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-akahák

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v/a be daylight, dawning

-akei

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v 1. play with, make faces at, coo at (a child); 2. welcome, greet; 3. ask something of, beg something from

-an

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v hang oneself or another

-apwor

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v intr boil, toss (as the sea), fizz (as soda), bubble

-apɨni

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v/a level, flat (as ground)

-arukwanhɨn

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v intr stop raining, clear

-arukwesi

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v tickle

-arupwɨtér

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v intr abut, join with, stand on

-ase

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v tr 1. beg, ask for, plead for; 2. ask for a child to adopt

-asighi

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v lead (as an animal), tie a rope around to lead, drive, drive on

iaku iaku

Geophila
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5141)

iapruhu

iapruhu
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kind of crab

iapwis

iapwis
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cephalopods

iarɨkwever

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[iarɨkwever] n. drum

jihi flower

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n flower stamen

kaharkahár

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type of three pronged fish spear-head

kaiapomus

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a kind of shellfish

kamumu

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n. 1. kind of tuber pudding baked with edible leaves (nuvas), 2. cup made from rolled young banana leaves, 3. respect, friendship, fellowship

kamumu

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kind of laplap

kapkapeki

kapkapeki
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kapofe

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head

kararɨg

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fungus, small white

karsapag

karsapag
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n. terrestrial; uncommon. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2610)

karuapei

The stems of this plant are heated, the outer bark peeled off and the stems are used as a rope.
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[karwapwe̤j] n. liana growing into canopy of myristica fatua tree, growing in forest along kwataren kastom road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3093)

Example: The stems of this plant are heated, the outer bark peeled off and the stems are used as a rope.

katarauia

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n kind of shellfish, possibly abalone

kaumeg

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n. coconut which has been shelled leaving intact its meat

kesi

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n. pawpaw, papaya

kesy

To treat ciguatera disease (fish toxin), boil a double handful of the male flower, in  2 liter water, 10-15 min. Drink all at once warm. Drink one pot daily for 2 days. Leaves and flowers to feed pigs. Fruit edible. Slice the green fruit and boil it to make soup or fry it in oil and make a salad. Ripe fruit to make jam.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5101)

Example: To treat ciguatera disease (fish toxin), boil a double handful of the male flower, in 2 liter water, 10-15 min. Drink all at once warm. Drink one pot daily for 2 days. Leaves and flowers to feed pigs. Fruit edible. Slice the green fruit and boil it to make soup or fry it in oil and make a salad. Ripe fruit to make jam.

konianaker

Epinephelus cyanopodus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-cyanopodus.html
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Speckled blue grouper, speckled grouper (deep sea)

Example: Photo by John Turnbull / Flickr, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

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

kurukuru

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n small stones, pebbles

kusan itoga

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n green snail

kuvnpaha

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pearl shell

kwanatis

The stems of this plant are bound together to make a local broom.
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[kwana:tɨs] n. herb to 75 cm tall, flowers purple (collection: Michael J. Balick #4731)

Example: The stems of this plant are bound together to make a local broom.

kwanpenhɨ-

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chest

kwarɨgerɨg

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n. garden clearing (marked by dead, leafless trees)

kɨri

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n. type of manioc with a yellowish flesh (i.e., curry)

magru

Houseposts. Straps used to tie wood to roof during thatching.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5151)

Example: Houseposts. Straps used to tie wood to roof during thatching.

mahk ~ mak

mahk ~ mak

[the spelling "mahk" was transcribed by Goerg Forster on Capitain Cook’s 1774 visit t] Tanna ground dove (extinct species)

manapuei

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n. coconut leaf roof thatching

marao

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

marauta

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squirrel fish

mwɨramwɨra

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ant

mɨriaki

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[mɨriaki] small lizard or salamander

nakogár

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n. kind of tree

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.

namhu

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n. small, round wild yam

namur

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n. kind of tree

(Bislama) nameli

nani-

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n. flesh, internal parts, meat (as of a nut or fruit)

napa

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n. kind of tree, Alphitonia zizyphoides, bark used as medicine to encourage the growth of pigs

napua ierman

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stratus cloud

napui

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coconut

napɨk

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[napɨk] kind of tree

nare

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.
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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.

nari muru

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animal

Nariamaramera

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n my vertebrae

nenha

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n. coconut fibrous leaf sheath (used to strain kava)

ngata

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kind of cassava, produces small roots but the plant yields in 3 months after planting

nimrekin

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n. fern

nua popo

When a person is stung by a jellyfish, take 5-6 leaves and whip the sore for 5-10 minutes and this will reduce the soreness of the wound.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5158)

Example: When a person is stung by a jellyfish, take 5-6 leaves and whip the sore for 5-10 minutes and this will reduce the soreness of the wound.

nui

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water

nukwetau

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arrowhead, used for hunting fish, fowl or flying fox, traditionally made from black palm, now usually from metal

numrhi iesukw

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n. fur of mouse or rat

nuviru

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

nwera

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coconut stage, large sprout

nɨkweto

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

nɨmai nukwanem

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n. your hair

nɨperi makwa

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n half moon (first quarter or last quarter moon phase)

nɨsikɨr

nɨsikɨr
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bird trap of woven vines; woven bird or fish trap

nɨsoro

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tuber pudding

parangi

Acanthurus auranticavus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-auranticavus.html
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Orange-socket surgeonfish

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

pavegɨn

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shark

pawpawuk

Theretra nessus https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52004-Theretra-nessus
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Yam Hawk Moth

Example: via inaturalist.org

pepheer pitew

Plectorhinchus albovittatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-albovittatus.html
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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

pepher pitew sarariman

Plectorhinchus picus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-picus.html
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Painted sweelip, dotted sweetlips (male)

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

pos

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n. house post outside (

(Bislama) pos

pran sei piak sarawihi

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my younger brother’s wife

punesu

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n parrotfish (general)

(Bislama) napoleon

rapɨk

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grandparent

riminhim

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his/her dad

Rukwinao ia nirak

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n my vocal chords

ruoto merai

ruoto merai
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wind direction from the west

Skobak

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n honeycomb

suatuk

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exchange relation

Tanna

Tanna
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n. Tanna island

tautau

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n. small flying fox

tegi tɨsi

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today pool of water

tera

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. 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.

tikináu

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n. bamboo (native species)

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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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.

tuwai

The stem is used to make house posts; the young stems are used to make bows and young boys use the bows made from this tree to hunt birds and flying foxes.
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[tuwai] n. tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3059)

Example: The stem is used to make house posts; the young stems are used to make bows and young boys use the bows made from this tree to hunt birds and flying foxes.

tɨkurakák

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n Short-tailed Shearwater or Slender-billed Shearwater, a.k.a. mutton bird

tɨriv

tɨriv
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n slingshot

uipin

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dolphin

yaku yaku

To attract fish in the sea. Take the branches and mix with mashed coconut endosperm, put (throw) in sea and then use line and hook to catch reef fish there.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5159)

Example: To attract fish in the sea. Take the branches and mix with mashed coconut endosperm, put (throw) in sea and then use line and hook to catch reef fish there.

yamapusan

yamapusan
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shellfish type

yapha

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Bluespine Unicornfish, silver color with horn

Yapkapin

Yapkapin
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Yapkapin village, home of Nawasu tribe

Yasur

Yasur
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Yasur volcano

yesu

Parupeneus indicus http://fishbase.org/summary/Parupeneus-indicus.html
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Indian goatfish

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