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-aghi

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v var. of -agihi

-ahatɨn

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v 1. point; 2. teach, instruct

-akwmɨni

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v 1. feed (as a child or animal); fill (as a hole)

-akwɨpahar

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

-amwhenumw

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

-amɨna

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

-ap

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v intr leave, exit, escape, run away

-arapinha

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v close (as a door)

-arei

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v tr warm, dry by fire

-avegɨn

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feast

akwararen

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adj. slippery

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enough hurt or killed children

apusan

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white

awan meiwaiyio

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v. intransitive walk downhill

en masi

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go fart

ia-karai rangek

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v I cut my hand

ieremeveis

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[jarmaveis] big devil

ieremha

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ghost

iesukwrúr

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n. type of sprouting coconut the sprout of which grows along the body of the nut

ikeiamu

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Aneityumese

Ikinan- rumunan

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holy place

ikɨnan

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tabu place, taboo place

ita

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all right

kahimaregi

Overripe, can be put into seawater for up to 3 months to ferment, then drunk for intoxication
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n. coconut development stage 3

Example: Overripe, can be put into seawater for up to 3 months to ferment, then drunk for intoxication

Kasoso

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n name of a culture hero

katata

katata
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wooden bench

katia

katia
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grater for taro

khaw khawisel

Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0
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Snubnose dart

Example: Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

kofi

kofi
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coffee beans (Bislama)

kuatiapas

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kind of coconut, produces the smallest coconut, with an oblong shape

Example: It is said that when children play in the bush they like to find this coconut to eat. The local name refers to children—small in size, just like a child. It is not considered a good variety for an adult to eat

kupan

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beginning

kurapu

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n snapper fish

kusan

kusan
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kind of shell

kwankukeibu

The vine of this plant is used to tie an outrigger on to a canoe. Heat up the stem and peel off the outer bark; while it is still warm use it to tie an outrigger to the canoe. When the stem cools it becomes very hard. It is also used to tie sugar cane.
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[kwankukepu] n. liana growing into canopy of Myristica fatua tree, growing in forest along kwataren kastom road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3092)

Example: The vine of this plant is used to tie an outrigger on to a canoe. Heat up the stem and peel off the outer bark; while it is still warm use it to tie an outrigger to the canoe. When the stem cools it becomes very hard. It is also used to tie sugar cane.

kwankwanéi

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n. almond tree (Terminalia catappa)

kwankwesi

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n. kind of taro

kwarei fwe napwɨs

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n. kind of sweet potato

kwarɨtu

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n barnacle

kwonhi taik

kwonhi taik
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n. banana flower (lit. banana cock)

kɨkir

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coconut husking stave set in ground

kɨmisak

Pachycephala pectoralis
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Golden Whistler

lili

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n. kind of sugarcane, small, yellow in color

mainapuiramaga

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type of woven coconut frond mat

marao

Myripristis pralinia http://fishbase.org/summary/Myripristis-pralinia.html
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Scarlet soldierfish

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

marawta

Sargocentron violaceum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-violaceum.html
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Violet squirrelfish

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

mijiro

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

minim

Siganus argenteus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-argenteus.html
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Streamlined spinefoot, forktail rabbitfish (salt water)

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

minin

Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0
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Bluelined surgeonfish (fresh water)

Example: Photo by John E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0

nafara

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kind of pandanus

Example: The green leaves are used to weave mats, baskets and hats. The stem is used for making houseposts and also burned as firewood. The ripe fruits are cut open and the seeds are removed and eaten—they taste like coconut and are eaten fresh

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

napuei mia

napuei mia
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n. dry coconut

naraufanua

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kind of yam, produces a tuber with white flesh and red skin. It can grow long and large in good soil, but is not a sweet yam, more starchy than many others. It is easy to grow

Example: Locally known as a “Chief’s Yam” as it is given to the Chief as a gift because it is one of the original yam varieties grown on Tanna

Nariamaramera

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n my vertebrae

nasiapu-a-nasiapu

This plant can be used to tell the sex of an as yet unborn baby. Two people hold the stem and tear it. If three threads from the corners of the stem come off, the baby will be a boy; if all 4 corners of the stem come off, the baby will be a girl. Two people start tearing the stem from both sides of the cut stem.
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n. herb growing on roadside along coast road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3168)

Example: This plant can be used to tell the sex of an as yet unborn baby. Two people hold the stem and tear it. If three threads from the corners of the stem come off, the baby will be a boy; if all 4 corners of the stem come off, the baby will be a girl. Two people start tearing the stem from both sides of the cut stem.

nauropag

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.
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[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.

nevau

Weave bark fiber to make slings, grass skirt for ladies, hats and baskets. To do this, rett outer bark in sea for 1 week to rot everything but the fiber, take remaining fiber, dry in sun and use as a fiber for weaving.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5114)

Example: Weave bark fiber to make slings, grass skirt for ladies, hats and baskets. To do this, rett outer bark in sea for 1 week to rot everything but the fiber, take remaining fiber, dry in sun and use as a fiber for weaving.

neyiagian

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n my breath

ngarehma

This plant is known as "fishbone leaf" as the edge of the leaf tears away and the remaining part is serrated. It is a powerful medicine that is secret.
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n. shrub, 4-6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3090)

Example: This plant is known as "fishbone leaf" as the edge of the leaf tears away and the remaining part is serrated. It is a powerful medicine that is secret.

niamaha napi yiao

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I am angry

nikiho

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n. sea hearse tree

nikotufe

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n. blue water tree, used for timber and canoe building, artistic carving

nimakwinari

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n. traditional leaf medicine

nui ramapor

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spring of water

nukunene

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[nukunene] n. tree stump

nukwai rangɨk

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n my thumb

nura

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kind of taro

Example: Good for roasting in an earth oven and has a very nice taste

nwera

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coconut stage, large sprout

nɨfrengɨk

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n my earlobe

nɨkava kamiaram

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n. kava shoot with a double sprout

nɨmatagi asori

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hurricane

nɨmɨri

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n. An orange tree (wood used for bows) See kwanɨmɨri

nɨpkinhi-

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semen

nɨrukwɨfiien

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eclipse (lunar?)

nɨsuvás

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n. kind of tree with edible seed in a hairy pod

nɨtumwi

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n. tree (Pometia pinnata)

(Bislama) nantao

pawpawuk pitew

Hypolimnas bolina https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70174-Hypolimnas-bolina
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Great Eggfly

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

pawpawuk pitew

Hypolimnas bolina https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70174-Hypolimnas-bolina
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Great Eggfly

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penesu

Scarus flavipectoralis http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-flavipectoralis.html
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Yellowfin Parrotfish

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

pepheer

Diagramma pictum http://fishbase.org/summary/Diagramma-pictum.html
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Painted sweetlips

Example: Photo by Dr. Dwayne Meadows / NOAA, License: Public Domain via Fishes of Australia

pirawa ~ firawa

Lethrinus erythropterus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lethrinus-erythropterus.html
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Longfin emperor

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

ramasi

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[ramasi] n. to smoke

Ratui

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n weather magic (spells or rituals intended to influence the weather)

rawɨs

rawɨs
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[ʰrawɨs] grass skirt

rewhɨk

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n my incisor (tooth)

rori

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candy

ruerau

Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used as a decoration. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.
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n. terrestrial orchid growing in open field next to disturbed forest along ridge track. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2987)

Example: Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used as a decoration. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.

skru

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coconut scoop

takarouik i kawiaha

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I fight you, you gonna shit

(Bislama) by mi faetem you by yu sisit.

taku

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string game (bed shape)

tangarua

Laticauda colubrina https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68343-Laticauda-colubrina

Banded Sea Krait

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tasi

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n. sea

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

tovrirua

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n. kind of flowering shrub with prickly seed pods

tɨfra

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whale species

tɨriv

tɨriv
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n slingshot

wipin napiran

Carangoides bajad http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-bajad.html
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Orangespotted Trevally (female)

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

yapha

Naso unicornis http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-unicornis.html
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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

yapha

Photo by wahe Martial
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Humpback unicornfish

Example: Photo by wahe Martial

Yapkapin

Yapkapin
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Yapkapin village, home of Nawasu tribe

ágihi

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v. to bite off or pull off with the teeth, as sugarcane or coconut husks