Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

bugənvil

kind of plant

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

iafəlnɨməǥəm

Stephania japonica

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #975, Kate Armstrong #597)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Stephania japonica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kafek

Epipremnum pinnatum

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Epipremnum pinnatum,
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

Kamsasɨp

placename Northeast (below Namtoas) region of Tanna where Naka is spoken

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kaolik

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Mimusops elengi,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kauri

Agathis macrophylla

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Agathis macrophylla,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kukuiapɨn

Melastoma malabathricum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4206)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kuri

kuri

dog

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəp

no

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨləpləpɨn ruən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Clerodendrum inerme (=Volkameria inermis),
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manman

Elatostema salomonense

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #343)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elatostema salomonense

manman

Procris pedunculata

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2326)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Procris pedunculata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manman asol

kind of plant

Scientific name: Pipturus incanus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəmei

kind of plant

Scientific name: Asplenium brachycarpum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəsəi

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3420)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

məlɨpɨn itoǥa

Delonix regia

kind of plant

Example: J. A. Sanney 190 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Delonix regia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nahim raha kaluas

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Costus spiralus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

nanab

Dennstaedtia flaccida

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2905)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dennstaedtia flaccida

napil

Flagellaria indica

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3418)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Flagellaria indica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

narmɨ nəunuən

Abelmoschus moschatus

kind of plant

Example: A. Dores 141 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Abelmoschus moschatus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

netəmtəm

Ixora aneityensis

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2220)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ixora aneityensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niləh

kind of plant

Scientific name: Semecarpus tannaensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niu itəhai

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4726)

Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius (mature tree at beach),
Speaker: Kew Kating

noanɨsɨ pɨkəs

kind of plant

Scientific name: Desmanthus virgatus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noh

Boehmeria platyphylla

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2304)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Boehmeria platyphylla

noliəlipɨn

Hoya tannaensis

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2841)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hoya tannaensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nolpəlap

Tylophora biglandulosa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4079, Gregory M. Plunkett #3127)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tylophora biglandulosa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəluəm

tooth

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkaka

Derris trifoliata

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4094)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Derris trifoliata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkolao

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Vitex rotundifolia (corrected from V. simplicifolia),
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkoǥkoǥ

Hernandia nymphaeifolia

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3216)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hernandia nymphaeifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨmalɨ nɨǥ

leaf

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨmeh toǥa pia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4148)

Scientific name: Annona glabra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməru

kind of plant

Scientific name: Badusa corymbifera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpərɨpə

Entada phaseoloides

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3373)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Entada phaseoloides,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

pinsɨs

Prunus persica

kind of plant; variation of "pisis", Bislama for "peach" (collection: Michael J. Balick #4823)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Prunus persica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

siksik

kind of plant

Scientific name: Asplenium polydon,
Speaker: Kew Kating

utɨmnɨǥ ruən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Sida acuta,
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.
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