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waakak   n. kind of freshwater mollusc which can be found in places where the water runs fast; wan kaen flat sel blong wota we i stap long ples we wota i save ron strong. Category: water, shellfish.

waan̄   n. turmeric; kari. Curcuma longa.

waar   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri. Used for making bows. Ol i yusum blong mekem bonaro. Premna corymbosa. Category: plant.

waatlëk   n. part of house. Category: house.

wadaln̄an   n. her/his/its cheek; saed blong fes blong hem.1s: wadaln̄ëk. 2s: wadaln̄an̄. 3s: wadaln̄an. Category: body part.

wadas   n. kind of sea urchin with thick blunt spines. Family Cidaridae. Category: marine, animal.

wadē   n. money; mane. Usage: archaic language See: tiveg; sëm.

wag   n. ylang-ylang, perfume tree; nadingori. Cananga odorata. Category: plant, tree.

waga₁   n. basket trap for catching fresh-water prawns; basket blong kasem naora. Category: weaving, wota.

waga₂   n. passionfruit; pasenfrut. Passiflora edulis.

wakam   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri we flaoa blong hem i yelo. Kakae blong hem i olsem nangae, i grin be taem i raep i yelo. Ol pikinini i kakae be kakae i smol nomo. Finchia chloroxantha. Category: plant, tree.

wakata   n. kind of taro; wan kaen taro we han blong hem i red wetem dak waet laen. Kakae blong hem i waet. Hem i no save fok. Lit: taro ia hem i blong Gaua mo hem i karem nem blong hem from bot, kata Category: taro.

walag   n. kind of tree with large fruit with yellow skin and red seeds; wan kaen tri we wud blong hem i strong mo frut blong hem i yelo mo insaed ol sid i red. Kakae blong hem i olsem kakae blong bintri. Ol i yusum blong mekem pos mo evri pat blong haos. Hem i gru olbaot. Dysoxylum aneityensis. Category: plant, tree.

walaglē   n. Orangespine Unicornfish; yelo tel strongskin. Naso lituratus. Category: fish, marine.

walal₁   n. top shell; troka. Trochus niloticus. Category: marine, shellfish.

walalas   n. kind of wild yam; wan kaen yam we hem i gru wael. Dioscorea pentaphylla. Category: food.

walaln̄elan   n. kind of yam; wan kaen yam we hem i raon gud mo hem i save bigbigwan mo hem i waet insaed. Category: yam.

walaqlaq gōsōw   n. rat trap; trap blong rat.

walas   vi. peel back foreskin; skinim kok. Nēk i walas wo na le gan̄. You peel back your foreskin then I'll give you some to eat. Yu skinim kok blong yu afta mi givim sam long yu.

waliög   vt. round; raon.

2 • vt. distans blong go raon long wan samting, no mata wanem sep.

wamamēgin   n. type of croton with green leaves; famle blong kala lif be lif blong hem i grin nomo. Codiaeum variegatum. Category: plant.

wamatwōn   n. Monodont; kaen sel. Monodonta sp. Category: marine, shellfish.

wam̄am̄as   n. kind of plant; wan kaen plant. Evodia latifolia. Category: plant. See: dam̄am̄as.

wam̄asē₁   n. star; sta.

wam̄asē₂   n. kind of basket; wan kaen basket.

wam̄asē₃   n. abalone; kaen sel. Haliotis asinina. Category: marine, shellfish.

wan₁   vi. have kava drinking session; dring kava.

n. kava session.

wan₂   v. make holes, destroying crops?

wan̄arn̄ar   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri we kakae blong hem i olsem manggo we i laet grin mo taem i raep i red. Ol i mas kilim kilim kakae i sofsof blong kakae. Corynocarpus similis. Category: plant, tree, fruit.

waqagal   n. hibiscus; haebiskas. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Category: plant, tree.

waraēl   n. fishing bamboo pole; bambu blong hukum fis. Category: marine.

waran̄ran̄₁   n. kind of shrub; wan kaen tri. I gro long ples blong olfala garen. Ol i yusum blong kastom meresin mo faeawud. Acalypha spp..

waran̄ran̄ ga qag   plant with pale leaves; kaen plant we lif blong hem i waet. Lit: white ran̄ran̄ Acalypha forsteriana.

waran̄ran̄ mamē   plant with red leaves; kaen plant we lif blong hem i red. Lit: red ran̄ran̄ Acalypha hispida. Category: plant, tree.

waran̄ran̄ marge   n. kind of tree, fruit are red when ripe; wan kaen tri we frut blong hem i red taem i raep mo hem i olsem kakae blong namaomao. Ol nawimba ol i kakae frut blong hem mo hem i kakae blong pikinini tu. Flacourtia rukam. Category: plant.

wareg   adv. well; gud, stret.

warian   n. her/his/its forehead; fored blong hem.1s: wariēk. 2s: warian̄. 3s: warian. Category: body part.

warwar   n. person with prominent forehead. Nē o warwar sur na warian gö wutwut lō. He is a person with a prominent forehead because his forehead bulges out.

Wasag   n. place name; wan ples.

wasalav   n. variety of taro; kaen taro.

wasē₁   n. southern shrikebill. nao ia i nomo gat long Vanua Lava. Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides. Category: bird.

wasē₂   n. kind of taro; wan kaen taro we i gat tu kaen blong hem, wan han blong hem i laet grei, wan han blong hem i laet grin. Hem i strong lelebet. Hem i save karem plante fok be sapos olsem kakae i no gud. Category: taro.

wasren   straight; stret.

watagōgōn   n. kind of shellfish; wan kaen nasese we i stap long ston. hem i konkon so yumi no kukum be yumi rusum. Category: marine, shellfish.

watamarge   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri we hem i bigwan lelebet. Kakae blong hem i olsem nakavika be man i no kakae tumas from i saoa. Taem i no raep i grin mo taem i raep i braet red. Hem i longfala lelebet. Aceratium oppositifolium. Category: plant, tree.

watawlētlēt   n. Pacific Star Shell; kaen sel. Astraea haematraga.

wavagvag   n. kind of banana; wan kaen banana we bandel blong hem i gro antap, i no hang daon. Kakae blong hem i raon mo taem i raep i red be insaed i yelo. Taem man i kakae i pispis yelo. Category: banana.

wawan̄   vi. open mouth; openem maot.

wawasēg   n. longnose emperor; redmaot. Lethrinus miniatus. Category: fish, marine.

wawawn̄e   n. gill; sora blong fis. Category: fish.

wawlen̄   n. wing tip; en blong wing. Category: bird, body part.

we   int. EMPH.

webeges    Category: coconut.

wedeldel   n. kind of flowering plant. Category: plant.

wederebiliag   n. kind of taro; wan kaen marē taro we hem i no save bigwan be i save longfala mo i save benben. Han blong hem i laet red wetem ful red laen i go daon. Kakae blong hem i waet mo i no strong. Hem i spesel taro blong rusum. Category: taro.

wegalō   ?. ?

wegemgem   n. large scar; bigfala trak blong soa.

weger   n. kind of seashell, generic term which covers a number of bivalve and limpet species; kaen sel blong solwota we ol i yusum blong skrasem kakae mo smutum pandanas. Used in food production and for smoothing out pandanus leaves. Category: marine, shellfish.

weger dun   n. Pacific Asaphis, Sunset shell; wan kaen sel. Asaphis violascens. Category: marine, shellfish.

weger mel   n. Common Turtle Limpet; paua. shell used to grate coconut. sel blong skrasem kokonas. Cellana testudinaria. Category: food, marine.

weger sōl   n. kind of small shellfish which is found on the sand; kaen smolsmol selfis we i stap long sanbij. Category: marine, shellfish.

weger ta   n. Pacific Sugar Limpet; kaen sel. Patelloida saccharina.

weger tele   n. metal coconut grater; aean blong skrasem kokonas. Category: food.

weger tur   n. pen shell; wan kaen sel. Pinna bicolor. Lit: standing shell Category: marine, shellfish.

wegerbak   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri. Ol i yusum blong wokem haos from hem i gro stret mo strong. Hem i gro plante long hil. Category: plant, tree.

weles   n. coral; korel. coral, sponges and also includes algaes? Category: marine.

wenbeges   n. coconut spathe (leafy sheath that encloses spadix (cluster of flowers)). Category: coconut, plant.

wen̄emërës   n. onespot demoiselle; wan kaen fis. Chrysiptera unimaculata. Category: marine, fish.

weqet   n. kind of freshwater shellfish that has spines that can stick into one's feet and break off if trodden on; wan kaen nasese we i stap long wota mo i save stikim man. Category: water, shellfish.

werir   v. drill hole in coconut; drilim hol long kokonas.

wese   n. egg; eg.

wese m̄olo   n. egg of incubator bird; eg blong skrabdak.

wese tō   n. chicken egg; eg blong faol.

wewese   n. round; raon.

weselegōsōw   n. part of house. Category: house.

wesen̄ebēr   n. part of house. Category: house.

wesev   n. plant with strong scented yellowish, green leaves; lif we i gat smel blong hem we i yelo, grin. Used in dancing for the scent. Ol i yusum blong danis wetem from naes smel blong hem. Evodia hortensis. Category: plant. See: doborm̄iak.

wesrē   n. honeycomb grouper; smol braon los. Epinephelus merra. Category: fish, marine.

weswesak   Variant: weweswesak. n. Filamentous Horse Conch; kaen sel; wan kaen sel we yu save yusum olsem dril. kind of shell which can be used like a drill. Pleuroplaca filamentosa.

weteg   v. break something hard that cracks? No me-weteg wor o mōtō. I cracked open the coconut. Mi splitim brekem kokonas.

wetele   n. iron; aean. See: tele.

wetele lan̄lan̄   n. ?; aean blong ples blong kuk.

weten̄e tō   n. basket for keeping chicks in to feed them; basket blong kipim smol faol insaed blong fidim. Category: weaving. See: wēnēn bulevu.

weterōw   n. Smooth Moon Turban; wan kaen sel. Lunella cinerea. Category: marine, shellfish.

wetevel   n. Copper Sweepers. Pempheris oualensis.

weverbak   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri. Ol i yusum blong wöqötu gövur. Olea paniculata. Category: plant, tree.

weverbōn̄   n. kind of insect; wan kaen braon bebet we hem i olsem grashopa. Hem i gat wan samting long hed blong hem we i rolap. Sapos yu pulumaot yu save harem noes blong hem. Category: insect.

weviat   n. bebet we i stap long wud we ol man i save kakae. Category: insect.

wewe   n. kind of laplap which is rolled in island cabbage and then boiled rather than baked; laplap simboro. Category: food.

wē   vi. good; gud. See: gōwē.

wēbē   n. bait; bet. Category: marine. See: bē.

wēbēbēs   n. barnacle; kokias we i fas long ston o botom blong sip. Category: marine.

wēbēlēt   n. scar; trak blong soa.

wēbēr   n. part of house; rel. Category: house.

wēbiēg   n. kind of yam; wan kaen yam we i gat dabol skin.

wēbiēg atm̄ēn   n. kind of yam; wan kaen man yam we i gat dabol skin mo insaed i waet.

wēbiēg reqe   n. kind of yam; wan kaen woman yam we insaed i red o waet. Category: yam.

wēduduw   Variant: wududuw. n. damselfish; wan kaen fis. Amblyglyphidodon spp.. Category: marine, fish.

wēgēbil   n. false tamanu; kind of tree with edible fruit that are dark red, black when ripe, red inside; wan kaen tri. Garcinia pseudoguttifera. Category: plant, tree.

wēgēngēndilo   n. kind of insect; kaen bebet we hem i olsem grashopa be i smol mo i stap long ol ston long saed blong solwota long ples we solwota i finis long hem.

wēgēriv   n. ghost crab; wan kaen krab blong solwota. Ocypode cerathopthalma. Category: marine, animal.

wēgēt   n. kind of coconut leaf basket used for holding food; wan kaen basket blong lif kokonas we ol i yusum blong karem kakae long garen o hangem kakae long hem. Category: weaving.

wēgilgialev   n. Smallmouth Squirrelfish; kaen fis. Lit: tricking fire Sargocentron microstoma. Category: fish, marine.

wēgilgialnaw   n. Fiddler Crab; kaen krab. Uca sp.

wēgim   n. giant clam which can move; natalae we i save wokabaot. Tridacna sp.. Category: marine, animal.

wēiwatē   n. smooth squirrelfish; kaen fis. Neoniphon argenteus. Category: fish, marine.

wēker gōngōn   n. kind of yam; wan kaen yam we i no save gro longfala tumas be i save gro bigfala. insaed blong hem i waet. Category: yam.

wēlēgian   n. her/his/its heel; bihaen blong leg blong hem. Category: body part.

wēlēs   v. turn?

wēlēwlēw   n. coconut spadix (plant spike bearing flowers).

wēlir   n. kind of yam; wan kaen wael yam we i save longlongfala (olsem man) be i smol nomo antap we i mekem se i had blong digim. Category: yam.

wēm̄ēlēglēg   n. kind of taro; wan kaen marē taro we han blong hem i laet red mo stamba klosap i waet. Kakae blong hem i waet mo hem i strong bitim ol narafala marē be i no strong tumas. Category: taro, plant.

wēm̄iedaran   Variant: m̄iedar. n. her/his/its heart; hat blong hem. Category: body part.

wēm̄ikm̄iak mōgōn   n. her/his/its kidney; kidni blong hem. Category: body part.

wēnēn bulevu   Variant: winin bulevu. n. perennial herb with branched cane-like stems; kaen flaoa. Bark of stems are cut into strips and plaited to make lattice baskets, such as wete3/4e tō, used for keeping chicks. Ol i yusum skin blong hem blong wivim basket blong fidim faol. Donax canniformis. Category: plant.

wēqē   n. shelf, platform, bed; bed.

wēqē n̄e   n. shelf built over fireplace for smoking canarium nuts; bed we ol i bildim ova long faea blong smokem nangae.

wēqiar₁   n. Convict Surgeonfish/ Tang; wan kaen fis. Acanthurus triostegus. Category: marine, fish.

wēqiar₂   n. kind of small tree; wan kaen smol tri. Desmodium umbellatum. Category: plant, tree. See: wēqiqiar.

wēqiqiar   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri we i gru long solwota we kakae blong hem i olsem smolsmol bin. Yumi no save kakae. Category: plant, tree. See: wēqiar.

wēqitin̄ev   n. Samurai Squirrelfish. Sargocentron ittodai.

wirian   n. her/his/its buttocks; as blong hem.1s: wērēk. 2s: wirian̄. 3s: wirian. Category: body part.

wērēatege   n. kind of banana; wan kaen banana we hem i gat bigfala stamba be hem i no karem fulap kakae. Category: banana.

wērēreg   v. fly; flae.

wērērēn̄ëg   n. necklace; nekles.

wērēsōr   n. wan ples we ol devel ol i go spel long hem, sapos ol i wokabaot go go ol i wantem spel. Hem i wan ples long wan poes o hil. Category: kastom.

wērēt   n. octopus; nawita. ‘octopus’. Category: marine, animal.

wēsēm   n. olive shell; wan kaen sel. Family Olividae. Category: marine, shellfish.

wēsēs   n. nerite; nasese blong solwota we i fas long ston o rif.

wēsēs bē   n. kind of freshwater shellfish that is round and black and red inside; wan kaen sel blong wota we i raon mo baksaed blong hem i blak mo insaed long sel i red. Category: shellfish, marine, water.

wēsēs biēg   n. Miter shell; wan kaen sel. Family Harpidae. Purpura sp. Zierliana sp.. Category: marine, shellfish.

wēsēs man   n. Tapestry Turban; kaen sel. Turbo petholatus.

wēsēs nōnōm̄   n. kind of freshwater shellfish which can only be seen at night; wan bigfala sel blong wota we i kamaot long naet nomo.

wēsēs vet   n. Rough Turban; bigae. Turbo setosus. Category: marine, shellfish.

wēsi   int. an indication that the speaker does not know what is being enquired about; mi no save.

Wēsilat   n. place name.

wēsiri   n. sharp needle-like piece from inside of base of sago palm rachis; bun blong natanggura insaed long stamba. See: wuduw.

wēsustēgēr    Category: coconut.

wēt   n. carrying stick.

wētēbisbis   n. island thrush; wan kaen pijin. Turdus poliocephalus. Category: bird.

wētēltēliriaw   n. holothurian; wan samting olsem besdemea. Synapta maculata. Category: marine, animal.

wētēq   n. kind of spear which has a blunt end so that it will bounce off a tree if the target is missed and not get stuck; wan kaen spia we en blong hem i no sap blong hem i no save fas long wud taem yu sut wetem, i mas foldaon.

wētēqēdur   n. auger shell; wan kaen sel. Lit: ?? dig hole Terebra spp.. Category: marine, shellfish.

wētēsi gövur   n. frame of house inside house that is used when building to sit on so that you can reach the roof to sew on the thatch. Category: house.

wētēsisis   n. cardinal honeyeater (female - smaller and not as brightly coloured as male); redhed (woman). Myzomela cardinalis. Category: bird. See: qötqötumen.

wētēt₁   n. white-breasted woodswallow; wan kaen pijin. Artamus leucorhynchus. Category: bird.

wētēt₂   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri. Ol i yusum kakae blong hem olsem glu. Ol i mekem spia long hem mo yusum blong bildim haos. Hem i gro long bigfala bus. Category: plant, tree.

wētētērē   n. millipede; kruked. Order Diplopoda. Category: insect.

wētēv   n. nautilius. Nautilus pompilius. Category: marine, animal.

wētēvtēv   n. kind of grass/ reed?; wan kaen gras? It is believed that if you crunch up the seeds you will have lots of children. If you have lost your voice you can eat the young shoots from the top to make your voice come back. Lit: t´v 'cut', so named because the leaves are sharp and can cut the skin Scleria polycarpa. Category: plant.

wētēwil   Variant: wētiwil. n. nerite; nasese. Family Neritidae.

wētēwil bēt   n. Plicate Nerite; kaen nasese. Lit: white nerite Nerita plicata.

wētēwil kör   n. Waved Nerite; kaen nasese. Lit: black nerite Nerita undata.

wētēwil mëv   n. Maximum Nerite; wan kaen nasese we i stap long rif long ples we solwota i no stap kasem. Lit: ?? nerite Nerita maxima.

wētēwil serōn   n. kind of nerite; kaen nasese. Lit: sand nerite Nerita polita. Category: marine, shellfish.

Wētika   n. place name.

Wētikō   n. place name.

wētilmal   n. part of house. Category: house.

wētilvarvar   n. part of house. Category: house.

wēvē   n. kind of taro; wan kaen taro we i gat tu kaen blong hem. Hem i olsem waeltaro. Han blong hem i no dak tumas. Taem yu brekem top kakae blong hem i yelo mo i waet insaed. Hem i no strong mo i save karem fok.

wēvē lamkör   n. kind of taro; wan kaen wēvē taro we insaed blong hem i waet evriwan mo han blong hem i mo dak. Category: taro.

wēvēl   n. fantail warbler; wan kaen pijin. Gerygone flavolateralis. Category: bird.

wēvēs   few; fiu. Category: numeral.

wēvētuo   n. smallmouth squirrelfish; kaen fis. Sargocentron microstoma. Category: fish, marine. See: wörötuo.

wēviak   n. grasshopper; grashopa. Category: insect.

wēvin̄   n. piece of yam for planting; pis yam blong planem. Taem yu wantem planem yam yu katem, afta yu katem blong i gat hol insaed, afta yu planem.

wēvir   n?. ?; ? Na qoron o wēvir; sönötu gem ba ni rōn̄teg. Her ears are sharp; just a small noise, but she hears. Sora blong hem i gud; smol nomo be hem i harem.

wēviriak   n. rattle tree; navangge. Pangium edule. Category: plant, tree, kastom.

wēwēn   n. red beadtree, coralwood; nabisa. kind of tree with yellow flowers and identifiable by small hard red seeds in brown seed pod. Adenanthera pavonina. Category: plant, tree.

wēwēsēg   n. kind of banana; asis banana we hem i raon. Category: banana.

wē̄mētigtig   n. betel nut, areca palm; betelnat, rabis kokonas, waelkokonas. Areca catechu.

wëbëwbëwran   n. her/his/its ankle; hinsis blong leg blong hem. Category: body part.

wëlëklëk   n. strap; wud blong holem taet woling blong haos. Category: house. See: lëk.

wëmën̄ël   n. snack food (fruit, nuts); smol kakae olsem frut, nat. Category: food.

wërësrësak   n. bailer; samting blong belaot wota long kenu.

wërgor   v. dry; draemap.

wës   v. whistle; wisel. Nēn gëtë wëswës la masawre nēn a vēn o doot. We don't whistle when we are making sago palm thatch. Yumi no wisel taem yumi pinim lif natanggura.

wësërsër   n. clothes; klos. See: sër.

wëtëvut   n. kind of small insect which makes hole in the gound; wan kaen smol bebet we hem i mekem hol long graon. Category: insect.

wëvër lo   n. rosewood; burao blong solwota. Thespesia populnea. Category: plant.

wiak   vt. open; openem. Wiak ten sōw o tibiar e, ri ēl ten, oso aē lē tibiar? Traem openem basket ia, traem luk, i gat wanem long basket?

2 • vi. be open, open; open. O mete gövur mē wiak. The door is open. Doa i open.

wial   v. openem hea.

wian   n. rain; ren. La masawre o wian ma mamas, o bē mē qēt vēvērēg. When the rain finishes, the creek stops flowing. Taem ren i finis, wota i nomo ron. ‘rain’.

widian̄   n. kind of children's game involving spinning cowrie shell; kaen pleplei blong ol pikinini. Cypraea caputserpentis. Category: marine, shellfish.

widiar   n. kind of mushroom which glows in the dark; wan kaen masrum we i stap saen long naet.

2 • n. phosphorescence in the sea; samting we i stap saen long solwota long naet. Category: plant, marine.

wiē   n. fruit (of tree); frut (blong wud). Category: plant, tree, fruit.

wil   vt. turn; tanem.

wiliqliaq   n. Fiveband Flagtail; wan kaen fis. Kuhlia mugil. Category: marine, fish.

winiam̄   n. custard apple, soursop; karasol, saosop. Annona muricata. Category: plant, tree, fruit.

winiwin   vi. clean; klin. Na gëvrun nēn gē-winiwin. Our house is clean. Haos blong yumi i klin. See: wurveg.

wēn̄ēn   n. beard, moustache; mustas.

win̄i tō   n. tufala samting we i hang ananit long maot blong man faol. Category: bird, body part.

wir   n. kind of laplap; laplap simboro we ol i kukum fastaem, afta ol i slaesem mo melekem. Category: food.

wiria   n. red-bellied fruit dove (immature? smaller and colour not as bright); grinpijin. Ptilinopus greyii.

wiria tabē   n. red-bellied fruit dove (adult? bigger); grinpijin. Ptilinopus greyii. Category: bird.

wirmamēgin   n. kind of food dish; wan kaen nalot we ol i kilim nalot finis, ol i melekem kokonas stret antap. Category: food.

wis   n. barn owl; hok naet, wok naet. Tyto alba. Category: bird.

wisiag   vi. thicken, solidify; kam tik.

wisil   v. force; fosem.

wistaban   n. variety of kava with yellow leaves; wan kaen kava.

wiwi   vi. hum (of mosquito); (moskito i) singsing. O nem ni wiwi lö qörök. A mosquito is humming in my ear. moskito i stap singsing long sora blong mi.

wiwieg   vi. work; wok.

2 • n. work; work. Nēr gē birin̄ kēmi tala da o wiwieg. They will help you to do the work. Bae ol i givhan long yufala blong mekem wok.

wo₁   conj. and; mo. I no wo i nēk wo i nē Mi mo yu mo hem.

wo₂   ?. say; talem.

wo₃   part. intens.

wo-   pre. cat:gen.

wobalaklak   n. sucker (of octopus tentacle).

wogarēr   n. kind of fish; kaen fis. Category: marine, fish.

wolkoko   n. kind of plant that has small sharp hooks on the stem; wan kaen plant we i gat huk long hem. Caesalpinia crista. Category: plant.

woman   n. pawpaw; popo. Carica papaya. Category: tree, plant, fruit.

wona   ?. ana. See: mena.

woo   n. bamboo; bambu. Bambusa spp.

woomölum   n. kind of soft bamboo; sofsof bambu. Lit: soft bamboo Bambusa vulgaris.

woo vet   n. kind of strong bamboo which is thin, long and flexible and bends at the tip; strong bambu we i smol be i longfala mo en blong hem i save ben mo i tan. this kind of bamboo is used for fishing poles. kaen bambu ia ol i yusum blong hukum fis. Lit: stone bamboo Bambusa sp.

woo vet nötu   n. kind of strong bamboo which is thin, long and flexible and bends at the tip; strong bambu we i smol be i longfala mo en blong hem i save ben mo i tan. this kind of bamboo is used for fishing poles. kaen bambu ia ol i yusum blong hukum fis. Lit: stone bamboo Bambusa sp.

woo vet luwō   n. kind of strong bamboo; strong bambu we i smol be i longfala mo en blong hem i save ben mo i tan. this kind of bamboo is used for walling houses. kaen bambu ia ol i yusum blong wol blong haos. Lit: stone bamboo Bambusa sp.

woqat   n. kind of wild ginger with white flowers and red fruit, which is white inside but black when ripe; famle blong jinja we flaoa blong hem i waet mo frut i red, mo insaed long hem i waet, taem i raep i blak. Alpinia oceanica, Alpinia purpurata. Category: plant.

woqian   n. Category: coconut.

wor   vt. break, split; brok. No mo wor o ralēt. I split the firewood. Mi splitim faeawud. See: mowor.

woro   n. Dragon Plum; nakatambol. Dracontomelon vitiense. Category: plant, tree, fruit.

worōqrōq   n. part of house; bambu blong somap lif long hem. Category: house.

worwor   n. kind of banana; wan kaen banana we samtaem kakae blong hem i no kamaot long en be long medel. Hem i bigwan olsem Vila, hem i grin mo taem i raep i yelo. Category: banana.

wos₁   v. bash, slap, pound; bangen, slapem.

2 • v. hammer, bash (nuts) to crack open; hamarem.

wos₂   n. boil, pus-filled swelling; boela.

wosleqen̄   v. food prep.

wosvet   n. Mossman mahogany, kind of hardwood tree with white flowers and red seeds; wan kaen tri we flaoa blong hem i waet mo sid i red. Dysoxylum arborescens. Category: plant, tree.

wot₁   vi. born; bon.

wot₂   vt. castrate; katem bol. Tōlōw, nēk i van me, nēk i wot na bulëk o qō. Tomorrow come and castrate my pig. Tumoro bae yu kam, yu katem bol blong pig blong mi.

wotagavēl   n. spotted boxfish; fokona, fokonafis. Ostracion meleagris. Category: marine, fish.

wotaqlislis   n. unidentified variety of marine worm. The morphology of this variety is considerably different from that of those identified as Palola sp. and it is likely that they are from a different family; kaen wom blong solwota we hem i defren lelebet long palolo. Hem i sotsotfala mo bel blong hem i waet. At the time of the gathering of palolo, the wotaqlislis are the first to appear. These are gathered and thrown on the fire, the belief being that the 'true' palolo will be attracted by the scent of them burning. Taem ol man ol i go blong karem palolo, hemia nao hem i faswan blong kam. Hem i no rili stret wan we ol i wantem kakae, mekem se ol man ol i sakem long faea fastaem blong palolo ol i harem smel blong hem, ale ol i kam plante.

wotkērēvōr   n. kind of taro; wan kaen taro we han blong hem i laet grei mo kakae i waet. Taem yu planem wan nomo be hem i save karem plante kakae. Hem i wan gud taro blong nalot. Category: taro.

wotlalabevidavaqal   n. kind of taro; wan kaen taro we han blong hem i dak blu mo kakae i waet. Hem i no save karem fok. Category: taro.

wotliev   n. kind of taro; wan kaen taro we hem i bigbigfala taro olgeta. I gat tu kaen blong hem, wan han blong hem i waet, wan han blong hem i dak lelebet. Kakae i waet mo skin blong kakae i laet grin. Samtaem i save karem fok. Lit: bon long ples blong faea Category: taro.

wotminwērirtel   n. kind of taro; wan kaen taro we han blong hem antap, ananit long lif i red be klosap long kakae i waet. Hem i no save bigwan be i save longfala. Category: taro.

wotoqov   n. Stocky Hawkfish; wan kaen fis.

wotoqtoq₁   n. pregnant woman, be pregnant; gat bel. O wotoqtoq kara kalō den o skul. The pregnant girl just finished school. Gel ia we i gat bel hem i jas finis long skul.

wotoqtoq₂   n. hawkfish; wan kaen fis. Family Cirrhitidae. Category: marine, fish.

wotoqtoq mamē   n. scarlet robin; wan kaen pijin. Lit: ??red pregnant belly Petroica multicolor. Category: bird.

wotoqtoqolav   n. stomach of cattle (cows only); bel blong buluk.

wotvadadan̄   n. kind of taro; wan kaen taro we han blong hem i laet grin mo kakae i waet. Hem i save bigbigwan. Category: taro.

wovet   n. spotfin squirrelfish; kaen fis. Neoniphon sammara. Category: fish, marine.

wōtag bē   n. kind of tree, of same genus as cutnut, but does not have edible nuts; kaen wud we hem i famle blong navele, be yu no save kakae. Barringtonia racemosa. Category: plant.

wōdōldōl   n. trachea, windpipe.

wōg   n. kind of freshwater crab; wan kaen krab blong wota. Category: animal, wota.

wōkōl   n. Vanuatu mountain honeyeater; longmaot blong hil. Phylidonyris notabilis. Category: bird.

wōkōr   n. bamboo slitgong; tamtam. Category: kastom.

wōl₁   n. moon; mun.

2 • n. month; manis.

wōlmeen̄   fes saen blong mun i kam antap, taem i gat mun be i no saen gud yet.

wōlmian   full moon; ful mun. Lit: mun i raep

wōlōbōl   new moon; niu mun. Lit: mun i no raep

wōlsial   taem delaet i kam be mun i stap antap yet. ‘moon’. Category: temporal.

wōl₂   LOC. to the left when facing the sea; fes i go daon long solwota, go long lef. Category: spatial.

wōl₃   subord. because; from.

wōl₄    Na sian̄ wōl i sē? What's your name again? Wanem nem blong yu bakegen?

wōlōg₁   n. flexible wood for making trap; wud blong bendem blong mekem trap.

handle of a wōw trap; handel blong fis trap wōw. Category: marine.

wōlōg₂   v. bend; benem.

wōlōlōmeren   n. Oxera vanuatuensis.

wōlōm   n. Indian mulberry; noni, yalatri, yalawud. Sapos yu kakae frut blong hem sapos yu go long wan tabu ples bae i no save spolem yu. Yu dring frut blong hem we yu bin livim i stap roten bae i save fiksim plante sik. Morinda citrifolia. Category: plant, tree.

wōlōrōr   n. kind of small sea crab; wan kaen smol krab blong sanbij we kala blong hem i red mo tut blong hem i bigwan. Category: marine, animal.

wōlōwōl   n. cross, cross beam; kros, kroswud blong haos, kros blong Jisas. Category: house.

wōn₁   v. join; tufala saed i mit, olsem fasem lif, tufala saed i mit antap, kaliko o brok, joenem mo somap bakegen.

wōnwōn   whole, joined, complete; fulwan.

wōn₂   vi. fas. Na qötuk mō wōnwōn.

wōnōnōg malgias   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri. wan kaen tri we ol i yusum blong katem handel blong akis mo blong faea tu. Category: plant, tree.

wōnwōn   n. Flashflight Fish; wan kaen fis we ae blong hem i saen olsem toslaet.

wōqōlmō₁   n. kind of yam; wan kaen yam we hem i sep olsem niu mun mo hem i gro i save kam antap long graon bakegen. I gat tu kaen blong hem, wan skin blong hem i red, wan i waet. Category: yam.

wōqōlmō₂   n. worm like creature?; wan kaen bebet we we sep blong hem i olsem yam wōqōlmō. Category: insect.

wōqōlqōl   n. back of neck. Category: body part.

wōqōqō   n. beche de mer, sea cucumber; besdemea. Family Holothuriidae. Category: animal, marine.

wōr₁   v. squeeze liquid out of (coconut, ground kava, etc); melekem.

2 • v. add coconut milk to food.

wōr qarqar   v. add coconut milk to food before it is cooked; melekem kakae bifo yu kukum.

wōr monog   v. add coconut milk to food when it is already cooked; melekem kakae taem i dan finis. Category: food.

wōr₂   ?. block.

wōr₃   vi. be full; fulap.

wōrdes   n. Polynesian triller; wan kaen pijin. Lalage maculosa. Category: bird.

wōrkelkel   n. kind of laplap; wan kaen laplap we ol i salem maniok o wael yam o banana o kumala mo ol i miksim wetem melek kokonas bifo ol i bekem. Category: food.

wōrmar   n. pumicestone; ston we i kamaot long volcano we hem i no hevi. used like sandpaper to make wood smooth. ol i yusum blong mekem wud i smut.

wōrō₁   n. Kesteven's Star-shell; wan kaen sel olsem troka be i smol mo waet. Astraea kesteveni. Category: marine, shellfish.

wōrō₂   n. dragonfly; dragonflae. Category: insect.

wōs₁   n. paddle; parel. ‘(canoe) paddle’. Category: canoe. See: sō.

wōs₂   n. lung; lang, waetleva. Category: body part.

wōsōk   n. taro garden that is planted in dry ground and not irrigated; garen taro we ol i planem long drae graon nomo.

wōsōr   n. cicada; wan kaen bebet we hem i singaot long naet. long kastom ol i talem se sapos i kam long naet i minim se ol devel i kam. Category: insect.

wōtag   n. cutnut, bush nut; navele. Barringtonia edulis.

wōtag dere timiat   kind of bush nut that has dark red leaves and skin of fruit; kaen navele we lif mo skin blong kakae blong hem i red olsem blad. Lit: bush nut blood of devil

wōtag dun   kind of cutnut; kaen navele.

wōtag sërsër   kind of cutnut; kaen navele.

wōtag wos   kind of cutnut; kaen navele.

wōtag wōtōn̄   kind of cutnut; kaen navele.

wōtag wöl   kind of cutnut; kaen navele. Category: plant, tree, nut.

wōtōg   n. reed that is used to sew sago onto to make thatching; rid we ol i yusum blong pinim natanggura long hem, mo tu wan pis blong taj. Category: house.

wōtōgōrte   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri we frut blong hem i longlongwan mo i stiki olsem glu. Frut i grin be i kam red taem i raep. Ol i yusum wud blong wokem haos. Category: plant, tree.

wōtōgsiar   n. midrib of sago palm leaf which is used to make brooms; bun blong lif natanggura we ol i yusum blong mekem brum.

wōtōkōl   n. whimbrel; wan kaen pijin. Numenius phaeopus. Category: bird.

wōtōn̄   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri we kakae blong hem i raon mo waet mo i dak red taem i raep mo ol pijin ol i kakae. Yus blong hem i blong trapem pijin mo blong faeawud. Category: plant, tree.

wōtōqagat   n. Seven-Bar/Banded Sergeant; kaen fis. Abudefduf septemfasciatus. Category: marine, fish.

wōtōwōt   n. pufferfish; balongfis, bigbel. Family Tetraodontidae. Category: marine, fish.

wōvōnō   n. kind of tree; navenue. Macaranga dioica. Category: plant, tree.

wōvōt   n. kind of shrub, with fruit that is red when ripe; wan kaen tri we i no bigwan be kakae blong hem i bigfala. Sep blong kakae i olsem nakavika mo i grin be taem i raep i red. Flaoa blong hem i waet. It is believed that if a pig is pregnant and you throw the fruit at its abdomen then the piglets will be red. Also, if you play too much with the fruit then your navel will become enlarged. I gat plante yus long kastom meresin, olsem tenge talō bōr, wan kaen soa. Phaleria sp.. Category: plant.

wōw   n. kind of trap used in the deep sea, which is like a lobster pot but only used for catching fish; wan kaen net trap we yu yusum long medel si. Yu putum bet insaed mo i gat wan hol antap be taem ol fis ol i go insaed ol i no save kamaot bakegen.

tul wōw   v. throw wōw fish trap into the sea; draonem wōw net long solwota. Category: marine.

wōwaeg   solid ball; samting we i raon gud mo hem i no gat hol insaed.

wōwlan   n. cowrie; kaorisel. Family Cypraeidae. Category: shellfish.

wōwō   n. ashes; asis.

wōwōsōl   n. long-nosed emperor; kaen redmaot. Lethrinus olivaceus. Category: marine, fish.

wö   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri. A hardwood, is used to make digging stick for planting taro. Ol i yusum blong mekem stik blong planem taro. Ixora asme. Category: plant, plant.

wöböw   Variant: ga wöböw. n. Aerial Yam; nabew, konkon yam. Variety of yam that is not planted but grows wild and is only eaten in times of famine as it is bitter. tenge tala mat tisē. Dioscorea bulbifera. Category: plant, vine.

wöbulbulbōk   Variant: wobulbulbōk; wöbulbul. n. Glue Berry Tree; glutri. Cordia dichotoma. Category: plant, tree.

wödödö   n. kind of tree, Poison peach; wan kaen tri. Trema orientalis. Category: plant, tree.

wödön̄   n. put stone; wei blong bekem kakae we yu tekemaot ston, putum kakae long oven, afta putum hot ston antap long kakae. Fasin bek ia ol i no yusum wota blong kuk wetem stim olsem qar3/4is.

2 • v. place wöwöwör qesaqes trap in the sea and surround it with stones so it doesn't get washed away by the current; putum wöwöwör qesaqes trap long solwota mo putum ston raonem hem blong taed i no save muvum. Category: marine.

wögörtö   n. spiny chiton; strongbak. Family Chitonidae. Category: marine, animal.

wökutökut   n. kind of sea crab; wan kaen smol krab blong solwota. Category: marine, animal.

wöl   vt. buy; pem.

2 • vt. pay. La masawre kemem mē dēn̄ siag e kemem a wöl o tiket. Taem mifala i kasem antap, mifala i pem tiket.

wölwöl   n. shopping; soping. Qēt kemem a da o sönötu wölwöl. Afta mifala i mekem smol soping.

wölqaren̄i   v. pem ol man we ol i digim gref blong ded man. Category: kastom.

wölubus   n. Corded Turban; kaen sel. Turbo sparverius?. Category: marine, shellfish.

wölus   n. sister in-law; husband's sister, brother's wife (for woman); woman i singaotem sista blong man blong hem o woman blong brata blong hem. Category: kinterm. See: qalēga; rëwël.

wömönmönösot   n. unidentified variety of marine worm. The morphology of this variety is considerably different from that of those identified as Palola sp. and it is likely that they are from a different family; kaen wom blong solwota we hem i defren lelebet long palolo. Hem i sotsotfala mo hem i red. At the time of the gathering of palolo, the wömönmönösot are the last to appear. Their appearance is an indication that the swarming is nearly over. This variety is not eaten as they are not considered to taste good. Taem olgeta ol i stap kam i minim se ol tru palolo bae ol i finis nao. Ol i no stap kakae from we tes blong hem i no gud.

wönö   krab o naora i gat eg be i no kamaot yet.

wön̄örn̄ör   n.

wön̄sial   n. driftwood; wud we i flot.

wöqörö   n. kind of freshwater shellfish which is found in muddy areas; wan kaen sel blong wota we i stap long sofmad. Category: water, shellfish.

wöqut   corner; kona.

wör   v. place in sunny position to dry; putum long ples (olsem long san) blong mekem se i drae. No mö wör o tere gogov. I hung the clothes up to dry. Mi hangem ol klos blong drae. Category: weaving.

wörönö   n. stake; wud blong planem long graon blong yam i save gro long hem. Category: garden. See: rönö.

wörön̄ötöwö   Variant: wörön̄ötöwē. n. Aculeate Rock-shell; wan kaen sel. Thais aculeata. Category: marine, shellfish.

wörötuo   n. smallmouth squirrelfish; kaen fis. Sargocentron microstoma. Category: fish, marine. See: wēvētuo.

wörumrum   n. wan kaen smolsmol bebet we fulap i stap raon long frut olsem popo o wotamelen. Ol pijin (swiflet) i stap kakae. Category: insect.

wörurus tavav   n. pancreas; ? Lit: ?

wösurtege   n. kind of pandanus basket which has a plaited string for carrying; wan kaen basket blong pandanus we i gat tu rop blong karem. ol i yusum olsem hanbag o blong kakae. Category: weaving.

wösusum̄alm̄al   Variant: susum̄alm̄al. n. Maculated Top Shell; wan kaen selfis we i olsem troka be i raon mo sep blong hem i olsem titi blong wan gel. Trochus maculatus. Category: marine, shellfish. Lit: sel we i olsem titi blong yangfala gel

wösusurbē   n. kind of shrub with round, bright orange fruit; wan kaen tri we kakae blong hem i grin mo taem i raep i aranis-red. Used for decoration by men in traditional dances. They are pierced on the end of a stick which is held while danncing. Women are not allowed to use them. I gat plante yus long kastom. Ol man ol i yusum frut blong hem long danis; ol i stikim long en blong brans blong wud mo danis wetem. Hem i blong man nomo i danis wetem. Most taem hem i gro long saed blong reva mo hem i wan smol tri nomo. Tabernaemontana anguinea. Category: plant, tree.

wösuwu   n. seed; sid. I rege m̄irm̄iar o mesi kur wösuwu biēg. Ol pikinini ol i stap kakae sid blong bredfrut oltaem.

wösuwun   n. handicapped person; man we i no save wokbaot.

wöt   v. throw; sakem.

wötörör   n. caterpillar; katapila. Category: insect.

wötörövarvar   n. kind of yam; wan kaen yam we i longlongfala mo insaed long hem i stat antap hem i red, i go daon long medel i miks red mo waet mo long en blong hem i waet. Category: yam.

wötöv   n. bottle; botel.

wötu   n. top; antap. lö=wötu sëkër long antap long rif.

wöturturōrōn̄   n. bridled monocle bream; wan kaen fis. Lit: standing still Scolopsis frenatus. Category: marine, fish.

wöu   n. way.

wöul   Variant: wuul. n. Fivestripe Wrasse. Thalassoma triobatum, T. quinquevittatum.

wöuw   n. kind of yam; wan kaen yam we hem i karem fulap kakae. Plante taem ol i planem long garen taro. Tes blong hem i gud, klosap i bitim ol narafala yam. Category: yam.

wöwör   v. weed; widim.

wöwöwör   n. kind of trap used close to the shore for catching small fish and particularly lobster; kaen trap we yu yusum klosap long so blong kasem ol smol fis mo espeseli naora. Category: marine.

wöwöwut   n. smaller stomach of cattle; hundred rum. See: wotoqtoqolav.

wöwut   n. man of high rank who has studied the traditional rules and way of life in the men's house. Category: kastom.

wu   n. kind of tree; wan kaen tri we hem i strong mo i no save gro bigwan. Ol i katem blong planem taro. Category: plant, tree.

wuduw   n. sharp needle-like piece from inside of base of sago palm rachis; bun we i kamaot long insaed blong stamba blong lif natanggura. Used as tool for splitting pandanus leaves for weaving and for fastening thatch. Ol i yusum blong splitim pandanas mo pinim lif. See: wēsiri.

wul   n. peel, remove skin (from something which is soft and easy to peel, like a banana or vegetables which have been cooked); tekemaot skin (blong samting we i isi olsem banana o bredfrut we i dan). O gengen go monog, nēk i wul. Cooked food you peel. Kakae we i dan, yu tekemaot skin. Category: food. See: sēm.

wulewēsēston̄ov   n. operculum; ae blong grinsnel. ol i save yusum olsem sanpepa blong mekem wud i smut.

wulë busu   n. finger nail, toenail; sel fingga.1s: wulë busuk. 2s: wulë bōsōn̄. 3s: wulë bōsōn.

wulëwalal   n. Devil's horsewhip. Achyranthes aspera. Category: plant.

wun₁   verif. probably; ating.

wun₂   v.part. EXPECT. See: min.

wuqiat   n. kind of tree whose wood is used as a digging stick for planting taro. is used for planting taro as it makes the taro grow well (secret - don't put in dictionary).

wur   v. sweep; brum.

wurveg₁   v. clean, clear; klinim.

wurveg₂   adv. properly; gud, stret.

wususrō   n. kind of basket made from coconut leaves, used for carrying food and firewood; kaen basket blong lif kokonas we ol i yusum blong kakae mo faeawud.

wut   n. louse; laos. ‘hair louse’. Category: insect.

wutbōn   n. bedbug; stingfli. Category: insect.

wutge   v. mark spot at sea; makem ples long solwota. this is a method used for marking the position at sea where you have placed a fish trap or where you caught a particular kind of fish. You note the position at sea in relation to a tree or other landmark on the shore. Category: marine.

wutōt   v. complain; komplen. Nēr a wuwutōt no. Ol i stap komplen long mi.

wutu ōn   n. spotted garden eel; kaen namarae. Lit: sand louse Category: marine, fish.

wutusērēt   n. white-spotted grouper; kaen los. Lit: ?? louse Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus. Category: marine, fish.

wututan   n. kind of insect like a cockroach but which lives in the ground and is small; wan bebet we hem i olsem kakros be i smolsmol wan nomo we hem i stap long graon. Category: insect. Lit: ground louse

wutwut   v. stick out, bulge, rounded - of hill, forehead, stomach, full bag...

wuw   n. many, plenty; plante. Le o wuw. Tekem plante. Category: numeral.

wuwulul   vi. make noise, singing, shouting and playing; mekem noes.

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