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-akwmakwmwi

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v gum (as one’s food)

-amame

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v/a immobile, confined to a mat or bed

-amtér

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v life up, stand up (from a prone position), arise, life something which is on the ground

-apɨtin

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v strike down, kill at a blow

-arɨk(i)

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v throw (more than one object)

-asasás

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v intr fall, drop (numerous objects)

-atakɨr

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v stare, glare at

apa-naputaian

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don’t climb

aphi

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v. to slap

argahi

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v. bite out or scrape with teeth

ball sei mai-napuaii

ball sei mai-napuaii
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toy ball made of coconut leaf

eunan

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v. intransitive to bud or come into leaf

ia-kakwaii nimaii

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v I brushed the new garden

(Bislama) brasem new garen

ia-kamagien

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I am happy

iakuniarmen

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child orphans

iarumanu

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[iarumanu] chief

imwarɨm

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exchange ground; place of exchange

kamumu

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cup

kararing

kararing
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kind of tree mushroom

kararɨg

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a type of mushroom, grows on ground or tree

katia

katia
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grater for taro

kawak

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adj. early

kijirimak sa namritaik

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my elder sister

kirikapóu

Collocalia esculenta
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Glossy Swiftlet

kohi

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n my anus

kormahak ~ kwarumahakw

kormahak ~ kwarumahakw
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coconut development stage 6

koutuai

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traditional spoon

kouwehew

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kind of shell, with smooth black color

Example: edible shell, boiled in the saucepan or roasted in the fire

krirɨm kefa

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num nine

kuanuares

Lygodium reticulatum
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n. liana growing into canopy of dysoxylum, in open (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3034)

kufe

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name of a star constellation

kwanapɨt

To get strength back in your body, take a double handful of leaves in 1/2 of 1.5 l bottle, drink all at once. Children take the seeds of this plant and put them together in a ball to play with.

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5070)

Example: To get strength back in your body, take a double handful of leaves in 1/2 of 1.5 l bottle, drink all at once. Children take the seeds of this plant and put them together in a ball to play with.

kwopun

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place or destination

kɨrɨgrɨg

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n. 1. kind of luminous lichen, fungus, mushroom, 2. sea sponge, 3. soft corals, 4. comb and wattle of a fowl

lili

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n. a type of sugarcane, very thin and long, yellow or light green color, very sweet, planted in gardens

makhum

Scarus rivulatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-rivulatus.html
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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

mwɨramwɨra

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ant

nakaw ia nirak

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n my rib

nakogár

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n. kind of tree

nani-

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

napua

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n. a poison tree, has orange and white flowers, you must wash hands if you touch it

nare

this plant is used to make the head lei, Kuanari, to welcome visitors. It is also used as an ornamental around local houses.
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n. 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.

nari aprumun

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wild animal

nas

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type of coconut leaf sheath with thick fibres used to strain kava (see nenha)

natmi

1. The fruits are considered a special delicacy for men of Tanna island. Further information withheld.
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4250)

Example: 1. The fruits are considered a special delicacy for men of Tanna island. Further information withheld.

nawes

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree to 6 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

neapsan

Stem used to make bow. Stem for ax handle.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5146)

Example: Stem used to make bow. Stem for ax handle.

neirapin

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leaf bundle of concoction used in sorcery, allows a person to become invisible, etc.

newahu

Weave bark fiber to make slings, grass skirt for ladies, hats and baskets. To do this, rett outer bark in sea for 1 week to rot everything but the fiber, take remaining fiber, dry in sun and use as a fiber for weaving.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5114)

Example: Weave bark fiber to make slings, grass skirt for ladies, hats and baskets. To do this, rett outer bark in sea for 1 week to rot everything but the fiber, take remaining fiber, dry in sun and use as a fiber for weaving.

neyiagian

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n my breath

niar

Wood is hard to make house posts. Stem to make bow for hunting birds, fruit bat.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5092)

Example: Wood is hard to make house posts. Stem to make bow for hunting birds, fruit bat.

nikisi

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n. small offshoot tuber

nipar

Wood is very hard and good for making canoe. Wood is good to build house (house posts). Takes seeds from dried fruit, break them open,  boil in water and collect oil that rises to the top. This oil used as massage oil. Rub oil from dried seeds in hair to kill lice.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5082)

Example: Wood is very hard and good for making canoe. Wood is good to build house (house posts). Takes seeds from dried fruit, break them open, boil in water and collect oil that rises to the top. This oil used as massage oil. Rub oil from dried seeds in hair to kill lice.

nisae

For Kastom ceremonies, use this plant to decorate the roots of Kava that is given to a chief. Also used in women’s grass skirt for kastom dance. When young girls are getting their first period (menstruation), they wear a grass skirt from this plant to be fragrant (in order to cover any blood smell).
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5031)

Example: For Kastom ceremonies, use this plant to decorate the roots of Kava that is given to a chief. Also used in women’s grass skirt for kastom dance. When young girls are getting their first period (menstruation), they wear a grass skirt from this plant to be fragrant (in order to cover any blood smell).

nkhaourakou

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. shrub, 6 m tall

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

noawatikerehy

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kind of breadfruit, has small fruits that are more oblong than round

Example: The stem of this variety is good for canoe-making as it will last for many years of use

noukwerang

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. tree, growing in disturbed forest/garden area.

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

noukwetao

Photo by Martial Wahe
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n. plant (to be identified)

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

nukuk-arman

Unspecified secret medicine
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n. epiphyte on trunk of ficus tree, growing in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3128)

Example: Unspecified secret medicine

nukwanɨk

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my hair

nukwesy

Young leaves edible, boil with water or cook in coconut milk. Cook fruit in boiling water, then cook in coconut milk. Cook fruits for 6-10 minutes. He was taught this by his grandparents who showed him how to eat wild plants; his grandfather wasa historically significant person in the Port Resolution area, especially in reference to medicine.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5033)

Example: Young leaves edible, boil with water or cook in coconut milk. Cook fruit in boiling water, then cook in coconut milk. Cook fruits for 6-10 minutes. He was taught this by his grandparents who showed him how to eat wild plants; his grandfather wasa historically significant person in the Port Resolution area, especially in reference to medicine.

nupawir

To treat Dengue Fever, take the leaves, stems flowers and roots, e.g. the whole plant, and squeeze the juice from it, enough to produce 1 cup of liquid. Boil down that liquid until it has color and drinke the whole cup 2 times daily for 3-4 days. This is said to help get rid of pain from the illness.
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n. shrub, 0.8-1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3156)

Example: To treat Dengue Fever, take the leaves, stems flowers and roots, e.g. the whole plant, and squeeze the juice from it, enough to produce 1 cup of liquid. Boil down that liquid until it has color and drinke the whole cup 2 times daily for 3-4 days. This is said to help get rid of pain from the illness.

nurap

For toothaches, take inner bark, scrape it into water and use to rinse mouth--pain will go away. Stem for house posts. Birds like this flower.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5167)

Example: For toothaches, take inner bark, scrape it into water and use to rinse mouth--pain will go away. Stem for house posts. Birds like this flower.

nusuk mawhɨr

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n my left foot

nuviavia

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n. decorative plant (Crinum sp.), Bislama: white lily. A kind of wild taro, eaten.

(Bislama) nuviavia

nwera

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coconut stage, large sprout

nɨfetafata

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n. shelf, yam bed

nɨkenakou

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n my heart

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.

nɨmɨk

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n. coals

nɨmɨkɨr ~ Nɨmɨkɨrmakɨr

nɨmɨkɨr ~ Nɨmɨkɨrmakɨr
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beach, sand

nɨpiien

nɨpiien
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bait for fish

nɨserserien

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n. luminescent fungi or algae; something bright, sparkling like the lights of the city

nɨsikɨr

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

nɨsuvás

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n. kind of tree with edible seed in a hairy pod

pagaivii amramera sarapiran

Cheilinus undulatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-undulatus.html
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Humphead wrasse (female)

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

parou meta

Plectropomus oligacanthus http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-oligacanthus.html
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Highfin coralgrouper

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

pavɨsi

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kind of coconut which is long and narrow

perepere

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n rudder (of boat)

pokpoki

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kind of cone seashell

pranramokɨris

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n. kind of wild mandarin, orange color

pringsiwir

Acanthurus lineatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Acanthurus-lineatus.html
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Lined surgeonfish

Example: Photo by Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

ramaha

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n low tide

rawtapareɨ ia- takouar

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v. intransitive walk uphill

ring

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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[riŋ] 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.

rori

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candy

rukwinɨmu

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eel, morray (general)

ruoto

ruoto
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wind direction from the southwest

rɨgim

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arm

swatuk ~ swantuk

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n. pathway, footpath

sɨmɨke

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clam

taku

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string game (bed shape)

tapatou

Sphyraena qenie http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-qenie.html
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Blackfin barracuda

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

tapatou

Sphyraena barracuda http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-barracuda.html
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Great barracuda

(Bislama) Barracuda

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

tekɨ- ~ tiki

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n. inalienable skin, husk, covering, wrapping, shell, bark; empty shell

tesereng

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kind of yam, produces a tuber with white flesh and is said to be the original yam from this place on Tanna. It is harder to grow than many yams

Example: There is a story that an evil spirit stole this yam during the time of the ancestors, taking it from this area to the other side of the volcano. Because the spirit took the best part of the yam, leaving the worst part, this one became hard to grow

tuitúi

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n. castor bean tree

tɨnamweris

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n island

waeniwa

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kind of plantain, has large fruits

Example: Used for cooking

Yakumanerei

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