Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

awəh

yes

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kalualua

Meryta neoebudica

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3044)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Meryta neoebudica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kaolik ~ kaulik

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4138)

Scientific name: Mimusops elengi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kasep kasep

Peperomia pallidinervis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2235)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Peperomia pallidinervis

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kɨsɨl

18

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəskasɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Selaginella firmula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kɨparkə

Metroxylon warburgii

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Metroxylon warburgii,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manombiən əkəku

Ocimum sanctum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4841)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ocimum sanctum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nafunu

wasemaot

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nal

Syzygium myriadenum

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3111)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium myriadenum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

namieu

Melochia odorata

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #589)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melochia odorata

Namtoas

placename Farthest north region of Tanna where Naka is spoken

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naməm

Maesa nemoralis

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3760, Laurence Ramon #90)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Maesa nemoralis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

napɨ-nolɨm

lip

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

narmɨ kafek

kind of plant

Scientific name: Rhaphidophora graeffei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

neai neai

kind of plant

Scientific name: Borreria ocymoides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nefuan-namel

Asplenium gibberosum

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2802, Tom A. Ranker #2311)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium gibberosum

nial

pile of goods for exchange (niel)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niapɨt

kind of plant

Scientific name: Cleidion javanicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niel

Casuarina equisetifolia

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niǥət

Palaquium neoebudicum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2902, Gregory M. Plunkett #4546)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Palaquium neoebudicum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noasili

Capsicum annuum

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Capsicum annuum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noetəǥ

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5018)

Scientific name: Christella harveyi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nol

nol

rope

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nolaməs

Stigmaphyllon grandifolium

kind of plant

Example: S. Cappellari 3000 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Stigmaphyllon grandifolium,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nonahuǥ

Dioscorea bulbifera

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4872)

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

Scientific name: Dioscorea bulbifera,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nukukap

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2216)

Scientific name: Phreatia sp.

nəkɨl

Ptisana smithii

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2231)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ptisana smithii,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəle pia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Hornstedtia scottiana,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nələməla

Sesuvium portulacastrum

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Sesuvium portulacastrum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəropa apɨn

kind of plant

Scientific name: Acalypha wilkesiana,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəusiəma

Blechnum gibbum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3644)

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

Scientific name: Blechnum gibbum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨgəm

nɨgəm

fire

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨka-Pentecost

kind of plant

Scientific name: Piper wichmannii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkəriəǥ

Cerbera manghas

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4778)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cerbera manghas,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpat nəlkəm

foot

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

painapɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Ananas sativa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

togəlua

togəlua

coral snake (black & white)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

toklaimian

Nothocnide repanda

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2919)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nothocnide repanda

təuilɨǥ

thin

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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All content copyright © the Naka community. (2020)
Naka Talking Dictionary produced by Naomie Ken Matai, Kating Matai, Kating Kew Matai, Ken Bob, Gregory M. Plunkett, K. David Harrison, and Jeremy Fahringer.
Botanical consultants Michael J. Balick, Calvin Heiman, and Neal Kelso. (2020)
Naka language contributors are credited within the dictionary entries.
The Naka-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.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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