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ahea

noun

Scientific name: Spermacoce assurgens

Bubuha

Scaevola taccada

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Scaevola taccada,
Contributor: Philemon Ala

bubuha

noun

Scientific name: Scaevola neoebudica,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

buliva

noun

Scientific name: Ficus pritchardii,
Contributor: Philemon Ala, Speaker: Presley Dovo

Bwatamaldiri ~ rauna vwate spos

noun

Scientific name: Humata brackenridgei,
Contributor: Philemon Ala

bwatungai

noun

Speaker: Presley Dovo

bwenbwena

Alpinia purpurata

noun

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

Scientific name: Alpinia purpurata,
Contributor: Philemon Ala, Speaker: Presley Dovo

bwirabwiraulu

Calanthe triplicata

noun

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

Scientific name: Calanthe triplicata,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

Gailivonboe la ngolina

noun

Scientific name: Hugonia cf. neocarledonica,
Contributor: Philemon Ala

gaimaita

Endospermum medullosum

noun

Scientific name: Endospermum medullosum,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

gaitegi manu

noun

Scientific name: Amyema aneityensis,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

gao taitai

Smilax vitiensis

noun

Example: Photo by Birnbaum Philippe / PVNH, License: CC-BY-NC via publish.plantnet-project.org

Scientific name: Smilax vitiensis,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

gao turuvwavwana

noun

Scientific name: Cissus sp.,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

gaonsivi

Stictocardia campanulata

noun

Scientific name: Stictocardia campanulata,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

Gasigasi

noun

Scientific name: Tectaria degeneri,
Contributor: Philemon Ala

gatabola gan bwaratu

noun

Scientific name: Dysoxylum amooroides

lilibe hinge

Asplenium polyodon

noun

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

Scientific name: Asplenium polyodon,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

lolone

noun

mamaua

Flueggea flexuosa

noun

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

Scientific name: Flueggea flexuosa,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

manioko

Manihot esculenta

noun

Scientific name: Manihot esculenta,
Contributor: Philemon Ala, Speaker: Presley Dovo

maratangtangi

Cayratia trifolia

noun

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

Scientific name: Cayratia trifolia,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

memea

adjective

Speaker: Presley Dovo

naturigi atamwani

noun

Speaker: Presley Dovo

Rauna kun pine tri

noun

Scientific name: Trichomanes oplifolium,
Contributor: Philemon Ala

rua

numeral

Speaker: Presley Dovo

salvoroanga

Thespesia populnea

noun

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

Scientific name: Thespesia populnea

sinu

noun

Speaker: Presley Dovo

tangbwiri

Cerbera manghas

noun

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

Scientific name: Cerbera manghas ,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

Tarang tirigi

noun

Urutenbweta

noun

Scientific name: Epimeredi indicus,
Contributor: Philemon Ala

Utmetue (malekula)

Rivina humilis

noun

Scientific name: Rivina humilis,
Contributor: Philemon Ala

vahulua

noun

Scientific name: Pollia secundiflora

venue lei

Macaranga dioica

noun

Example: Photo from NYBG Steere Herbarium; G. M. Plunkett 3247 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

veveo

noun

Scientific name: Pandanus species [for weaving],
Speaker: Presley Dovo

virana huk aluna kun viran Christmas tree

Gloriosa superba

noun

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

Scientific name: Gloriosa superba,
Contributor: Philemon Ala

Vudoluvatolu

numeral

Speaker: James Ure & Presley Dovo

vuevue

Canavalia rosea

noun

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

Scientific name: Canavalia rosea,
Speaker: Presley Dovo

Vula ngoro rani

See also "mwa ngal matan bageo"

noun

Example: See also "mwa ngal matan bageo"

watun gelesi

watun gelesi

Example: Thomas Doro demonstrates sand drawing, see more on Youtube

Welahi

Semecarpus vitiensis

noun

Example: via powo.science.kew.org

Scientific name: Semecarpus vitiensis,
Contributor: Philemon Ala

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All content copyright © Raga community. (2020)
Talking Dictionary produced by Presley Dovo, James Ure, Gregory Plunkett, K. David Harrison, and Jeremy Fahringer, with Calvin Heiman and Neal Kelso (2020)
Raga botanical names collected by Philemon Ala, Raga language contributors are credited within the dictionary entries.
The Raga-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for “Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu.” This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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