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vach   Variant spelling fach. noun. screwpine; pandanus. Source: Aunchalee S. Loscalzo 2004; Preliminary list of plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being medicinal (Aunchalee Loscalzo 2005). Pandanus spp. (pandanaceae). See:  vats; pohuu. vach. Category: Plants & Trees, Health & Body Parts.

vagaf   noun. lattice between canoe hull and long lengthwise outrigger pole, often with fireplace. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Canoes. 09/Dec/2016.

vagek   noun. dance. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.

vaniborivatsa   noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the west and north of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.

vanimagat   noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.

vano   noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.

varagabui   noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the south east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.

varibori   noun. tattoo. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, p. 143, 145-46. See:  mek; seperiya; wahang.  

   
Man decorated for a dance; tattoo sketches by P. Hambruch and E. Kramer.

varigigirey   noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.

variki   noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.

varub   noun. place: named plot of land on Tobi Island. Source: Tobi Island: Fourteen house owners of 1908-1910 recorded by members of the Thilenius Expedition. Category: Location.

vasugerigotugo   noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the south east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.

vatanesegumar   noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the south east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.

vatariara   noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the south east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.

vatoberig   noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.

vatou   noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the south east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.

vats   Variant spelling fats; uits; man. noun. pandanus (not broadleafed). Source: Elisabeth Krämer, Paul Hambruch, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910; variant: Sisma Andrew 2014. See:  pohuu; vach. pandanus. For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.   Category: Plants & Trees.

vavi   Variant spelling fafi. noun. charcoal. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.  Category: Nature.

venaigeg   noun. place name: Tobi Island. A place name on Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location. 09/Dec/2016.

vitaheneyor   name: old Tobian proper name.

vitevitike   noun. cloth that is worn. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936.

vitiyaehangom   name: old Tobian proper name.

vor   noun. taro pounder. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, p.170.

Taro pounder, vor, of breadfruit wood, old and lightly damaged. Height 19.5 cm; diameter at bottom 9.5 cm.

vorieran   noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. Category: Location.

vorikari nemoats   Variant spelling uorigari me monata. noun. front bundle of women's clothing. Source: Augustin and Elisabeth Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936. 14/Dec/2016.

vorikerifoi   noun. place name: Tobi Island. An abandoned settlement on the east of Tobi Island recorded by Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936,.

votokorima   noun. beach: middle beach. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.  Category: Nature.

votsimarinam   noun. beach. Source: Augustin Krämer, Thilenius Expedition, 1908-1910. For further information: Anneliese Eilers, Westkarolinen: Tobi und Ngulu. Ergebnisse der Sudsee-expedition 1908-1910 (II B9, Part I.). G. Thilenius, ed. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., 1936, pp. 40-47. See:  pie; pieri; pi; rau. Category: Nature.  For more information: Thilenius Expedition Word Lists for Fauna, Flora, and the Environment.