Nafe (Kwamera)

v 1. lean against; 2. believe in, depend on

Speaker: Martial wahe

v. hold (food) in a leaf (as do circumcised boys while in seclusion), shield so as not to pollute

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

v intr swear, use bad language

Speaker: Martial wahe

v/a level, flat (as ground)

Speaker: Martial wahe

v. to ask

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v 1. stir (as with a spoon), crank; 2. swing one’s arms (as in a nupu dance)

Speaker: Martial wahe

v carry on one’s back, carry on a truck bed

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v root (as a pig)

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. house vertical support posts

Speaker: Martial Wahe

coconut crab

Speaker: Martial Wahe

I am fishing with a canoe or boat...

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. flood, standing water

Speaker: Martial Wahe

you cooked taro

(Bislama) yu kukum taro.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial wahe

old grandparents

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Dory snapper

Example: Photo by Andrew J. Green / Reef life Survey, License: CC-BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Lutjanus fulviflamma via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

cricket

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5109)

Example: To treat strong fever or flu, boil one handful of stem and leaves in 1 liter of water for 5 minutes. Drink this liquid warm, one cup a day for two days.

Scientific name: Mimosa pudica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. basket made of a woven coconut frond

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

digging stick, taro planting stick

Speaker: Martial Wahe

a type of mushroom, grows on ground or tree

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of coconut, has a medium-sized fruit

Example: Eaten when a bit young and still has the water inside. The flesh and water are eaten together. The water is said to be the sweetest of any coconut

Scientific name: Cocos nucifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar

bat (flying fox)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Honeycomb grouper (deep sea)

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus merra via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Whitespotted grouper

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

copra

Speaker: Martial Wahe

baby

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of taro, has reddish-white flesh like a guava fruit, and has a reddish leaf petiole

Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5166)

Example: For the kastom ceremonies, this can provide the face paint color yellow. Cut open the ripe fruit and paint directly with this. Prior to artificial colors, people used this for yellow and Bixa orellana for red to paint faces and skin.

Scientific name: Dendrobium, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. understory treelet, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4210)

Scientific name: Psychotria milnei, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. God

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Greasy grouper (reef fish)

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

Scientific name: Epinephelus tauvina via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. herb to 50 cm, flowers pink (collection: Michael J. Balick #4721)

Example: This plant is used to treat diarrhea. A person takes 1 handful of leaves, washes the soil off, chews them and gets the juice out of the leaves, spits out the fibers and left over parts of the leaves. Chew this regularly until the diarrhea goes away if a person has a bad case; for a mild case, chew only once. It is said that a person has to "listen to the plant" until the diarrhea stops. It is said to be better for this condition than Psidium (guava).

Scientific name: Desmodium, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

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.

Scientific name: Dendrobium, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. a secondary sprout or shoot (of a plant)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

mantis

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. local tea leaves

Speaker: Jean Eskar

brown pheasant dove

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Scientific name: Scarus psittacus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Red parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Scarus xanthopleura via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yellowband parrotfish

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

Scientific name: Scarus schlegeli via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. moon

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Carolines parrotfish, stareye parrotfish

Example: Photo by Dennis Polack / FishWise Professional, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Calotomus carolinus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yellowmargin triggerfish

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

Scientific name: Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. tree; bishop wood

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Bischofia javanica, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n flint stone (for making fire)

Speaker: Martial wahe

coconut

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. herb to 1.5 m tall, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4722)

Example: This plant is used to welcome people by weaving the leaves and flowers into a head lei, locally known as a Kuanari. If there are no flowers, people weave the leaves and use these to welcome visitors. This species is becoming an invasive in the area.

Scientific name: Hedychium coronarium, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

during fight

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[napre:rɨp] n. terrestrial herb, 0.5 to 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3028)

Example: Ecological: This plant, which grows near streams, is known to hold water during the dry season. If the plant is harvested, then it is known that the stream will not continue to run. Thus, precaution is taken to keep this plant in good health.

Scientific name: Elatostema macrophyllum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n adopted child

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. hardwood and fruit tree; taun tree, island lychee

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Pommetia pinnata, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. large tree, 10-14 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Dysoxylum mole, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[nari fem] n. sparsely branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3005)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to createany part of a house. It is considered a strong wood. Medicine: This plant is used to treat muscle soreness. It can be prepared in tow ways. One way is to boil and branch of leaves and then bathe (“swim”) with the resulting water. Another way is to heat a branch over a fire and rub on sore area for approximately 1 minute, after showering. Note: This plant is recognized as similar to M. latifolia. However, the medicinal action of this plant is regarded as inferior to the former.

Scientific name: Melicope bonwickii, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. kind of tree used for house posts

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

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.

Scientific name: Metrosideros collina, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5106)

Example: If someone has swollen legs or arms, like from bruises or boils, crush leaves and rub on the swollen area twice a day for 1 week, or until sores disappear. For anemia, take a double handful of leaves, squeeze into 1 L water, and drink one bottle three day for 2 weeks.

Scientific name: Plectranthus scutellarioides, Speaker: Johnson Noar

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.

Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[nikere] n. tree to 3 m tall, dbh 10 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4739)

Example: Local medicine, secret use.

Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

people, men

Speaker: Martial Wahe

coconut leaf sheath

Speaker: Martial Wahe

canoe parts: bailer

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5017)

Example: Collect young leaves and boil in water or fry it and eat as a cabbage. To cover fish for cooking, take petiole with many leaves and bend to cover fish and put in sauce pan. When cooked eat fish and leaves.

Scientific name: Polyscias cumingiana, Speaker: Martial Wahe

coconut shell for drinking

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. shrub, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3160)

Example: When a person is growing watermelons, you put a knife in the roots of the watermelon plants, and then cut a stick from this tree and drive it into the roots as well, to ensure greater numbers of watermelons will be grown.

Scientific name: Vitex trifolia, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of yam, sweet, edible, white color

Speaker: Martial Wahe

bow

Speaker: Martial Wahe

reef passage, channel

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nɨkafereŋ] n. kind of shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2975)

Example: Animal Feed: The whole plant is fed to pigs to keep them fat and healthy. It is referred to as “pig medecine” and is given once per week.

Scientific name: Cyrtandra obovata, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. blue water tree (Pterocarpus indicus)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. inalienable small offshoot tubers

Speaker: Martial Wahe

bird trap of woven vines; woven bird or fish trap

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus albovittatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. vine growing up a ficus tree, growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone. flowers yellow; fruits brown and fibrous. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3231)

Example: To chase away pigs that invade a person’s garden, wrap leaves of this species around a stick, hit the pig with it and the pig will not return to the garden to eat the crops.

Scientific name: Trichosanthes dieniensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe

my elder sisiter’s daughter

Speaker: Wahe Martial

quantity of five coconuts

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[ʰreja] chicken

Speaker: Martial Wahe

my dad

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of banana

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my right foot

Speaker: Martial wahe

n my liver

Speaker: Martial wahe

planting hole (for banana, taro)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5098)

Example: Leaves used to cover laplap and wrap and boil in pot. Kids use papaya petiole to shoot seeds -- game of hide and seen called chung.

Scientific name: Canna indica, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. foreskin

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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.

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[tuprapwej] n. understory tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3143)

Example: The wood of this tree makes good house posts and is also used as firewood

Scientific name: Claoxylon, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

I feel pain in my belly

(Bislama) bel blo mi so

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[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.

Scientific name: Cayratia trifolia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

two days from now

Speaker: Martial Wahe

whale species

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n family, household

Speaker: Lindstrom 1986

garden bed

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of centipede

Speaker: Martial Wahe

ray (general)

Example: Photo by Anne Hoggett / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Pink whipray

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Himantura fai via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

wheelbarrow

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Blue trevally (male)

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

Scientific name: Carangoides ferdau via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Yapkapin village, home of Nawasu tribe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Dash-and-dot goatfish

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

Scientific name: Parupeneus barberinus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe