iaku iaku
listenloadingplaying
n.
type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5159)
Example: To attract fish in the sea. Take the branches and mix with mashed coconut endosperm, put (throw) in sea and then use line and hook to catch reef fish there.
Scientific name: Phyllanthus, Speaker: Johnson Noar
bookmark
keipeipie iasuck
listenloadingplaying
n.
type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5065)
Example: Tricks the rat, sees seeds from bottom, but when climbs herb, can’t see it--so name refers to tricking the rat. If a person drinks too much kava over many years, boil 5-6 whole plant for 15 minutes in water (1.5 L) and put in pot, drink 3 cups, 1x / day for 3 days to detoxify the effects of kava. A person who has drunk too much kava over a long time feels it in the body--weak, hard to wake early, appetite is low, body feels heavy.
Scientific name: Phyllanthus imbricatus, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
bookmark
keipeipwi yasuk
listenloadingplaying
n.
type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5065)
Example: Tricks the rat, sees seeds from bottom, but when climbs herb, can’t see it--so name refers to tricking the rat. If a person drinks too much kava over many years, boil 5-6 whole plant for 15 minutes in water (1.5 L) and put in pot, drink 3 cups, 1x / day for 3 days to detoxify the effects of kava. A person who has drunk too much kava over a long time feels it in the body--weak, hard to wake early, appetite is low, body feels heavy.
Scientific name: Phyllanthus imbricatus, Speaker: Johnson Noar
bookmark
nakoka
namiraou
listenloadingplaying
[nami̤rou]
n.
tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3074)
Example: The wood is used to make house posts, it is said to be very hard. It is also burned for firewood.
Scientific name: Glochidion, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
bookmark
namirau
listenloadingplaying
[nami̤rew]
n.
tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3042)
Example: Construction: The wood of this tree is strong and considered a choice wood for house construction. Fuel: The wood of this tree is used as an excellent firewood.
Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
bookmark
namramiri
listenloadingplaying
[namrami:ri]
n.
tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3001)
Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to create any part of a house. It is considered a strong wood. Hunting: Pidgeons are attracted to this plant for their fruit. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the pidgeon.
Scientific name: Phyllanthus ciccoides, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
bookmark
natuan
listenloadingplaying
n.
type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5060)
Example: Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Johnson Noar
bookmark
nekira
listenloadingplaying
[nikere]
n.
tree to 3 m tall, dbh 10 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4739)
Example: Local medicine, secret use.
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
bookmark
nekira
listenloadingplaying
n.
type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5060)
Example: Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Johnson Noar
bookmark
nekira
listenloadingplaying
n.
type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5060)
Example: Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Martial Wahe
bookmark
nikrah
listenloadingplaying
[nɨkərə]
n.
small tree, 2.5-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3076)
Example: If a person has a sore body or headache, someone else chews the leaf of this plant and spits the chewed leaf on the specific part of the person where the pain is found. The herb should stick to that part of the body and be applied 1x in the morninig and 1x in the afternoon, leaving the plant on the person as long as it stays.
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
bookmark
nikrah
listenloadingplaying
n.
small tree, 2.5-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3076)
Example: If a person has a sore body or headache, someone else chews the leaf of this plant and spits the chewed leaf on the specific part of the person where the pain is found. The herb should stick to that part of the body and be applied 1x in the morninig and 1x in the afternoon, leaving the plant on the person as long as it stays.
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Martial Wahe
bookmark
nɨmeyev
n.
type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5060)
Example: Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.
Scientific name: Breynia disticha, Speaker: Johnson Noar
bookmark
nɨmramiri
listenloadingplaying
n.
type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5096)
Example: Fruits used to feed hens to increase fertility -- mix seed with dry coconut and give to hen to increase eggs.
Scientific name: Phyllanthus ciccoides, Speaker: Johnson Noar
bookmark
yaku yaku
listenloadingplaying
n.
type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5159)
Example: To attract fish in the sea. Take the branches and mix with mashed coconut endosperm, put (throw) in sea and then use line and hook to catch reef fish there.
Scientific name: Phyllanthus, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
bookmark