Nafe (Kwamera)

v. hold (food) in a leaf (as do circumcised boys while in seclusion), shield so as not to pollute

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

v curse

Speaker: Martial wahe

v/a immobile, confined to a mat or bed

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr leave, exit, escape, run away

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v/a greasy, oily, shiny and sleek with hair pomade, grease, oil

Speaker: Martial wahe

v 1. push (as a stalled truck); 2. insert

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v intr babble (as a child)

Speaker: Martial wahe

v drink, sip, seat (an orange)

Speaker: Martial wahe

ceremony

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v cut the hood branches

Speaker: Martial Wahe

sandpiper

Speaker: Martial Wahe

I rake (brush) or weed the herb

(Bislama) go weed

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v I paddle a canoe

(Bislama) mi badel lo kawenu

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v I run with speed

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of seaweed

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Scarlet Percher

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

Scientific name: Diplacodes haematodes via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. mushroom

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5110)

Example: Leaves fed to pig. Women string the seeds to make necklaces to sell. If the libido of a male is too strong ("bamboo is too strong"), mix juice from leaves and mix with 1/2 L water and drink 2 cups 1 day.

Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3226)

Example: This is a "calendar plant," tied to the sea. When it flowers, it is time to harvest sea urchins. The dry wood is used to mke a fire when a person has no matches.

Scientific name: Hedycarya dorstenioides, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

digging stick, taro planting stick

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of shellfish

Scientific name: Littorinidae sp., Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of coconut, has a medium-sized fruit

Example: Eaten when a bit young and still has the water inside. The flesh and water are eaten together. The water is said to be the sweetest of any coconut

Scientific name: Cocos nucifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. terrestrial; uncommon. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2610)

Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

kind of water plant

Speaker: Martial Wahe

name of a moiety

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of plant with sticky seed pods, seeds used medicinally for many ailments, including stomach ache

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my jaw

Speaker: Martial wahe

bat (flying fox)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. round basket made of coconut leaves

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[koa̤pe] n. tree in house area near village, 5 m tall (collection: Michael J. Balick #4720)

Example: The fruit of this tree is edible. The stem yields posts for building houses. The wood from the tree is said to be very strong, so larger parts of the tree can be used for house construction. The leaves are used to treat diarrhea. A person chews 4 leaves at a time as long as needed.

Scientific name: Psidium guajava, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n morning star

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[kwankamun] n. large herb, 0.5 to 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3002)

Example: Ornamental: The white fruits of this plant are used as pendants to fashion a necklace for a man, woman or child.

Scientific name: Coix lacryma-jobi, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Orange-spotted grouper

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

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

kava type

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5085)

Example: Sawn timber. Open ripe seed with stone or hammer, eat nut inside.

Scientific name: Terminalia catappa, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

string game (cat’s cradle)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

beginning

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n beef

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grass skirt plant, sea soaked

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n lava bomb

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of yam

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n baking stones in earth oven

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. banana flower (lit. banana cock)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

bird name: kind of warbler?

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. a fruit with yellow skin and red seeds, edible, grows on low vines

Speaker: Martial Wahe

type of fish spearing arrow with two barbs

Speaker: Martial Wahe

dove

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Bluelined surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus nigroris via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[nakua tanna] riverbed

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of banana

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n my scalp

Speaker: Martial wahe

Spotcheek emperor

Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Lethrinus rubrioperculatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree, 3-4 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. epiphyte; prominent ridge on abaxial surface of costa. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2614)

Example: 1. Fowl sometimes lay their eggs in the center of these ferns.

Scientific name: Asplenium australasicum, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. herb to 2-3 m tall in secondary forest clearing, flowers white with yellow-red corolla. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4724)

Example: this plant is used to make the head lei, Kuanari, to welcome visitors. It is also used as an ornamental around local houses.

Scientific name: Alpinia speciosa, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5039)

Example: This is the female type of 5037. Leaf is used to cover the top ridge of a roof on a house. Lasts 5 or more years. Women use the leaf for grass skirts. Take leaves, twist, tie in a line, dry in sun and then use to make skirt. Leaves have a nice fragrance.

Scientific name: Alpinia, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. Indian coral tree

Scientific name: Erythrina corallodendron, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[nari fem] n. sparsely branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3005)

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. Note: This plant is recognized as similar to M. latifolia. However, the medicinal action of this plant is regarded as inferior to the former.

Scientific name: Melicope bonwickii, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. tree to 6 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Morinda citrifoli, Speaker: Martial Wahe

yesterday

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Ficus scabra, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. fruit of nikwa

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nme̤hu] n. tree growing along ridge track in disturbed forest, next to garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2979)

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

Scientific name: Melochia odorata, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. tree, growing in disturbed forest/garden area.

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Barringtonia asiatica, Speaker: Martial Wahe

creek

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. 1. yam, 2. year, annual cycle

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Red Jungle Fowl (female)

Example: Photo by Lip Kee, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Gallus gallus, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n sunbeam

Speaker: Martial wahe

afternoon

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. smelly herb, basil and other imported herbs

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. 1. kind of tree, 2. bark container used to wrap baked food

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n clearing in the forest

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. Two day kava (one stays intoxicated for two days)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

heart

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree, with edible green fruit with sweet milky white flesh, collected wild and eaten on Tanna

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of laplap made from bananas and coconut

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe

ashes

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. edible root plant type

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Pea Blue

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

Scientific name: Lampides boeticus via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

Two-striped sweetlips, giant sweetlips

Example: Photo by Ross D. Robertson / Shorefishes of the Neotropics, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus albovittatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Painted sweelip, dotted sweetlips (male)

Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus picus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

dung beetle

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Reef needlefish

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

Scientific name: Strongylura incisa via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

candy

Speaker: Martial Wahe

afternoon

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n road

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Striped Phyllidopsis

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

Scientific name: Phyllidiopsis xishaensis via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

n. platform for sitting under

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my right foot

Speaker: Martial wahe

Great barracuda

(Bislama) Barracuda

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

Scientific name: Sphyraena barracuda via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & 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 my skin

Speaker: Martial wahe

[tʰãmijen] n. small tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2984)

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

Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5122)

Example: Peel stem and chop pieces of stem and pieces of stem of Pipturus argenteus (MB 5121), add fresh water, squeeze in hair, rub head in one direction, do this for one month then hair will turn blond color (for Toka dance) and will also help dreadlocks.

Scientific name: Nothocnide repanda, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5118)

Example: Young stems are used to support the roof of ther house. Use yellow sap for glue. Fruits and flowers eaten by flying fox. Same effect as poison tree, they do not fly correctly, often falling and can be harvested to eat.

Scientific name: Melicope latifolia, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Yapkapin village, home of Nawasu tribe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Gold-saddle goatfish

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

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