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-arpakáu
-asevur
irɨs irɨs
Rough triggerfish, poisonous
Example: A poison fish which can sometimes be eaten. Photo by Ross Robertson / Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific online information system, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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karuarua
n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5143)
Example: Use this plant to stop the rain, take 4 tips of the plant’s branch and place them in a cross formation, with the tips pointing N, S, W, E, wash them in sea water, and then call for the rain to stop. Hang these tips in a tree with rope for five days. Stem used to weave roof rafter to attach coconut fronds to stick. Young men hunting in bush with slingshots, when run out of stones, use these young fruits to hunt birds.
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kwankwesi
mahk ~ mak
[the spelling "mahk" was transcribed by Goerg Forster on Capitain Cook’s 1774 visit t] Tanna ground dove (extinct species)
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minim
Streamlined spinefoot, forktail rabbitfish (salt water)
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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White-spotted spinefoot, white-spotted rabbitfish (salt water)
Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Ornate emperor
Example: Photo by Digital Archives of Taiwan / via catalog.digitalarchi License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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napa
napoti
Black-and-White Snapper
Example: Photo by dachalan / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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neapar
nemrapep
nurabup
nurap
[nurap] n. tree to 7 m tall, dbh 49 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4733)
Example: Wood from this tree is good for making house posts, as it is very strong. The wood is considered as excellent firewood. To restore energy when a person is tired, chew the leaf, swallow the juice, and spit out the leaf--it will make the person feel better.
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pasua
Fluted Giant Clam
Example: Photo by tonydiver / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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t.o Gossamer-winged Butterfly
Example: Photo by birdexplorers / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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Bridled Parrotfish
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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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
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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
bookmarkpirawa ~ firawa
Blue-spotted large-eye bream
Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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temian
n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5023)
Example: The wood can be used to make poled for cattle fences. Fruits are sweet and edible. They are also very juicy, and can satisfy thirst. Take bark off of the tree and scrape the green inner bark of tree off. Cover a boil with these pieces to reduce the size and help it heal. Apply once a day for three days.
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tera
n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5116)
Example: If a person gets cut while on reef, take leaves and burn them to an ash. Put this powder on the sore for one day to dry and heal cut. For constipation, take 1 handful bark, mash it, put with coconut water (one coconut’s worth0, and drink a cup once. Don’t do other activites. This will clear bowel within a day. Very powerful.
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n. branched tree, growing next to Ianarawia ("high hill") settlement (village of Philip Wahe). (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3153)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used by women to make grass skirts. Slice the leaf lengthwise, fold or roll them up, put to dry in sun until it becomes white. At that point it is used to make the grass skirt.
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Bulbnose unicornfish, humpnose unicornfish (deep sea)
Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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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
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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.
Swarthmore College.
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