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1. walk, move, be in motion, go, come; 2. combined with the interrogative prefix -ɨf-, implies how, in what manner; 3. with interrogatie prefix and transitive postclitic, implies where
Speaker: Martial wahe
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-aiu
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1. run, proceed, go off, fly (as a flag), swim, flow (as water); 2. have diarrhoea
Speaker: Martial wahe
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-apena
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1. order, set in order; 2. clean up, police, collect leavings of food (for fear of sorcery)
Speaker: Martial wahe
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iaku iaku
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(collection: Michael J. Balick #5107)
Example: For Asthma, take one handful of shaved stem with 1/2 L water. Boil in a pot 5-10 minutes, a drink 1 warm cup two times a day for one week.
Scientific name: Chamaesyce, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kamiemie
kaviahapurɨgpurɨg
kipori ia tasiapen
konkori
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5099)
Example: Fruits edible and sold in market to earn money.
Scientific name: Dracontomelon vitiense, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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konuwak arwerew
kwatɨsi-
makhum
makhum
minin akwes
nagus nanikiri
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[nakwas naniki:ri]
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rope with round green fruits. (collection: Laurence Ramon #326)
Scientific name: Salacia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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napkapki
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tree with green sweet-smelling flowers
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Pisonia grandis, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nare
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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.
Scientific name: Hedychium coronarium, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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naties
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5024)
Example: To treat a cut or sore, collect leaves, bruise by rubbing in hand and apply directly to the sore. Whole plant dried and used as a broom.
Scientific name: Stachytarpheta cayennensis, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nefeg
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tree, 8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2985)
Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to create roof members of local houses. It is not considered a strong wood.
Scientific name: Macaranga dioica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nekatirou
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shrub, 3-5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3157)
Scientific name: Hibiscus rosasinensis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nekethirau
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5138)
Example: Remove base from flower and chew flower--tastes sweet. Long ago there were no pens, you could use this flower to write message on wood.
Scientific name: Malvaviscus arboreus, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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niar
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tree to 30 m, dbh 2 m (collection: Michael J. Balick #4738)
Example: Wood is strong and good to make houses with, particuarly house posts. Also good for firewood.
Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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niséi
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aromatic shrub (Evodia?), the leaves of which men and women wear during ceremonial events
Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nitei nitei
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terrestrial; leaves up to ca. 2-2.5 m long. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2616)
Scientific name: Calochlaena straminea, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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noueis
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Indian mulberry (Morinda citrifolia), eaten or used for medicine to heal many ailments, and as a poison antidote, also gives energy and improved cognitive function, has a bad taste
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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pan
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Pacific Reef Heron (dark)
Example: Photo by Arthur Chapman, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Egretta sacra, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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pawpawuk
pirawa ~ firawa
punuwas
rerenakuang
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herb growing on roadside along coast road. flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3166)
Example: Children are said to chew the branches of this plant to give them a "bigger (stronger) voice.
Scientific name: Sonchus oleraceus, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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tamuni
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kinds of yam. There are two types of this variety—with either red or white flesh
Example: When cooked, as with many yams, children love to eat this variety as it is soft and sweet
Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar
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taoura ia nipeka
tasiapen
tuprepai
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understory tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3143)
Example: The wood of this tree makes good house posts and is also used as firewood
Scientific name: Claoxylon, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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turlmata
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[turma:ta]
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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.
Scientific name: Cayratia trifolia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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tuvai
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[tuwa:i]
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tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3006)
Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. It is also used to make dugout canoes. Tool: The wood of this plant is used to create the study part of a bow. It is noted, however, that there are better woods for this purpose.
Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityense, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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tuwai
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tree, 15 m tall
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityensis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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wipin iariman
wipin iariman