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-amtiv

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v intr smack lips (as to call a dog)

-arisi

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v 1. edge, weave a border (of a basket or mat); 2. be full (as a container of liquid), come up to the edge of a container; 3. conclude (as a discussion), reach an agreement; 4. whip, strike with a rope or stick

-arouarou

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v waste, expend, use up

-arukwesi

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v tickle

-uvrisi

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v. transitive eat sugarcane

-árukwi

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v 1. shoot, throw (a round object), connect, tie or join together; 2. comb, coif hair in traditional male fashion

Apri atan

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n camp

araii niprai naii

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v cut tree stump

(Bislama) katem stampa blo hood.

araii nukuanek

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v cut my hair

(Bislama) katem hair blo mi

awehe

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v. come here! (imperative)

ewhan mapri

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v go sleep

(Bislama) go silip

Fira

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Port Vila

hamvani nuk

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name of a star constellation

ia-kasipao ia kurimatao me

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v I watch the cows

ia-kregi raraha

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I am sad

iapóu

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absent minded

iermán

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man, husband

kapa

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

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

kapnumnum

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n. mushroom

karkarepa

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. type of flowering plant; box bean or St. Thomas’ bean

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

kasusu

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[kasusu] n. type of mushroom

kawasawas

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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

kawga ia-puka

kawga ia-puka
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pig jawbone for ceremonial use

kawitaring

kawitaring
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konemár

konemár
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wooden spool for fishing line

konianaker

Epinephelus ongus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-ongus.html
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White-streaked grouper (deep sea)

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

konuwak arwerew

Cephalopholis urodeta http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-urodeta.html
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Darkfin hind, flagtail grouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

konuwak arwerew

Variola albimarginata http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-rubroviolaceus.html
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White-Edged Lyretail

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

Kopintata

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tribe name, lives at Nuwekur

krirɨm karu

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num seven

kueria ia natom

Accipiter hiogaster
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Variable Goshawk

Example: Photo by olanuxer / Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr

kusan

kusan
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kind of shell

kwanatis

The stems of this plant are bound together to make a local broom.
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n. herb to 75 cm tall, flowers purple (collection: Michael J. Balick #4731)

Example: The stems of this plant are bound together to make a local broom.

kwaniapwít

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n. plant with sticky leaves and seed pods

kwankumaha

The leaves of this plant are used to feed to pigs.
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[kwankuma] n. shrub to understory tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3144)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to feed to pigs.

kwareren-akwang

People use this plant to treat heartburn and when they get indigestion. Take the leaf and wrap it with Ficus leaves ("manasus" unclear what species), chew them together and swallow the juice until the pain goes away.
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[nokukəpran] n. herb growing on large rock in open area, in middle of flowing stream. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3117)

Example: People use this plant to treat heartburn and when they get indigestion. Take the leaf and wrap it with Ficus leaves ("manasus" unclear what species), chew them together and swallow the juice until the pain goes away.

mai-nɨfara

mai-nɨfara
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leaf used to wrap kava roots for ceremonial purposes

makhum

Scarus psittacus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-psittacus.html
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Common parrotfish, palenose parrotfish

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

makwa wi

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n new moon (moon phase)

marpan

Leptoscarus vaigiensis http://fishbase.org/summary/Leptoscarus-vaigiensis.html
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Marbled parrotfish, seagrass parrortfish

Example: Photo Philippe Bourjon / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

minim

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spinefoot, rabbitfish (general name)

murukmuruk

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kind of insect, wood boring

mɨtiro

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kind of fish

nahpao

Canthidermis maculata http://fishbase.org/summary/Canthidermis-maculata.html
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Rough triggerfish, spotted oceanic triggerfish, oceanic triggerfish

Example: Photo by Ross Robertson / Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific online information system, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

namatamai

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-rubrioperculatus.html
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Spotcheek emperor

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

namhuien

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garden

namri nanimek

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n my eye socket

napugov

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n. palm, Veitchia sp.

napurien

napurien
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play, game

naruru

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n. kind of tree (signals the taro harvest)

nasemer

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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

naván

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n. kind of tree used for house posts

nawawa

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. well branched tree, 10 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

nekaritang

Used to trap birds. Cut the stem of this plant and collect the sap. Take a small vine locally known as Nanupi, and roll the vine into a ball, infuse it with white latex which then turns brown, put it in a papaya or banana tree--when a bird comes to feed on the fruit of those trees, it gets stuck to the ball and can’t leave. This is good for harvesting small birds to be eaten.
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n. tree, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3107)

Example: Used to trap birds. Cut the stem of this plant and collect the sap. Take a small vine locally known as Nanupi, and roll the vine into a ball, infuse it with white latex which then turns brown, put it in a papaya or banana tree--when a bird comes to feed on the fruit of those trees, it gets stuck to the ball and can’t leave. This is good for harvesting small birds to be eaten.

nevo

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n. hibiscus tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus)

newou

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plant used to make grass skirt

nimituak

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n. high prestige yam

ninhum

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penis wrapper

nipas

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n. vine with edible leaves

nipasengek

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n my nose

nipina

When young boys are circumcized, the leaf is mashed and rubbed on the skin of the boys who are sleeping in the nakamal--and mix with coconut oil to help hold it on the body. Said to help the person have better, smoother skin.
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n. well branched tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3149)

Example: When young boys are circumcized, the leaf is mashed and rubbed on the skin of the boys who are sleeping in the nakamal--and mix with coconut oil to help hold it on the body. Said to help the person have better, smoother skin.

nitei nitei

Calochlaena straminea
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n. terrestrial; leaves up to ca. 2-2.5 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2616)

nkwai nanimem

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n the white of my eye

noufoua

Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. It is considered  one of the finest woods for this purpose. Ornamental: Branches of this tree are used to create carvings.
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n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3010)

Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. It is considered one of the finest woods for this purpose. Ornamental: Branches of this tree are used to create carvings.

nuk suka

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n. kind of yam (’sugar yam’)

nukwirum

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n. coconut spathe

nusua

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kind of yam, produces a tuber with a white flesh and red skin. It is easy to grow

Example: Soft when cooked

nuvia

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n. Crytosperma, Bislama: ’wild taro’

(Bislama) nuvia

nɨfaga

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spiny sea urchin

nɨkovakava

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n. driftwood

nɨkukua

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book

nɨkwanáha

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n. fruit of nukwesi

nɨmai nukwanen

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n. his/her hair

nɨpai

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kind of fish trap

nɨparom

nɨparom
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n. edible root plant type

nɨpatakinuwak

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n my neck

nɨpɨn ivus

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n. the time after harvest when yam gardens are gradually consumed and replanted

paha

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n. axe

penesu

Hipposcarus longiceps http://fishbase.org/summary/Hipposcarus-longiceps.html
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Pacific longnose parrotfish

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

piawni

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his brother

prigsiwir ~ marasaw

Acanthurus lineatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-lineatus.html
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Lined Surgeonfish, Bluelined Surgeonfish ~ marasaw (Port Resolution dialect)

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

rawtapareɨ ia- takouar

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v. intransitive walk uphill

ruwama narisian

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died laughing

(Bislama) det laf

Simrap

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[Mountain beetwen imaki and yanarpon]

taku

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string game (bed shape)

tanak asori

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[tanaka sori] thank you

taoura ia nipeka

taoura ia nipeka
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braided coconut husk rope

tata

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father

teki kwonhim

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n. foreskin

terag

Medicine: This plant is used to relieve itchiness. Green leaves are rubbed on an area to reduce the sensation.
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[te:raŋ] n. shrub re-growing from fallen tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3003)

Example: Medicine: This plant is used to relieve itchiness. Green leaves are rubbed on an area to reduce the sensation.

tesereng

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kind of yam, produces a tuber with white flesh and is said to be the original yam from this place on Tanna. It is harder to grow than many yams

Example: There is a story that an evil spirit stole this yam during the time of the ancestors, taking it from this area to the other side of the volcano. Because the spirit took the best part of the yam, leaving the worst part, this one became hard to grow

tiaporo

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devil

touareka

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n. kind of yam

tovrirua

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n. kind of flowering shrub with prickly seed pods

trakwakwi

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tomorrow

Tukwusmera

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place name: the highest mountain on Tanna Island

tuwai

The stem is used to make house posts; the young stems are used to make bows and young boys use the bows made from this tree to hunt birds and flying foxes.
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[tuwai] n. tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3059)

Example: The stem is used to make house posts; the young stems are used to make bows and young boys use the bows made from this tree to hunt birds and flying foxes.

yaknamapri

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I will sleep soon

(Bislama) mi stap silip nao.

yapha

Naso unicornis http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-unicornis.html
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Bluespine unicornfish

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

ɨnteta

ɨnteta
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canoe