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Asu

name of mythical devil/giant who lived on Maewo Island, his dead body gave rise to coconut

borongoru

noun 1. a special kind of kava, originating from the body of mythical woman Tarena, 2. dry area inside the kava root, attributed to its origin from Tarena

Bule

noun 1. mythical people who came from a stone in Central Pentecost, 2. name of one of two present day Raga tribes (see Tabi)

burao

Hibiscus tiliaceus

type of tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus

Lolbuavatu

noun name of northernmost Raga village on Pentecost Island. Also home to the last of the mythical Vwariringi people.

malangan Mwae

noun caves where the Mwaes (mythical people) hide

malangan Sarivanua

noun caves where the Sarivanua (mythical people) hide

Mwae

noun mythical people representing the second stage in the creation of humans. They are said to be normal sized with regular hair, much fairer skinned, and created by the vatu (stone people). Said to still exist, hiding in caves, and may appear to islanders in the form of a familiar person.

namele

type of plant (Cycas) the leaves of which married each other in mythical times

Scientific name: Cycas

Sarivanua

noun mythical people representing the second stage in human evolution. Said to be normal sized, dark, but with long and curly hair onto their shoulders, created by the vatu (stone people)

Tabi

noun 1. mythical people who came from a stone in Central Pentecost, 2. one of two present-day Raga tribes

Tarena

noun mythical person, wife of Asu, the devil/giant of Maewo Island, her dead body gave rise to kava

vatu

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noun 1. stone, 2. mythical first people of Pentecost Island, who were large walking boulders.

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Vwariringi

mythical people representing the second stage in the creation of humans. Said to be small (dwarfs), dark-skinned people of Pentecost Island, created by the vatu (stone people). Said to hide in caves and live in Lolbuavatu village