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-ai

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v intr swear, use bad language

-akeikei

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v 1. must, have to, be obligated to, ought; 2. ask, request; 3. insist on, continue (in doing), demand, do anyway, proceed against advice, strive, try hard

-akupwɨn

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v 1. precede, go first, go before (particularly when walking); 2. do something first

-akwakwus

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

-amasan

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beautiful, good

-amemha

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v intr be sick

-amɨna

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v work, produce, enlarge or improve (as one’s resources)

-api

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v 1. cry; 2. pity

-aragavus

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v spit

-arukwɨpɨr

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v explode (as a volcano), pound (as the surf), break

-arágaha (pukpuk)

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v intr move, act, stand or leave simultaneously

-arái

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v cut, slice

-asaprán

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v intr clear (as the sky), break up (as clouds) dawn

-ataka

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v flee, become a refugee

-atampɨg

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v see -ata apɨg

-ákure

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v 1. sit, sit down; 2. be at, exist at

-ásitu

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v help, assist

gɨwava

Fruits eaten when they turn yellow and are ripe.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5079)

Example: Fruits eaten when they turn yellow and are ripe.

hawa

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hour

iaren

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crayfish

iereme se witasi

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sea devil

ieri

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cousin (mother’s brother’s child)

ieri

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friend

jikisjin

jikisjin
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wheeled toy

kapkapeki

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stage of coconut development

karaga

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digging stick, taro planting stick

kaupa

kaupa
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stick wall around garden

keva

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how many? how much?

kiri

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bat (flying fox)

koiameta

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n social moiety

konuwak arwerew

Cephalopholis spiloparaea http://fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-spiloparaea.html
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Strawberry hind, strawberry grouper (deep sea)

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

konuwak sarariman

Plectorhinchus albovittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-albovittatus.html
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Two-striped sweetlips, giant sweetlips (male)

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

kormahak ~ kwarumahakw

kormahak ~ kwarumahakw
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coconut development stage 6

krefi

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n. kind of breadfruit

kurimatau

kurimatau
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cow

kwanari

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bead

kwankwerɨn

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n. my kidney

kwanuarɨs

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n. kind of vine

kɨkir

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coconut husking stave set in ground

mark kwakwa

Chalcophaps longirostris sandwichensis
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Pacific Emerald Dove

Example: Photo by mdekool / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

minin pitew

Acanthurus mata http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-mata.html
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Elongate surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Paddy Ryan / www.ryanphotographic.com, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

namatamai

Lethrinus erythracanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-erythracanthus.html
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Orange-spotted emperor, yellowtail emperor

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

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

nameramer

Construction: The vine of this tree is used as rope to fasten members of a house or bundles of sugar cane. It is not considered a strong rope.
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[nameramir] n. liana, growing on myristica fatua in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3041)

Example: Construction: The vine of this tree is used as rope to fasten members of a house or bundles of sugar cane. It is not considered a strong rope.

namur

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n. kind of tree

(Bislama) nameli

nanemenmeta

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kind of coconut, characterized by a round fruit with a reddish color on the top of the fruit

nanes

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n. 1. kind of tree, 2. small plant with red flowers (var. of nanas), the sap is dangerous it can cause a rash

Nasipmeni

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tribe name

natehi

Children from Tanna and throughout Vanuatu use this plant to make a slingshot. As a "medicine," when chickens are ruining your garden, if you plant this plant it will chase away the chickens.
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n. well branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3125)

Example: Children from Tanna and throughout Vanuatu use this plant to make a slingshot. As a "medicine," when chickens are ruining your garden, if you plant this plant it will chase away the chickens.

natmi

1. The fruits are considered a special delicacy for men of Tanna island. Further information withheld.
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4250)

Example: 1. The fruits are considered a special delicacy for men of Tanna island. Further information withheld.

nauri

Melicope
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[ne̤wri] n. understory tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3134)

nauropane

To treat constipation, take 1 handful of leaf, squeeze in water (small beer bottle size) drink the bottle all at once to loosen stool. Ripe fruits are eaten--as they are very sweet.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5069)

Example: To treat constipation, take 1 handful of leaf, squeeze in water (small beer bottle size) drink the bottle all at once to loosen stool. Ripe fruits are eaten--as they are very sweet.

nawa

Fruits edible when ripe. The stem is used for timber and sawn timber. Flowers attract fruit bats. Hunters, knowing this, hunt the bats at night.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5038)

Example: Fruits edible when ripe. The stem is used for timber and sawn timber. Flowers attract fruit bats. Hunters, knowing this, hunt the bats at night.

nefrei yassuk

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n. creeping herb with white flowers and red-orange fleshy fruit. (collection: Laurence Ramon #333)

neiapsan

Stem used to make bow. Stem for ax handle.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5146)

Example: Stem used to make bow. Stem for ax handle.

nekira

Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5060)

Example: Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.

nekira

Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5060)

Example: Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.

nig

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n. 1. wild cane, 2. arrow shaft

nimakwinari

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n. traditional leaf medicine

nimirhi

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n. orange tree

nimrekin

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n. fern

niparem

In times of disaster, can roast root in fire like sweet potatoe 20 min--chew the root to get the sweet tasting food and spit out fiber.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5095)

Example: In times of disaster, can roast root in fire like sweet potatoe 20 min--chew the root to get the sweet tasting food and spit out fiber.

nopi

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n. kind of yam, edible, white color

nuk

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[nuk] wild yam

numasur

The wood from this tree makes a very good timber. Hunters know that the flying fox and pigeons like to eat the ripe fruits from this tree, so hunt near them when it is ripe.
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n. tree, 10-12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3142)

Example: The wood from this tree makes a very good timber. Hunters know that the flying fox and pigeons like to eat the ripe fruits from this tree, so hunt near them when it is ripe.

nurha

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

nuvivi-

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n. inalienable stems with leaves of plants such as cane or banana

nuvás

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n. Hibiscus, species with edible leaves, ’island cabbage’

nɨkenaku jeria

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their heart

nɨkɨsi-

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n. inalienable small offshoot tubers

nɨmai nari

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n. bush

nɨmnave, nemnave

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n. a type of sugarcane, with brown skin, very sweet, planted in gardens

nɨpapwirha

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n. kind of tree with small green fruit

nɨpɨk anan

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n. kind of banyan tree

paha

paha
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axe

parangi pitew

clown unicorn fish
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kind of fish with black color

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

pos

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n. house post outside (

(Bislama) pos

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

puka purumun

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wild pig

punwar

punwar
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n. tree that has seed pods (to be identified)

ramerouk ia karwatereii

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throw the stone

(Bislama) sakem stone

reiái

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Tang fish

rewhɨk

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n my incisor (tooth)

sarapsan

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egg white

sirosiro

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n whirlpool

siwir ~ sivur

Photo by Martial Wahe
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Coconut Lorikeet

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

tafha, nafwerouk, kahimaregi, namitɨg , napuei mhia, kormahak, nwera, napuei

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coconut stages, one through eight

takurei nusuk

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n my ankle

taurkava

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kava bowl

turlmata

The vine is used for rope. Collect a length of vine appropriate for the task, heat it over a fire, peel the outer "skin" off and use the rest of the vine, fresh, to tie the poles and rafters used to make a traditional house.
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[turma:ta] n. vine in hibiscus tiliaceus tree, growing on rocky roadside cut along coast road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3163)

Example: The vine is used for rope. Collect a length of vine appropriate for the task, heat it over a fire, peel the outer "skin" off and use the rest of the vine, fresh, to tie the poles and rafters used to make a traditional house.

tɨfra

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whale species

tɨnéis

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n day after tomorrow

ume

Naso tonganus http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-tonganus.html
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Bulbnose Unicornfish, Humpnose Unicornfish

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

uritoga natoga

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wind direction: south-east wind

utu pitew

Aphareus rutilans http://fishbase.org/summary/Aphareus-rutilans.html
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Rusty jobfish

(Bislama) Silva Poulet

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

Yakwaraka

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Yanmerai

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village between itapua and kwaraka

yapha

Naso brevirostris http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-brevirostris.html
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Spotted Unicornfish

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

yesu

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goatfish, small and red