is found. The herb should stick to that part of the body and be applied 1x in the morninig and 1x in the afternoon, leaving the plant on the person as long as it stays.
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nimaue
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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.
Scientific name: Ficus, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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ninikiri
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kind of taro, has dark red flesh. It might be a different genus
Example: Used to make lap-lap
Scientific name: Xanthosoma sagittifolium or Alocacia macrorrhizos, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nkafereng
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shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2975)
Example: Animal Feed: The whole plant is fed to pigs to keep them fat and healthy. It is referred to as “pig medecine” and is given once per week.
Scientific name: Cyrtandra obovata, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nukuk
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epiphyte on dead tree in open area at edge of forest and garden. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3138)
Example: Secret medicine--not to discuss
Scientific name: Scyphularia pycnocarpa, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nɨkoko
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5077)
Example: Stem used to make canoe. Easy to cut.
Scientific name: Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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pangkor
rerenakuang
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herb growing on roadside along coast road. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3166)
Example: Children are said to chew the branches of this plant to give them a "bigger (stronger) voice.
Scientific name: Sonchus oleraceus, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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tapinarewen
tera
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5152)
Example: Leaf used to cover boils on skin. Mash leaf slightly and cover bol. Leaf pulls out liquid from boil. Use this for 3 days, changing the leaf 2x daily. Young plants (branch) for toothache to reduce pain. Boil in water and wash painful area. Use as needed until pain subsides. Also can collect insects in dried stems and use these to feed chickens. (Hymenoptera).
Scientific name: Homalanthus nutans, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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tɨkurakák
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Short-tailed Shearwater or Slender-billed Shearwater, a.k.a. mutton bird
Scientific name: Puffinus tenuirostris, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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