Nafe (Kwamera)

v tr eat, consume

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v sleep, close (as one’s eyes, or the leaves of a plant at night), blink

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v overtake, bypass

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v intr be or sit in the sun

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

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v intr abut, join with, stand on

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v. 1. dig (as with a spade), 2. sprout

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v buy, pay a salary, pay someone for something

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v var. of -skwini

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v 1. slide, crawl on one’s backside, crab-walk; 2. sit (as a baby who cannot yet walk)

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kill dog

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don’t cry

(Bislama) no cry

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cut my penis( circumsision)

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for the ( hern him...)

(Bislama) fakem

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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5079)

Example: Fruits eaten when they turn yellow and are ripe.

Scientific name: Psidium guajava, Speaker: Johnson Noar

Longfin African conger, moustache conger

Example: Photo by Patrick Randall, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Conger cinereus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

I cut a sugar cane

(Bislama) mi katem sugar can.

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v I cut my hand

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[ianarɨm] Aneityum Island

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absent minded

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water devil

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ghost

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Collared Kingfisher

Example: Photo by JJ Harrison, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name: Todiramphus chloris, Speaker: Martial Wahe

stage of coconut development

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[kəkwapu] n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2978)

Example: Agricultural: When this plant is in flower, it is said that an edible shellfish (Suefa) is ready to be harvested. Light: A dry portion of wood is also used by older men as a "lightstick". Fuel: Two dry sticks are rubbed together as firestarter, in the absence of matches.

Scientific name: Hedycarya dorstenioides, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

kind of breadfruit, similar to karuarewa but the fruits are larger and with the same small projections (described as small needles) on the outside of the fruit

Example: This variety is not good for making a canoe as the wood is too soft

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

my elder sister

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flying fox

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large, black supernatural fowl which crows at the end of the day

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n. low-growing herb, growing in dense forest heavily impacted by cyclone. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3259)

Example: When a person has diarrhea with blood (dysentery) , this is the plant medicine used to treat it. Take leaves and squeeze juice into a cup of water and give this to the person who is ill. One teaspoon for young children and for an adult 1 full cup in the morning each day until fully cured.

Scientific name: Hemigraphis reptans, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Trigger fish

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n. tree, h = 8 m (collection: Laurence Ramon #320)

Scientific name: Garcinia pseudoguttifera, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Coral grouper, coral rock grouper

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus corallicola via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

dog

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5115)

Example: Hardwood, for carving. For building house posts. If wood is dry when it is wet outside, this wood will light and burn faster than any other wood (due to high sap content).

Scientific name: Guettarda speciosa, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n.

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n door, doorway

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[ganhɨm] your penis

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n. a secondary sprout or shoot (of a plant)

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n barn owl (Tyto alba)

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n. paper

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n. manioc (var. of manto)

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

kind of cassava, has yellow flesh—the name means “yellow curry”

Scientific name: Manihot esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar

also

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Ringtail surgeonfish

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

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

n. 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

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5169)

Example: Used during shaving ceremonies leaves mixed with Euodia and mashed coconut and used to oil the body of young man being shaved and the person doing the ceremony. Stems when mashed are very fragrant and also tied around head. Ceremony for young lady who has first menstruation, she goes away with her family, when she comes back cover her with same mixture of plants to make her nice. During her first period she is separated from her family. Ancient people, when needed water, take stem, mash 4-6 pieces and squeeze into coconut shell and drink it. So squeeze the stems together after mashing them alo

Scientific name: Alpinia, Speaker: Johnson Noar

breast

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kind of breadfruit, produces a very long stem, the highest of any breadfruit, and then forms fruits when it becomes a very tall tree

Example: The wood is no good for making canoes as it is too soft

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

disturbance

(Bislama) disteb

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n. petrophyte, growing in deep shade (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3115)

Scientific name: (moss), Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5060)

Example: Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.

Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Johnson Noar

[narwaperien] lightning

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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5080)

Example: When there are too many rats in house, put a layer of leaves underneath a piece of food in the corner of the house. When the rat steps on the leaf, as the underside is itchy, it will swell the leg of the rat, making it hard for him to move so you can find them in the morning and kill them easily.

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. medicinal leaves applied to circumcision wounds

Speaker: Martial 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

n. forest with big trees, growing closely together

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n bone

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n. low-branching tree; Alexandrian laurel, balltree, beach calophyllum

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Calophyllum inophyllum, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. traditional leaf medicine

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home

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n first quarter (moon phase)

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n. kind of tree with stinging leaves (Semecarpus vitiensis)

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. terrestrial tree, growing in dense cloud forest. flowers white to yellow (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4214)

Example: 1. The bole of this tree is used to make end posts for cyclone houses (kuipé). It is considered a strong and special wood for this purpose. 2. Stems are used as a traditional digging stick (kaker) when planting taro or kava. A smaller stick is used for the latter. 3. The wood from this tree can be used to make long-lasting fence posts.

Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. tree with edible fruits

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Terminalia catappa, Speaker: Martial Wahe

canoe parts: outrigger spar, boom

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reef, growing coral

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[nɨpunɨpun] spider web

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bird trap of woven vines; woven bird or fish trap

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t.o. Owlet Moth

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

Scientific name: Thyas coronata via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

alien (from another island, country)

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[pukar] n. pig

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pig

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Tang fish

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n sound

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mum, mother

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bag

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n. kind of introduced legume with hairy beanpod

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n fork in the road

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exchange relation

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honey

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call someone; laughter

(Bislama) singaot

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Loch’s Chromodoris

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

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

yam mound

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father

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n my lips

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kind of snail

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n. inalienable skin, husk, covering, wrapping, shell, bark; empty shell

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n. kind of tree

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bat, flying mammal

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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.

Scientific name: Cayratia trifolia, Speaker: Martial Wahe

boiled coconut milk

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n tidal pool, salt evaporation pool

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phrase the sea is calm

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window in traditional house (Bislama)

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Bluespot mullet

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Moolgarda seheli via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

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kind of yam, has white flesh, soft and sweet, with a very large tuber, and is easy to grow

Example: If it grows in good conditions, the tubers are so large that it takes two people to carry it on a pole

Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

Speaker: Martial Wahe