Nafe (Kwamera)

v 1. lean against; 2. believe in, depend on

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr 1. explode, blow up, erupt (as a volcano); 2. become angry, furious

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr smack lips (as to call a dog)

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr stay behind, remain, lie down

Speaker: Martial wahe

v intr suckle, nurse

Speaker: Martial wahe

v 1. cry; 2. pity

Speaker: Martial wahe

v 1. construct, build (a house, table, canoe), repair; 2. specialise, make well, have knowledge of, be wise in

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v go astray, lose one’s way, walk off a trail

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v intr babble (as a child)

Speaker: Martial wahe

v 1. prepare, make ready (implies secrecy?); 2. act alone or anti-socially, avoid agreement

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v stare, glare at

Speaker: Wahe Martial

v/a not fear, fearless

Speaker: Wahe Martial

adj. woody, tough, fibrous (as a yam or taro)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v 1. shoot, throw (a round object), connect, tie or join together; 2. comb, coif hair in traditional male fashion

Speaker: Wahe Martial

catch the hen

Speaker: Martial wahe

look up and see a plan

(Bislama) tra look antap by you look wan plen.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

for the ( hern him...)

(Bislama) fakem

Speaker: Martial Wahe

I weave a mat or basket

Speaker: Martial Wahe

I pick banana

(Bislama) mi karem banana.

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Milkfish

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

Scientific name: Chanos chanos via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

a stage of coconut development

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. crab

Speaker: Jean Eskar

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of banana

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

kind of tree mushroom

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5161)

Example: Leaf mixed with Malaxis sp. (MJB 5154) to treat broken bone. Conjunctivitis (pink eye) drip juice from the stem intp the eye 2x day 3 days. Fertility: To cleanse womb squeeze on stem into bottle with water and drink 1L a day for four days to get pregannt.

Scientific name: Canavalia, Speaker: Johnson Noar

shelled coconut

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Ranongga White Eye

Scientific name: Zosterops splendidus, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. low-growing herb, growing in dense forest heavily impacted by cyclone. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3259)

Example: When a person has diarrhea with blood (dysentery) , this is the plant medicine used to treat it. Take leaves and squeeze juice into a cup of water and give this to the person who is ill. One teaspoon for young children and for an adult 1 full cup in the morning each day until fully cured.

Scientific name: Hemigraphis reptans, Speaker: Martial Wahe

type of laplap

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Tristram’s Storm Petrel

Example: Photo by Tony Morris, License: CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Oceanodroma tristrami, Speaker: Martial Wahe

[kostron] lemon

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[krawasi] n. we (two) are smoking

Speaker: Jean Eskar

n. shrub (1 to 1,5 m) (collection: Laurence Ramon #322)

Scientific name: Hanslia ormocarpoides, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Brassy chub, lowfin drummer

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Kyphosus vaigiensis via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of taro, has reddish-white flesh

Example: Good for cooking and making lap-lap

Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. angled roof support posts in traditional house

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[kwankuma] n. shrub to understory tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3144)

Example: The leaves of this plant are used to feed to pigs.

Scientific name: Psychotria, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

kind of yam, related to kawehae with a large mass of tubers that have red flesh and are sweet. It has the same type of flesh as that variety but the leaves differ in shape

Example: If a person loses some of his yams in the garden to various conditions, such as poor soil or disease, these two varieties will always continue to grow, being very hardy and resilient. This yam was originally from Iankahi but now the village is losing this variety. However, some people in Port Resolution still grow it

Scientific name: Dioscorea spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. central spine of a coconut frond

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Speaker: Martial wahe

Dark capped parrotfish

Example: Photo by Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Scarus oviceps via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Rivulated parrotfish, surf parrotfish

Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Scarus rivulatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of breadfruit, produces a very round fruit, that is good for eating

Example: After roasting it on the fire, peel it and toss it into the sea for 2 minutes, then it can be eaten. If not tossed into the seawater, it does not taste very good. The stems are not useful to make canoes

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5162)

Example: Fruits are edible, ripe, break open with hammer and eat seeds fresh. Stems for house posts. Stems for carving.

Scientific name: Cordia subcordata, Speaker: Johnson Noar

coconut development stage 4

Example: falls down, rats eat it, used to feed pigs and chickens

Speaker: Martial Wahe

kind of coconut, characterized by a round fruit with a reddish color on the top of the fruit

Scientific name: Cocos nucifera, Speaker: Johnson Noar

your eye

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree

Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. coral wall

Speaker: Jean Eskar

coconut

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[na:riŋ] n. tree, 10-12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2997)

Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are attracted to this plant for their fruits. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt the flying fox. Food: The green leaf of this plant is used as a wrap when cooking fish over a fire. Clothing: The peeled inner bark of this plant is dried and then used as fastener or strap for other clothing during kastom ceremonies.

Scientific name: Ficus granatum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. sugarcane

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n milk

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5074)

Example: Used for food. Boil the leaves for 15-20 min, fry them, or put them in the earth oven to eat. They taste very good.

Scientific name: Microsorum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

[neke hmup] n. herb to 2 m tall, growing on the edge of a homestead (collection: Michael J. Balick #4723)

Example: This plant is used to lift a person up--take two leaves together and make a "seat" and put it under a person, they can then be lifted up by the two people with a leaf on each side of that person. Use the leaf of this species to wrap rolled leaves of wild tobaco, to protect it and keep it fresh and moist.

Scientific name: Piper methysticum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

people, men

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Netwar language, spoken on Tanna Island

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. parasitic epiphyte growing on upper branches of fagraea berteroana, in dense forest along ridge.

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Amyema aneityensis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n. flowering plant

Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Melochia odorata, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my palate (of mouth)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. vine with edible leaves

Speaker: Martial Wahe

canoe parts: sail

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. 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

year

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. vine climbing up ficus wasa tree to a height of 5 m above ground, growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone. flowers purplish-blue with white throat. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3242)

Example: When women go to the garden and have a backpack or basket, they tie it up with this vine--the vine makes an excellent rope overall. When a person catches a bird, climb a tree and put sap from this vine in its eye to blind him so he does not fly away. Apply this to small chicks in their nest. Birds then will grow to eating size and not fly away. When children have an ear infection that yields pus, chew the young leaves of this plant and spit into their ear to stop the pus that is coming out. If a person wants to drink from a pool of dirty water, put the vine in it to help purify the water.

Scientific name: Ipomoea acuminata, Speaker: Martial Wahe

flat coral

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of kava artificially sprouted at an upper node of a planted cutting (large tapuga are exchanged during circumcision feasts)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. coconut spathe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of laplap made from bananas and coconut

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe

darkness

Speaker: Martial Wahe

season of the year when yams are growing, before yam harvest (Oct. through March)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. kind of tree (wood used for small canoe outrigger or house posts)

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n. nutmeg tree, Myristica fatua

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Caper White

Example: Photo by givernykate / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Belenois java peristhene via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Dot-lined Angle

Example: Photo by birdexplorers / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Psamatodes abydata via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Common parrotfish, palenose parrotfish

Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Scarus psittacus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Quoy’s parrotfish

Example: Photo by zsispeo, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Scarus quoyi via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Blue and gold fusilier, scissortail fusilier (deep sea)

Example: Photo by Dennis Polack / Fishwise Professional, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Caesio caerulaurea via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

my elder brother

Speaker: Martial wahe

his brother

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Lined Surgeonfish; small, blue and yellow striped

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

Scientific name: Acanthurus lineatus, Speaker: Martial Wahe

[pukar] n. pig

Speaker: Martial Wahe

middle finger

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my left hand

Speaker: Martial wahe

n my tooth

Speaker: Martial wahe

not long will be delight

(Bislama) stap broke delight

Speaker: Martial Wahe

mum, mother

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n my esophagus

Speaker: Martial wahe

egg white

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[Mountain beetwen imaki and yanarpon]

Speaker: Martial wahe

braided coconut husk rope

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Kawakawa

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

Scientific name: Euthynnus affinis via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

skin

(Bislama) skin

Example: skin of something like banana, taro...

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[tikinaʊ] n. small grass growing on large rock in middle of flowing stream. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3113)

Scientific name: Pogonatherum crinitum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

plant with large banana-like leaves used to wrap for baking laplap, taro, fish (Heliconia sp.)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Bluefin trevally (male); powerful fish, with the power of a young cow

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

Scientific name: Caranx melampygus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Bluespine Unicornfish, silver color with horn

Scientific name: Naso unicornis, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Yellowstripe goatfish

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

Scientific name: Mulloidichthys flavolineatus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe