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-afa

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adj. cooked, done, ready to be eaten, ripe (can be used in the imperative, for example speaking to food, "be ready!"

-aka

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v carry piggyback

-akwéin

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v call, call out to, invite

-amhua

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v deflect an object (as a football), cast off, shake off one’s body, abandon one’s supporters (as a leader)

-apri

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v sleep, close (as one’s eyes, or the leaves of a plant at night), blink

-apɨni

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v/a level, flat (as ground)

-aragha

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v intr see -aragaha

-arkini

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

-arpakáu

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v 1. construct, build (a house, table, canoe), repair; 2. specialise, make well, have knowledge of, be wise in

-arpikou

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v intr twitch, jerk about (as a dying fish), slither (as a snake), flop about

-atampɨg

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v see -ata apɨg

-avegɨn

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feast

apéraha

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seawards

ia karpesu nima

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I build a house

(Bislama) mi stap workem aos.

ia-kamawengin

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v I eat

iaku iaku

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

iamha

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n. kind of seaweed

iamɨnier

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n. kind of coconut with large ’eyes’

Ianɨkɨr

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Lenakel

kaies

kaies
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n. rake

kapajiko

Lutjanus fulvus http://fishbase.org/summary/Lutjanus-fulvus.html
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Blacktail snapper

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

karuarua

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree, small

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

karɨmkarɨm

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kind of insect (large, sucks nectar)

kasoria

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n. kind of sweet potato

katɨmnumun

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kind of spider

kawehae

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kind of yam, produces tubers with red, hard, sweet flesh

Example: Used for kastom ceremonies as it has a large bundle of tubers

Kawiameta

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Kawiameta moiety

kawitaring

kawitaring
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kenasenas

The yellow seeds are used are used to paint faces. The use is currently practiced by children and thought to be an archaic use.
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n. epiphytic orchid on tree, growing in dense cloud forest. flowers white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4219)

Example: The yellow seeds are used are used to paint faces. The use is currently practiced by children and thought to be an archaic use.

kisum

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command to dogs (sic)

konianaker

Epinephelus lanceolatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Epinephelus-lanceolatus.html
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Giant grouper (deep sea)

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

koupa se puka

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n. pigsty

kumeta

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n sea anemone

kusan itoga

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n green snail

kuvipehe

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n traditional house

kwanakwus

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n. rope, vine, genealogical line

kwarwisiwir

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. species of orchid

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

kwonhi taik

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

lastik

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n. slingshot

mak

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dove

minim

Siganus corallinus http://fishbase.org/summary/Siganus-corallinus.html
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Blue-spotted spinefoot, coral rabbitfish (fresh water)

Example: Photo by BS Thurner Hof / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

minin

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surgeonfish, small with curly pattern

nafeiruan

Hundreds of years ago, there was no tobacco. People dried and smoked this as tobacco. When fishing, wrap string around stem--use as a reel.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5089)

Example: Hundreds of years ago, there was no tobacco. People dried and smoked this as tobacco. When fishing, wrap string around stem--use as a reel.

nafáu

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n canoe-shaped kava bowl

nahavi

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n. kind of yam

nalalas

Bislama
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plant (to be identified)

(Bislama) nalalas

namanu

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n my scalp

namnamhu

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n. kind of fern, edible, often fried or boiled with milk

Nanimwhin

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spirit

napuei sanmwun

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n. his or her coconut

napɨr

Medicinal use. For back pain, take double handful of leaf, mash it in 1/2 liter of water, squeeze into cup. Drink 2 cups / day, morning and afternoon for 5 days.
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n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5127)

Example: Medicinal use. For back pain, take double handful of leaf, mash it in 1/2 liter of water, squeeze into cup. Drink 2 cups / day, morning and afternoon for 5 days.

nare

This is the female type of 5037. Leaf is used to cover the top ridge of a roof on a house. Lasts 5 or more years. Women use the leaf for grass skirts. Take leaves, twist, tie in a line, dry in sun and then use to make skirt. Leaves have a nice fragrance.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5039)

Example: This is the female type of 5037. Leaf is used to cover the top ridge of a roof on a house. Lasts 5 or more years. Women use the leaf for grass skirts. Take leaves, twist, tie in a line, dry in sun and then use to make skirt. Leaves have a nice fragrance.

narmama

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people’s

nekatirou

Hibiscus rosasinensis
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n. shrub, 3-5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3157)

nekaui reia

Hunting: The wood of the tree is used, as the body of a spear, to hunt fishes and turtles. To fashion the spear, an appropriate length of wood is cut, debarked, heated (to straighten) and then topped with an iron point. Note: Iaruman is the name of the male form of this plant. Prane is the female form of this plant.
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n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3026)

Example: Hunting: The wood of the tree is used, as the body of a spear, to hunt fishes and turtles. To fashion the spear, an appropriate length of wood is cut, debarked, heated (to straighten) and then topped with an iron point. Note: Iaruman is the name of the male form of this plant. Prane is the female form of this plant.

nihi-

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excrement

nimwheiov

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n. tree used for house posts

nisai-apran

The leaves of this plant are used to make a women’s grass skirt. Men use these leaves to put in a band around the arm as decoration. For kastom ceremony, take coconut endosperm, chew with this leave and covery body. It makes the body smell very nice. When a person has a fever, mix this leaf with other leaves including Annona muricata and Citrus species. Then the person sits over a steaming pot and inhales it to reduce the fever and symptoms. If you need to go to a "tabu" place, where the spirit can make you sick, a person can bathe with the leaves of this plant and can go anywh
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n. tree to 3 m, dbh 4 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4727)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to make a women’s grass skirt. Men use these leaves to put in a band around the arm as decoration. For kastom ceremony, take coconut endosperm, chew with this leave and covery body. It makes the body smell very nice. When a person has a fever, mix this leaf with other leaves including Annona muricata and Citrus species. Then the person sits over a steaming pot and inhales it to reduce the fever and symptoms. If you need to go to a "tabu" place, where the spirit can make you sick, a person can bathe with the leaves of this plant and can go anywh

noufoua

Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. It is considered  one of the finest woods for this purpose. Ornamental: Branches of this tree are used to create carvings.
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[nəfua] n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3010)

Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. It is considered one of the finest woods for this purpose. Ornamental: Branches of this tree are used to create carvings.

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.

nulagli

Ornamental plant. Known to be poisonous.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5139)

Example: Ornamental plant. Known to be poisonous.

nur

When young baby is loosing weight, give young tops--cooked-- to mother to eat for one month to help increase milk. You can also scrape a handful of inner bark of Ficus kajewskii (5163) into small pieces with a knife, mix with a handful of the young tops of (5157) in 1L of water and cook it, and squeeze the juice into a bottle. Drink one cup twice daily  for one month to help a mother who is not providing enough milk for her baby. Kids put inflorescences in hair as a sort of rasta fashion.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5157)

Example: When young baby is loosing weight, give young tops--cooked-- to mother to eat for one month to help increase milk. You can also scrape a handful of inner bark of Ficus kajewskii (5163) into small pieces with a knife, mix with a handful of the young tops of (5157) in 1L of water and cook it, and squeeze the juice into a bottle. Drink one cup twice daily for one month to help a mother who is not providing enough milk for her baby. Kids put inflorescences in hair as a sort of rasta fashion.

nɨkauvkauv

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n. kind of liana

nɨkava pitov

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n. black kava (stems are black color)

nɨkehiáp

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n. tree fork

nɨkinhapus

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n. kind of tree (used for bows to hunt flying fox, and for traditional medicine), Goats like to eat the leaves.

nɨmeiei

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n. kind of fern (used as chicken feed)

nɨmiraia

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n. kind of thick grass

nɨmnave, nemnave

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

nɨmnɨmu

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coconut parasite

nɨmɨmis

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n. kind of sugarcane (see -mƗmis)

nɨmɨtɨk

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kind of red soil found in south Tanna

nɨrukwɨfiien

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eclipse (lunar?)

nɨtán

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n. nutmeg tree, Myristica fatua

pangkor

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. soursop tree

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

parapu

parapu
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wind direction from the north

pendkos

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kind of taro, has white flesh

Example: Is a soft taro variety good for boiling or roasting. It grows very tall

penesu

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parrotfish (general name)

penesu

Scarus xanthopleura http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-xanthopleura.html
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Red parrotfish

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

pol

pol
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small cube shaped toy ball of woven coconut leaves

punesu

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n parrotfish (general)

(Bislama) napoleon

ramerouk ia karwatereii

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throw the stone

(Bislama) sakem stone

rangek matouk

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n my right hand

rewi nɨmeri

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[ʰrewi nɨmeri] n. thorn

Ruitkini

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straight

Rukwinao ia nirak

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n my vocal chords

siwir ~ sivur

Photo by Martial Wahe
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Coconut Lorikeet

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takurei nusuk

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n my ankle

tanapɨn

To increase milk flow in a nursing mother, take a double handful of leaves and put in 1 liter of water. Drink one bottle twice a day for three days.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5047)

Example: To increase milk flow in a nursing mother, take a double handful of leaves and put in 1 liter of water. Drink one bottle twice a day for three days.

taparwarewa-ia-nirak

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n my lung

teki kafha

teki kafha
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kind of shell

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.

tikirkak

Pterodroma occulta
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Vanuatu Petrel

touareka

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n. kind of yam

tukraus

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.
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[təkrowus] 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.

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.

tɨnɨrup

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basket

wipin iariman

Carangoides fulvuguttatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Carangoides-fulvuguttatus.html
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Yellowspotted Trevally (male)

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

yakapri

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I sleep

(Bislama) mi silip

yaren ia nui

yaren ia nui
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river lobster, kind of prawn