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-akiri

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v 1. weigh, scale, measure, measure out; 2. hook down (as a coconut with a bamboo pole)

-amha

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v intr dead

-apri

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

-arái

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v cut, slice

-atampɨg

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v see -ata apɨg

-ápwahi

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v var. of -apwaha

araii nukuanek

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v cut my hair

(Bislama) katem hair blo mi

arer

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v. stand (imperative)

areri

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v. to braid rope or hair, or wrap with coconut leaves

atan

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adv., adj. wild, in the bush

en masou

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go dive

ia-kamawengin

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v I eat

ia-karai rangek

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v I cut my hand

ia-kataring

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v I am listening

(Bislama) mi lisen

iakuiaku

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n. 1. sand fly, 2. sand crab

ianɨr

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

ianɨr

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mullet

ieri

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cousin (mother’s brother’s child)

kahar

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num three

kakros

Periplaneta americana https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/82231-Periplaneta-americana
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American Cockroach

Example: Photo by buggirl13 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

kamumu

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cup

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

karat

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[karat] carrot

karukwau

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n. interior house cross post

katarauia

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n kind of shellfish, possibly abalone

kitkit

kitkit
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kind of basket woven with young coconut leaves.

koniere

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree with a dense crown and edible fruit

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

konkamun

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

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

kopwa

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n. kind of tree used for fence posts

kuaneker

Flower attracts flying fox--hunters know this. Nut is edible, eat green, split fruit to obtain it. Raw, can also fry it in oil and dry in sun, keep 1-2 week to eat. This is an important food for the cyclone season. People prepare it when they know the cyclone is coming (emergency food).
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5041)

Example: Flower attracts flying fox--hunters know this. Nut is edible, eat green, split fruit to obtain it. Raw, can also fry it in oil and dry in sun, keep 1-2 week to eat. This is an important food for the cyclone season. People prepare it when they know the cyclone is coming (emergency food).

kutkut

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oval handled basket

kwanasanas

Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used to decorate one’s face during kastom ceremonies. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.
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n. epiphyte growing on neonauclea forsteri trunk, about 2-3 m above ground (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2977)

Example: Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used to decorate one’s face during kastom ceremonies. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.

kwanei awou

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grass skirt plant, sea soaked

kwankouru

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kind of bird trape ( triangle shape)

kwanmasivur

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n. kind of tree

kwanɨtara

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n. semi-inalienable strip of coconut frond used as a rope

kwareren akuang

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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[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.

kwaruisiur

Ornamental: Flowers are used to decorate houses.
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[kwarwisiwir] n. epiphyte growing in dense forest. Flowers yellow-orange to bright orange. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3047)

Example: Ornamental: Flowers are used to decorate houses.

kwarumun

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n parrot finch

kwatpiavikɨr

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n. kind of sugarcane

kwekao

Hemidactylus frenatus https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51940-Hemidactylus-frenatus

Asian House Gecko

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

kwipehe

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cyclone house

kwopun

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place or destination

kɨpiesi

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boy (uncircumsized)

makhum

Scarus globiceps http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-globiceps.html
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Globehead parrotfish

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

makhum

Scarus prasiognathos http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-prasiognathos.html
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Singapore parrotfish, greenthroat parrotfish

Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

makwa-nawta

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n moonrise

mango

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kind of mango, regular mango for eating

Marama akwes

Anoplolepis gracilipes https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123386-Anoplolepis-gracilipes
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Yellow Crazy Ant

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

marao

Myripristis violacea http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-violacea.html
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Lattice soldierfish, violet soldierfish

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

minin

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surgeonfish, small with curly pattern

nagus nanikiri

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[nakwas naniki:ri] n. rope with round green fruits. (collection: Laurence Ramon #326)

nakannakan

People use this to treat boils on the skin. Squeeze the "juice" of the leaf on the boil, and it will soften it so that the liquid inside the boil comes out. If you chew an amount of leaves first, then they will cover and stick to the boil so it will heal faster.
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[nakanakan] n. terrestrial herb, 0.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3069)

Example: People use this to treat boils on the skin. Squeeze the "juice" of the leaf on the boil, and it will soften it so that the liquid inside the boil comes out. If you chew an amount of leaves first, then they will cover and stick to the boil so it will heal faster.

nakaw ia nirak

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n my rib

nakwarawkwara

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n star constellation

namanu

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n my scalp

namatamai

Lethrinus lentjan http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-lentjan.html
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Pink ear emperor

Example: Photo by FAO / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

namhakwien

namhakwien
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fog

namwapen

Acanthurus blochii http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-blochii.html
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Ringtail surgeonfish

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

nanas

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n. small plant with red flowers

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.

nape

Branches used to make bow and arrow for hunting. Stem used for fence posts and houses. To treat a strong cough, take a branch of 20 leaves, toss in water, boil 10-20 minutes, drink warm liquid 2 cups a day for 1 week or until cough is gone.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5043)

Example: Branches used to make bow and arrow for hunting. Stem used for fence posts and houses. To treat a strong cough, take a branch of 20 leaves, toss in water, boil 10-20 minutes, drink warm liquid 2 cups a day for 1 week or until cough is gone.

napua ierman

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stratus cloud

napuei tafa

napuei tafa
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n. stage 1 in the development of coconuts, very small, not ready to eat or for any other use

napɨk

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[napɨk] kind of tree

naurapag

1. The fruits are eaten by flying foxes. 2. Dried wood are used as torches, and are considered long-lasting.
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n. well branched tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4249)

Example: 1. The fruits are eaten by flying foxes. 2. Dried wood are used as torches, and are considered long-lasting.

nawa ia nirak

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n my vein

nawaprien

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lightning

nawawa

Agricultural: When in flower, taro (Nerei) is said to be ready for harvest.
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[nəwowa] n. well branched tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2983)

Example: Agricultural: When in flower, taro (Nerei) is said to be ready for harvest.

nepekesi

Root is sold to earn money, as perfume and oil is from this. Grandparents used to dry the wood over a cooking fire in a kitchen when a person would get the flu. To help, they’d take dried and heated wood, scrape one cup’s worth into hot water, and then breathe over the steam bath. Drink water afterwards. Do thhis once a day for three days.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5035)

Example: Root is sold to earn money, as perfume and oil is from this. Grandparents used to dry the wood over a cooking fire in a kitchen when a person would get the flu. To help, they’d take dried and heated wood, scrape one cup’s worth into hot water, and then breathe over the steam bath. Drink water afterwards. Do thhis once a day for three days.

nevisaien

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fight, dispute, argument

ni matag

ni matag
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wind

niknapus

Young boys make bows from the stems of this plant, and use them for hunting as the wood is hard and strong. If a boy needs a bow urgently, to hunt, he can use this.
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n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3067)

Example: Young boys make bows from the stems of this plant, and use them for hunting as the wood is hard and strong. If a boy needs a bow urgently, to hunt, he can use this.

nimirhi

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n. orange tree

nimreki

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n. root fibre

nukuainahi

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n vegetable

nukuk

To treat burns, take 8 tips of this fern, chew it and put on as a poutltice on burn itself, leaving it for 2 days. This will dry the sore faster and heal it faster.
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n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5064)

Example: To treat burns, take 8 tips of this fern, chew it and put on as a poutltice on burn itself, leaving it for 2 days. This will dry the sore faster and heal it faster.

nukunene

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[nukunene] n. tree stump

nukwai rangɨk

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n my thumb

nukwasikar

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afternoon

nurapw

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n. kind of tree with yellow flowers and small inedible fruit that is red when ripe

nɨfaga

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coconut leaf sheath fibre

nɨmai nari

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n. bush

nɨmnave

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n. kind of sugarcane, small with brown color, very sweet

nɨpatakinuwak

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n my neck

nɨpɨkɨr

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beach

pameta

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n. kind of reddish coconut

prɨsi-

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cousin (younger mother’s sister’s child, younger father’s brother’s child)

purupuru

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quantity of five coconuts

rangek matouk

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n my right hand

roto

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car

serser

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n. 1. firefly, (according to Lindstrom 1986, 2. phosphorescent sea algae or fungus)

sɨmɨke

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clam

tasiapen

Euthynnus affinis http://fishbase.org/summary/Euthynnus-affinis.html
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Kawakawa

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

tiki napui

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coconut half shell for drinking kava

wipin pitew

Carangoides ferdau http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-ferdau.html
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Blue trevally (female) (deep sea)

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

yapesu

yapesu
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kind of crab that live only in the beach

yesu

Parupeneus heptacanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-heptacanthus.html
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goatfish; this example is possibly a Cinnabar goatfish

yesu

Parupeneus insularis http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-insularis.html
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Twosaddle goatfish

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