Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

awəh

yes

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

boaol

boat

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

iərman

boy

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kaolik ~ kaulik

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

Scientific name: Mimusops elengi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kaskasɨk

Selaginella distans

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Selaginella distans,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəpo kəpo

kind of plant

Scientific name: Burmannia sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəskaskɨk

Pycnarrhena ozantha

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2969)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pycnarrhena ozantha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kɨsɨl

three

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mania

kind of white grass

Scientific name: Imperata cylindrica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəhmpɨp

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #569)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mapɨləǥpɨləǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dieffenbachia picta,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mən

prawn (shrimp)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

məpəl

Ilex vitiensis

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2853)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ilex vitiensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mɨtɨp

Adenanthera pavonina

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4938)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Adenanthera pavonina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nalilɨp

Ficus obliqua

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #334)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus obliqua,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naneva

kind of plant

Scientific name: Turrillia lutea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nani

goat

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

narmɨ iəulɨn apɨn

kind of plant

Scientific name: Diplazium melanocaulon,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ namɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Freycinetia tannaensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narɨm əkəku

lychee, kind of plant

Scientific name: Litchi chinensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nasɨs

Ficus scabra

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4757)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus scabra,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nawilowilo

Gyrocarpus americanus

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #573)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Gyrocarpus americanus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

negan

Barringtonia edulis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2240)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Barringtonia edulis

niapɨt

kind of plant

Scientific name: Cleidion javanicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niətɨǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Laportea crenulata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noapelitpelit

Phyllanthus amarus

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4840)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phyllanthus amarus

noiamis ruən

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3080)

Scientific name: Polyscias cumingiana,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nui rəu

kind of plant

Scientific name: Pandanus compressus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nukweenyo

Cryptocarya turbinata

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3151)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cryptocarya turbinata

nuətjəm

Syzygium richii

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2894)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium richii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəfe

Graptophyllum pictum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4779)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Graptophyllum pictum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəlkɨ pətamil

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5298)

Scientific name: Lindsaea pacifica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəper iakɨs

Desmodium ormocarpoides

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2334)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Desmodium ormocarpoides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpɨk itoǥa

kind of plant

Scientific name: Calliandra surinamensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨfətao

Calophyllum inophyllum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4918)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Calophyllum inophyllum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

pasɨmrut asol

Passiflora edulis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4820)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Passiflora edulis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

patan

girl

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rahək iel

2 brothers-in-law

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

sik sik əkəku

Nephrolepis cordifolia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4608, Gregory M. Plunkett #3299)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis cordifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

utɨmnɨǥ ruən

Sida rhombifolia

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4795)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Sida rhombifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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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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