Nafe (Kwamera)

v var. of -agihi

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr 1. explode, blow up, erupt (as a volcano); 2. become angry, furious

Speaker: Martial wahe

adj. uncooked, raw, fertile (as land)

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

v intr dead

Speaker: Martial wahe

v/a 1. drown, sink; 2. deep, under water

Speaker: Martial wahe

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

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v stand (implies more than one person)

Speaker: Martial wahe

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

Speaker: Wahe Martial

feed pig

Speaker: Martial wahe

peeled taro (skin out)

(Bislama) skinimtaro

Speaker: Martial Wahe

splet dry coconut intwo pieces

Speaker: Martial wahe

[ganhɨk] my penis

Speaker: Martial Wahe

I pick the fruit tree of all the fruit

(Bislama) mi pikimap fuit

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

octopus

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial wahe

n flower stamen

Speaker: Martial wahe

n my ass (buttocks)

Speaker: Martial wahe

Scarlet Percher

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

Scientific name: Diplacodes haematodes via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

traditional road name

Speaker: Martial Wahe

num two

Speaker: Martial Wahe

pig jawbone for ceremonial use

Speaker: Martial Wahe

t.o. Sea Slug

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

Scientific name: Phyllidia madangensis via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

[kwanokuma] n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2976)

Example: No use disclosed.

Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Brassy chub, lowfin drummer

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Kyphosus vaigiensis via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5135)

Example: When this plant grows to 2m, peel bark and put it in salt water to rett the stem. To do this, tie the stems in budles and cover the bundle with a stone in the sea. After one week, rett the stem by pulling out the strong fibers and discarding the rest. Dry the fibers, then make a grass skirt from this. The leaves can be crushed and used as a styptic for wounds to stop bleeding.

Scientific name: Urena lobata, Speaker: Martial Wahe

string game (cat’s cradle)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n cat’s cradle game

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. twin apple (Ochrosia oppositifolia)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5085)

Example: Sawn timber. Open ripe seed with stone or hammer, eat nut inside.

Scientific name: Terminalia catappa, Speaker: Johnson Noar

part of sea shell, (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. inalienable sprout, shoot, small branch

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n my wrist

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

Humphead wrasse

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

Scientific name: Cheilinus undulatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Lattice soldierfish, violet soldierfish

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

Scientific name: Myripristis violacea via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

kind of plantain from Fiji

Example: Used for cooking

Scientific name: Musa spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

[nakoŋ har] n. tree to 4 m tall, 25 cm dbh (collection: Michael J. Balick #4734)

Example: For Kastom ceremony, chew the leaves with the white endosperm of coconut and then rub on body to enjoy the fragrant aroma. Sometimes when a person is working hard, and are tired, they take this leaf, mix it with ground coconut and wash in salt water. When planting yams, a bunch of leaves with this plant are mixed with wild cane and burned, and the ash put int he ground as one plants the yams.

Scientific name: Pittosporum campbellii, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[nako̤ŋhar] n. tree, 7-7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3100)

Example: This plant has an aroma, and people are said to take the leaf and squeeze it on them in a shower or while bathing with the purpose of keeping evil spirts away. In particular, this can be used when a person is doing a Toka dance, or when that person is visiting a cemetary, burying a person--to avoid having a problem with the spirits. This can also be used with Euodia hortensis (Plunkett et al. 3077) or alone.

Scientific name: Pittosporum campbellii, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

plant (to be identified)

(Bislama) nalalas

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Slender emperor

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

Scientific name: Lethrinus variegatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nanim] n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2986)

Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Hunting: Flying foxes and pidgeons are known to eat the fruit of this plant. As a result, hunters will cluster about these trees to hunt these animals.

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

your eye

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. coral wall

Speaker: Jean Eskar

kind of banana

Example: Eaten ripe

Scientific name: Musa spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

Harry hotlips (female)

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

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus gibbosus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. herb, 2.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3082)

Example: To make a strap to hold the ornamental fiber "Nisei" (Plunkett et al #3077) on a person’s arm. Dry the stem, remove the fibers, and weakve into a strap. There is a legend that is told about this plant, concerning a rat and a fox. The rat and fox stole a banana from the Devil’s garden. The Devil caught the fox and told him not to come back. The rat said "lets go to the garden" and teh fox said no. The rat said "go take these leaves, and tie the leaves with coconut fiber--and he told the fox to lie down and the rat sewed the leaaves on the fox. So, the rat an

Scientific name: Donax canniformis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

knot made of vine and holding together posts of cyclone house

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. 1. moss, algae. 2. kind of seaweed

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[naropaŋ] n. well branched tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3037)

Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are known to eat the fruit of this tree. When the bats are desired, hunters will gather near this tree. Ceremonial: During kava preparation, chewed kava roots are placed on the green leaves of this plant before extracting. Many leaves are used for this purpose. Fuel: To make a fire, dried sticks are rubbed together on a plane of wood. The friction creates smoldering ash over time, useful for igniting dried material.

Scientific name: Ficus septica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

plant used to make grass skirts

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. leaves

Speaker: Martial Wahe

tribe name

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of breadfruit, has small fruits that are more oblong than round

Example: The stem of this variety is good for canoe-making as it will last for many years of use

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. kind of vine

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5139)

Example: Ornamental plant. Known to be poisonous.

Scientific name: Cascabela thevetia, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of banyan with small leaves, Ficus sp.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

plant (to be identified, grown in gardens, said to originate from New Caledonia)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

their heart

Speaker: Martial Wahe

his heart

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. fish poison tree

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. 1. fern tree (black palm), 2. barbed arrow (made of nɨkweto wood)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of fern, can be used to clean kava root

Speaker: Martial Wahe

face

Speaker: Martial Wahe

fish

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Dark-Banded Fusilier, Neon Fusilier

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

Scientific name: Pterocaesio tile via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

n. kind of fern, used to make ropes to fasten house parts, or canoe parts

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree with small green fruit

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. Xanthosperma, Bislama: Fiji Taro

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nɨpunɨpun] spider web

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my body

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. luminescent fungi or algae; something bright, sparkling like the lights of the city

Speaker: Martial Wahe

bird trap of woven vines; woven bird or fish trap

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Ringtail surgeonfish

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus blochii via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Fluted Giant Clam

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

Scientific name: Tridacna squamosa via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

t.o Gossamer-winged Butterfly

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

Scientific name: Luthrodes cleotas via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

Dot-lined Angle

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

Scientific name: Psamatodes abydata via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

wave, surf

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial wahe

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus lineatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

v. ?? s/he asks you

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my canine tooth

Speaker: Martial wahe

[ʰrewi nɨmeri] n. thorn

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. green onions (English shallot)

(Bislama) sarat

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Martial Wahe

exchange relation

Speaker: Martial Wahe

fruit, edible green

Speaker: Martial Wahe

banana (general term)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Spanish Dancer

Example: via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Hexabranchus sanguineus via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

African Giant Snail

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

Scientific name: Lissachatina fulica via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

grave

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of banana, large green plantain

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. bamboo, smallest type used for weaving house walls

Speaker: Martial Wahe

culture figure name, an ogre

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5122)

Example: Peel stem and chop pieces of stem and pieces of stem of Pipturus argenteus (MB 5121), add fresh water, squeeze in hair, rub head in one direction, do this for one month then hair will turn blond color (for Toka dance) and will also help dreadlocks.

Scientific name: Nothocnide repanda, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n house component, eaves

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of fish

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

Yellowspotted Trevally (male)

Example: Photo by David R / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

Largescale mullet

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

Scientific name: Liza macrolepis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe