-amhua
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deflect an object (as a football), cast off, shake off one’s body, abandon one’s supporters (as a leader)
Speaker: Martial wahe
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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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ia-kamregi namisaian ia nupurak
karikao
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kind of sea shell; droga
(Bislama) Droka
Example: eatable shell, boiled in the saucepan or roasted in the fire
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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karuarua
kasusu
kipori ia tasiapen
konianaker
kuanuaras
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terrestrial, climbing vine-like. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2618)
Example: The rachis is used to fasten posts and rafters in traditional houses.
Scientific name: Lygodium reticulatum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kɨkɨtɨn
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baked vegetable food eaten along with meat, food baked in an earth oven (other than tuber puddings)
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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makhum
mantocary
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kind of cassava, has yellow flesh—the name means “yellow curry”
Scientific name: Manihot esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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maramara apusan
mijiro
napesan
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tree, 6 m tall
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Alphitonia zizyphoides, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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napeɨn
napoti sarariman
narami kari
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epiphyte; prominent ridge on abaxial surface of costa. (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2614)
Example: 1. Fowl sometimes lay their eggs in the center of these ferns.
Scientific name: Asplenium australasicum, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nare
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5169)
Example: Used during shaving ceremonies leaves mixed with Euodia and mashed coconut and used to oil the body of young man being shaved and the person doing the ceremony. Stems when mashed are very fragrant and also tied around head. Ceremony for young lady who has first menstruation, she goes away with her family, when she comes back cover her with same mixture of plants to make her nice. During her first period she is separated from her family. Ancient people, when needed water, take stem, mash 4-6 pieces and squeeze into coconut shell and drink it. So squeeze the stems together after mashing them alo
Scientific name: Alpinia, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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naskou
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5071)
Example: Stem used for stick for Toka dance, due to it’s "hook" shape. . Axe handles and bows are made from this tree, very hard wood.
Scientific name: Croton insularis, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nauropag
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well branched tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3037)
Example: Hunting: Flying foxes are known to eat the fruit of this tree. When the bats are desired, hunters will gather near this tree. Ceremonial: During kava preparation, chewed kava roots are placed on the green leaves of this plant before extracting. Many leaves are used for this purpose. Fuel: To make a fire, dried sticks are rubbed together on a plane of wood. The friction creates smoldering ash over time, useful for igniting dried material.
Scientific name: Ficus septica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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nefrei yassuk
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creeping herb with white flowers and red-orange fleshy fruit. (collection: Laurence Ramon #333)
Scientific name: Geophila repens, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nekeinap
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shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3248)
Example: When people chew the kava root for processing, they spit it on this leaf. It is sort of a magic leaf for picking up a person--put 4 leaves together, 2 per side and then lift the person up.
Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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newao
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plant (to be identified)
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Hibiscus dilicieus, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nikis
nukuk
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type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5064)
Example: To treat burns, take 8 tips of this fern, chew it and put on as a poutltice on burn itself, leaving it for 2 days. This will dry the sore faster and heal it faster.
Scientific name: Pyrrosia lanceolata, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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pendkos
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kind of taro, has white flesh
Example: Is a soft taro variety good for boiling or roasting. It grows very tall
Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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penesu
pepheer pitew
pirawa ~ firawa
pranawhi sei kijirimak sa namritaik
prigsiwir ~ marasaw
tannapen
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5047)
Example: To increase milk flow in a nursing mother, take a double handful of leaves and put in 1 liter of water. Drink one bottle twice a day for three days.
Scientific name: Alternanthera brasiliana, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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terag
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shrub re-growing from fallen tree, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3003)
Example: Medicine: This plant is used to relieve itchiness. Green leaves are rubbed on an area to reduce the sensation.
Scientific name: Homalanthus nutans, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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tukraus
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branched tree, growing next to Ianarawia ("high hill") settlement (village of Philip Wahe). (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3153)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used by women to make grass skirts. Slice the leaf lengthwise, fold or roll them up, put to dry in sun until it becomes white. At that point it is used to make the grass skirt.
Scientific name: Dracaena sp., Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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tukraus
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once-branched tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3139)
Example: Stem used to plant kava (use it like a spade) but even when you have a spade, you should still use this to dig the hole. The leaf is used to make laplap, a food made from taro or yam with coconut and other foods added. Take the leaf and wrap the laplap and then roast the package on the fire or cook the leaf in a pot of water.
Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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warakou
Yapkapin
yesu