-asɨri
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succeed, win, better act or interact such that one comes out ahead (implying another loses), belittle another, be lucky
Speaker: Wahe Martial
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fafau
fwaga
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1. light colored volcanic stone used as a whetstone for sharpening knives, 2. big man, wise man
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kamkariamkari
karengy
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kind of coconut, has a medium-sized fruit
Example: Eaten when a bit young and still has the water inside. The flesh and water are eaten together. The water is said to be the sweetest of any coconut
Scientific name: Cocos nucifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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konianaker
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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korkwao tanna
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Matsudaira’s Storm Petrel
Example: Photo by Tony Morris, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr
Scientific name: Oceanodroma matsudaira, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kwanarai
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tree, 6-7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3101)
Example: People use this plant as a medicine to treat bad knees. Peel the bark, take 1 handful and put it in a cup of water until the water becomes black. Drink it 3x daily as needed until the knee pain disappears and the knee heals. Children use the seeds as a glue in school work.
Scientific name: Cordia dichotoma, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kwanasanas
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epiphyte growing on neonauclea forsteri trunk, about 2-3 m above ground (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2977)
Example: Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used to decorate one’s face during kastom ceremonies. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.
Scientific name: Dendrobium, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kwanasitov
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magically treated stalk of wild cane used in kava fertility spells or to tabu a garden, road, etc.
Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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kwekao
Asian House Gecko
Example: Photo by givernykate / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
Scientific name: Hemidactylus frenatus via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe
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nalalas
napkapi
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tree, 6-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3262)
Example: Feed pigs with the bark of this tree, and mix it with pig food as well. When eaten, this bark will help make the pig grow fat. When the fruits are ripe, they get sticky and this can be used to trap birds. Put these fruits around a cut up papaya, and put that in a clear place--when the birds come to eat the papaya they get stuck by the fruits and can be caught.
Scientific name: Pisonia umbellifera, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nare
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herb to 2-3 m tall in secondary forest clearing, flowers white with yellow-red corolla. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4724)
Example: this plant is used to make the head lei, Kuanari, to welcome visitors. It is also used as an ornamental around local houses.
Scientific name: Alpinia speciosa, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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naurie
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5049)
Example: Used for house posts, rafters, and other construction-- very good for building in Tanna. Scrape the stem and put the pieces into a cup. Squeeze these pieces through with water, pour into a glass, and give to someone with heavy menstrual bleeding. 1 stem used to fill a cup, and drink one liter a day for one week. It is thought that shark meat causes bleeding. This will solve that. This plant is called "medicine of the shark".
Scientific name: Melicope, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nawes
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tree to 6 m tall, dbh 40 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4740)
Example: Fruit used for local medicine. When a person is diagnosed with "cancer" in the local hospital, take a ripe fruit in a cup of water and macerate it until the smell of the fruit comes out in the water, drink every other day, 3x daily, morning noon and night. Also used for firewood.
Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nekava kava
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liana growing on trunk of hedycarya dorstenioides, in dense forest along ridge. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3004)
Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are attracted to this plant for their red fruits. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the flying fox.
Scientific name: Piper austrocaledonicum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nemrapep
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epiphyte growing in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2991)
Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are attracted to this plant for their flowers. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the flying fox.
Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nerer
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shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2972)
Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Fish Poison: To help catch fish, a bundle of leaves are squeezed and placed in a stream. After some time, the fish appear stunned and are caught.
Scientific name: Leucosyke australis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nisei
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shrub, 2.5-3 m tall
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Evodia hortensis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nitei
nuri-nanipuka
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herb growing on roadside along coast road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3169)
Example: This plant is used by dogs who have an upset stomach. They go to eat this grass and then their stomachs feel better. Pigs feed on this grass.
Scientific name: Eleusine indica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nɨmrakw
nɨsori
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5145)
Example: Cut branches, dry in the sun until the leaves fall out,and then tie branches together to make broom. Stem used for canoe outrigger.
Scientific name: Murraya paniculata, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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ruoto
sap sap
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herb, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3146)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used as a styptic, to reduce blood flow from a wound and promote faster healing of a sore. If a person has a sore or fresh cut that is oozing, the leaves are mashed and their "juice" is put directly on the affected area, twice daily until the wound is healed.
Scientific name: (comp), Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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taopir-taopir
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herb, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3250)
Example: Children shoot the small hard seeds through a bamboo tube at lizards and butterflies, as a sort of game.
Scientific name: Canna indica, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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tapatou
trimian
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liana growing in disturbed forest area along kwataren kastom road. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3096)
Example: People use this plant to soften the hair, by taking the roots and stem, pounding them with a stone, and squeezing the juice into the hair--it is said to make it very soft.
Scientific name: Nothocnide repanda, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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Yapkapin
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