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-aiu
-araka
kaipaip sei kuekau
n. 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.
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karkarepa
karuapei
khaw khawisel
konianaker
Speckled blue grouper, speckled grouper (deep sea)
Example: Photo by John Turnbull / Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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kwankoukeipou
kwankumaha
kwareren akuang
[kwarenem akwaŋ] n. herb growing on large rock in middle of flowing stream. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3114)
Example: The stem of this plant is a hollow tube, its local name means "inside out." When a person sings a kaostum song, they chew the stem and it is said to give the person a "big" voice. It also helps a person shout and sing loud as it helps to clear the throat.
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manhewao asori
Giant trevally (deep sea)
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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mar
Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp
Example: Photo by flecksy / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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Scarlet soldierfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5078)
Example: To treat indigestion, take 5 roots from 5 different plants, clean, grate into 600mL bottle of water. Drink one bottle twice daily. In Tanna, people use this plant to make rain, thunder, or to stop the rain. To make rain, take a big pile of this plant’s leaves, tie them in a bundle with a rope, and put into the sea. When the leaves start rotting, usually after one week, the rain will come.
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Mackinlay’s Cuckoo-Dove
Example: Photo by David Cook Wildlife Photography / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Golden-lined spinefoot, lined rabbitfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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namatamai
Black blotch emperor
Example: Photo by Barry Hutchins / Western Australian Museum, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Spotcheek emperor
Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[naŋe] n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3141)
Example: Fruits have edible seeds. To prepare, sun dry the fruits, break kernal and roast or boil the nut inside. Is a common food plant. The wood makes good timber. The latex can be collected, put in a tin and then heated over a fire. It turns black and can be used as black paint. It also smells nice when heated.
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narak
nare
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
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[newri] n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2989)
Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to createany part of a house. It is considered a strong wood. Medicine: This plant is used to treat muscle soreness. It can be prepared in tow ways. One way is to boil and branch of leaves and then bathe (“swim”) with the resulting water. Another way is to heat a branch over a fire and rub on sore area for approximately 1 minute, after showering.
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[nafare] n. tree growing in disturbed forest area along kwataren kastom road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3095)
Example: The leaves are woven to make mats, hats, baskets, fans. When pollen is released from the flower it is said that fish in the sea are healthy. The roots are used for tying things, pound pieces of root and strip them off and weave into rope. A person can cut a root in a way that makes a brush to paint grass skirts and other objects. This rope can also be used to tie various leaves that are used to cover lap-lap. The leaves can be harvested, the fiber removed and woven into rope.
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nemreken
n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5018)
Example: For counting, for example tallying the number of people invited for kava or food, each person can be represented by a pinnae. When done marking each pinnae for a person, take off the rest. Then you’ll be able to return and see the number of pinnae remaining on the rachis if how many people will be coming. Used to make a bird trap. Bleed sap from cut on stem of this tree onto fibers of Pneumatopteris sp. (MB 5018) The fern fibers are rolled into a ball and used to soak up the sap from the tree. Then remove the fern fibers once you have a ball of sap. These fibers are then discarded. The
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nukwesi
n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5033)
Example: Young leaves edible, boil with water or cook in coconut milk. Cook fruit in boiling water, then cook in coconut milk. Cook fruits for 6-10 minutes. He was taught this by his grandparents who showed him how to eat wild plants; his grandfather wasa historically significant person in the Port Resolution area, especially in reference to medicine.
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Thumbprint emperor, blackspot emperor
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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reyai
Orbicular batfish
Example: Photo by Elias Levy / Flickr, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Pickhandle barracuda
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5090)
Example: Take a coconut leaf, take out the midribs so it becomes a sharp spine, impale the seeds on this, and light them for use as a torch. Leaf used to cover earth oven, and can be put between the stones and the wrapped cooking leaves in order to keep the food clean. Children play with the seeds as marbles
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tuprepai
yesu
Gold-saddle goatfish
Example: Photo by Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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All content copyright © Nafe (Kwamera) community. (2015)
Nafe (Kwamera) Talking Dictionary produced by Martial Wahe, K. David Harrison, and Jeremy Fahringer (2015-2020).
Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, Laurence Ramon, Tom A. Ranker, Sean Thackurdeen, and Calvin Heiman. Field data transcribed by Isabella Mandis.
Nafe language contributors include Martial Wahe, Jean Pascal Wahe, Chief Johnson Noar, Emmanuel Maasi, Marie Emmanuel Maasi and others as credited within the dictionary entries. Based in part on materials from Lindstrom, Lamont (1986) Kwamera Dictionary. Pacific Linguistics. Series C, No. 95. Canberra: Australian National University.
The Nafe-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for
“Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu.” This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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Nafe (Kwamera) Talking Dictionary.
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