Methodology
This study combines Field Linguistics and Language Documentation methods. The team conducted field work, together with a local consultant, Mr Benediktus Delpada, to collect original and ‘first-hand’ data, documented plant species (English and Abui plant names and the scientific name). Besides looking at the medicinal properties and cultural relevance (from the perspective of the Abui people), the team also explored local myths and legends connected with the plants.
Thereafter, the team organised the data in a database which is reflected below.
| Please note that all Abui plant names, reported medical usages of plants and any associated legends or myths recorded below are the intellectual property of the Abui people. |
Collection
A type of wild seeded banana / Kabuok
| English Plant Name: | A type of wild seeded banana |
| Abui Plant Name: | Kabuok |
| Scientific Name: | TBC |
| Etymological Reconstruction: | TBC |
Kabuok was consumed by ancestors in the past during famine. People used the seeds of Kabuouk to make earrings or on their necks. They could also sell it.The kabuok’s stem is used to support the shoulders of those carrying heavy wood.Civets, bats, pigs, and deers eat kabouk.
| Remarks:
Awaiting |