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-akwakwus

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v hang onto, perch (as a bat), hang up (as a kerosene lantern)

-akɨk

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v 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

-apwupwu

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v gargle, rinse one’s mouth

-ares

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v. to ask

-arfái

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v drop (as a box or stone), let go of

-atɨgái

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v swallow

-avegɨn

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feast

asúm

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v. to garden

duea

The leaf can be used to wrap food for carrying, for example, wrapping up crabs.
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n. well branched tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3091)

Example: The leaf can be used to wrap food for carrying, for example, wrapping up crabs.

ewhan mapri

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v go sleep

(Bislama) go silip

fitkwa

fitkwa
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sandpiper

huine

Conger cinereus http://fishbase.org/summary/Conger-cinereus.html
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Longfin African conger, moustache conger

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

ia-kaosi puka

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v I killed the pig

(Bislama) mi kilim pig

iakunouihi

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boy children

iapóu

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absent minded

kaha

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grandparent

kaipwipi keikwau

When woman does not have period for 2-3 months and is pregnant, people say the lizard could eat the baby. To avoid this, boil a handful of stem shavings in 1/2 L water, for 6 minutes and give this drink to the woman twice a day for 5 days. Then the bleeding will stop. There are also dietary restrictions: no coconut, oil, salt, curry. The woman can also not swim in sea for 5 days. But the baby will be healthy if these instructions are followed.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5108)

Example: When woman does not have period for 2-3 months and is pregnant, people say the lizard could eat the baby. To avoid this, boil a handful of stem shavings in 1/2 L water, for 6 minutes and give this drink to the woman twice a day for 5 days. Then the bleeding will stop. There are also dietary restrictions: no coconut, oil, salt, curry. The woman can also not swim in sea for 5 days. But the baby will be healthy if these instructions are followed.

kapriapri ~ kaprihapry

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.
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n. Cassias, 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.

kapɨrápɨra ~ kaprapra

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n. coconut leaf basket

kaviameta ~ koiameta

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name of a moiety

konuwak pitew

Plectropomus laevis http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-laevis.html
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Blacksaddled coralgrouper (deep sea)

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

konweker

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree, up to 15 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

kormahak

kormahak
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coconut stage, 6th (sixth); has a small sprout

kwanasuprana

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. parasitic epiphyte growing on roots of trees

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

kwatmaseka

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n. central spine of a coconut frond

kweiei

Ctenochaetus striatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Ctenochaetus-striatus.html
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Striated Surgeonfish, Lined Bristletooth

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

kwonhim

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n. penis

kɨniwɨ

Tenodera australasiae https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/207783-Tenodera-australasiae
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Purple-winged Mantis

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

mar

Polistes olivaceus https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318792-Polistes-olivaceus
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Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp

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

mijiro

Chanos chanos http://fishbase.org/summary/Chanos-chanos.html
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Milkfish

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

mwatuk

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penis

nafweruk

drinking coconut (with soft meat and effervescent water)
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n. stage 2 in the development of coconuts. Succeeds tafa precedes kahimaregi

Example: drinking coconut (with soft meat and effervescent water)

namakian

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v tr hate

namatamai

Lethrinus olivaceus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-olivaceus.html
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Longface emperor

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

namatamai

Lethrinus obsoletus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-obsoletus.html
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Orange-striped emperor

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

napa

Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. Agricultural: A mushroom (“Karareg”) grows on the deadwood of this plant and is consumed.
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[na:pa] n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2998)

Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. Agricultural: A mushroom (“Karareg”) grows on the deadwood of this plant and is consumed.

Napanapanian

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n drought, lack of rain

napaneien

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protective magic

naparius

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kind of banana

Example: Eaten ripe

Napin ian

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n weather forecast

napuei

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n. coconut

napurien

napurien
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play, game

nare

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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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

natukian

1. During good weather it is considered taputo cut this plant. If one does do so, bad weather is expected to happen.
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n. epiphyte, growing in dense rainforest. sterile (with old inflorescences). (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4221)

Example: 1. During good weather it is considered taputo cut this plant. If one does do so, bad weather is expected to happen.

naturena

Ornamental: After one week of being sun-dried, men will place this plant in their arm band (“Tikinapuai”) during katom ceremonies.
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[naturena] n. epiphyte growing in dense forest, along ridge. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3023)

Example: Ornamental: After one week of being sun-dried, men will place this plant in their arm band (“Tikinapuai”) during katom ceremonies.

neiv

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yesterday

nekeimap

Ceremonial: During kava preparation, chewed kava roots are placed on the green leaves of this plant before extracting. One of many leaves used for this purpose.
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[makeihimap] n. small, sparsely branched shrub (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3033)

Example: Ceremonial: During kava preparation, chewed kava roots are placed on the green leaves of this plant before extracting. One of many leaves used for this purpose.

nenɨs

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fog, ground fog

nikoaku

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n. copra bed

nimai

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n. garden

nimirhi

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n. orange tree

nimriki rangum

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n armpit

nimusukwe

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n. decayed stump

nimwa

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home

nisai-arman

The leaves of this plant are used to make a women’s grass skirt. Men use these leaves to put in a band around the arm as decoration. These leaves are also used to tie a kava root for a ceremony in the nakamal. For kastom ceremony, take coconut endosperm, chew with this leave and covery body. It makes the body smell very nice. When a person has a fever, mix this leaf with other leaves including Annona muricata and Citrus species. Then the person sits over a steaming pot and inhales it to reduce the fever and symptoms. If you need to go to a "tabu" place, where the spirit can mak
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n. shrub to 1.5 m, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4728)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to make a women’s grass skirt. Men use these leaves to put in a band around the arm as decoration. These leaves are also used to tie a kava root for a ceremony in the nakamal. For kastom ceremony, take coconut endosperm, chew with this leave and covery body. It makes the body smell very nice. When a person has a fever, mix this leaf with other leaves including Annona muricata and Citrus species. Then the person sits over a steaming pot and inhales it to reduce the fever and symptoms. If you need to go to a "tabu" place, where the spirit can mak

niséi

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n. aromatic shrub (Evodia?), the leaves of which men and women wear during ceremonial events

niér

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n. casuarina

nuai nukori

nuai nukori
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n. large tree root

nukuk

Secret medicine--not to discuss
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n. epiphyte on dead tree in open area at edge of forest and garden. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3138)

Example: Secret medicine--not to discuss

nukuk-arman

Unspecified secret medicine
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n. epiphyte on trunk of ficus tree, growing in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3128)

Example: Unspecified secret medicine

nukwanɨk

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my hair

nukweri ierman

1. A locally revered kestrel, known as tikurkak, makes its bed with the fronds of this fern.
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n. epiphyte on syzygium myriadenum, outside of transect. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2608)

Example: 1. A locally revered kestrel, known as tikurkak, makes its bed with the fronds of this fern.

nur

When young baby is loosing weight, give young tops--cooked-- to mother to eat for one month to help increase milk. You can also scrape a handful of inner bark of Ficus kajewskii (5163) into small pieces with a knife, mix with a handful of the young tops of (5157) in 1L of water and cook it, and squeeze the juice into a bottle. Drink one cup twice daily  for one month to help a mother who is not providing enough milk for her baby. Kids put inflorescences in hair as a sort of rasta fashion.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5157)

Example: When young baby is loosing weight, give young tops--cooked-- to mother to eat for one month to help increase milk. You can also scrape a handful of inner bark of Ficus kajewskii (5163) into small pieces with a knife, mix with a handful of the young tops of (5157) in 1L of water and cook it, and squeeze the juice into a bottle. Drink one cup twice daily for one month to help a mother who is not providing enough milk for her baby. Kids put inflorescences in hair as a sort of rasta fashion.

nusuk mawhɨr

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n my left foot

nɨkava mɨsinsinier

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n. kind of kava with variegated leaves

nɨkovakava

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n. driftwood

nɨmeiei

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n. kind of fern (used as chicken feed)

nɨmrhin

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his face

Nɨninɨfe

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n. Kwamera language

nɨpɨn vi

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season of the year when yams are growing, before yam harvest (Oct. through March)

nɨtuán ~ natuán

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

pagaivii phisir sarariman

Cheilinus trilobatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-trilobatus.html
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Tripletail wrasse (male)

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

pahasua

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giant clam

penesu

Scarus dimidiatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-dimidiatus.html
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Yellowbarred Parrotfish

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

pirawa ~ firawa

Lethrinus genivittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-genivittatus.html
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Longspine emperor

Example: Photo by Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

pwir

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edible grub, locust larvae

rakniaken

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[ʰrakniaken] footpath

reiái

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Tang fish

ros

Ornamental plant
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[tras] n. shrub to 1 m tall, flowers red. Ornamental plant in homestead garden. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4735)

Example: Ornamental plant

siwir ~ sivur

Photo by Martial Wahe
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Coconut Lorikeet

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

sɨkɨnmantóu

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n. kind of large taro, from Aneityum

takwu

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yam mound

taoura ia nipeka

taoura ia nipeka
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braided coconut husk rope

taparwarewa

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n my liver

tasɨnfara

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roots of pandanus

tikináu

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n. bamboo (native species)

tjintja

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ginger (Bislama, English)

tukraus

Stem used to plant kava (use it like a spade) but even when you have a spade, you should still use this to dig the hole. The leaf is used to make laplap, a food made from taro or yam with coconut and other foods added. Take the leaf and wrap the laplap and then roast the package on the fire or cook the leaf in a pot of water.
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[təkrowus] n. once-branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3139)

Example: Stem used to plant kava (use it like a spade) but even when you have a spade, you should still use this to dig the hole. The leaf is used to make laplap, a food made from taro or yam with coconut and other foods added. Take the leaf and wrap the laplap and then roast the package on the fire or cook the leaf in a pot of water.

tɨkurakák

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n Short-tailed Shearwater or Slender-billed Shearwater, a.k.a. mutton bird

tɨsi nɨmɨrhi

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n. orange or lemon thorn

utɨti

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kind of fish

warakou pirei

Taeniura lymma http://fishbase.org/summary/Taeniura-lymma.html
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Ribbontail stingray

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

wipin akwes

Atule mate http://fishbase.org/summary/Atule-mate.html
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Yellowtail scad

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

wipin sarapiran

Leiognathus equulus http://fishbase.org/summary/Leiognathus-equulus.html
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Common ponyfish (female)

Example: Photo by John E. Randall / FishBase EOL, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

yaku yaku

Geophila
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5141)

yanarao

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yapesu

yapesu
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kind of crab that live only in the beach

yapha

Photo by wahe Martial
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Humpback unicornfish

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Yapkapen

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Yasur

Yasur
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Yasur volcano