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-apwini
kareng reng
Common silver-biddy
Example: Photo by Andrey Ryanskiy / FishBase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5143)
Example: Use this plant to stop the rain, take 4 tips of the plant’s branch and place them in a cross formation, with the tips pointing N, S, W, E, wash them in sea water, and then call for the rain to stop. Hang these tips in a tree with rope for five days. Stem used to weave roof rafter to attach coconut fronds to stick. Young men hunting in bush with slingshots, when run out of stones, use these young fruits to hunt birds.
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koutkout
Pacific Robin
Example: Photo by Paul Balfe / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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makhum
Tripletail wrasse
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Pinecone soldierfish, small-eyed squirrelfish
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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nakannakan
[nakanakan] n. terrestrial herb, 0.5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3069)
Example: People use this to treat boils on the skin. Squeeze the "juice" of the leaf on the boil, and it will soften it so that the liquid inside the boil comes out. If you chew an amount of leaves first, then they will cover and stick to the boil so it will heal faster.
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Orange-spotted emperor, yellowtail emperor
Example: Photo by FAO / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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nauan
n. well branched tree, 10-12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3032)
Example: Construction: The wood of this tree is used as timber wood. Hunting: Flying foxes are known to eat the fruits of this tree. If they are desired, hunters will gather near the tree when fruits are in season. Food: The ripe fruits (black) are consumed occassionally.
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navan
nawirek
n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5080)
Example: When there are too many rats in house, put a layer of leaves underneath a piece of food in the corner of the house. When the rat steps on the leaf, as the underside is itchy, it will swell the leg of the rat, making it hard for him to move so you can find them in the morning and kill them easily.
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nemrapoep
newou
n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3079)
Example: Used to treat pain. When a baby has an injection in the hospital, such as a vaccine, people take 1 handful of leaves, boil in a small amount of water to concentrate the resulting "juice" that comes out of the leaves, and put this fluid on the site of the pain, the injection, covering it with a leaf for 5-10 minutes, 2-3x daily until the baby stops crying.
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nimasiur
nukuk
[nukwuk] n. epiphyte growing on a main branch of a glochidion tree, 2-3 m above ground (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3073)
Example: People use this to treat skin sores, by boiling a handful of leaves in a small amount of water and washing the sores with this. Wash 2-3x daily until the sore is better. It may take 3-4 weeks to heal the sore.
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Pawpawuk
Meadow Argus
Example: Photo by obinfiji / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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Monarch
Example: Photo by obinfiji / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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Rivulated parrotfish, surf parrotfish
Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Orange-spotted emperor, yellowtail emperor
Example: Photo by FAO / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[rɨŋkew] n. understory tree growing in area of Ianarawia ("high hill") settlement (village of Philip Wahe). (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3154)
Example: This tree is poisonous to goats, cattle-if they eat it they will die. The wood is used to make rafters for houses as well as burned as firewood.
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n. tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2992)
Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Hunting: Pidgeons are known to eat the fruit of this plant. As a result, hunters will cluster about these trees to hunt this animal. Construction: The timber of the plant is used to make roof members of local houses.
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tamagam
Tanna Fruit Dove
Example: Photo by Doug Janson / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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tɨsi-
ume tasiapen
Bulbnose unicornfish, humpnose unicornfish (deep sea)
Example: Photo by Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Cinnabar goatfish
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Yellowstripe goatfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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