Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

kasiəp nol

Lycopodiella cernua

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Lycopodiella cernua,
Speaker: Kew Kating

katol nihian

engagement

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

koiakoia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4848)

Scientific name: Carex neohebridensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

15

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kitɨə

number 16

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kəiu

17

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kɨsɨl

eight

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mael

Mikania micrantha

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Mikania micrantha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mapɨləǥpɨləǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dieffenbachia picta,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nafuas

Fagraea berteroana

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4744)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana

nanin

Ficus adenosperma

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4743)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma

napluətu asol

Asplenium nidus

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Asplenium nidus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ nɨsiərɨp

Scaevola taccada

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3219)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Scaevola taccada,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naula iaməho

Macaranga tanarius

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2809)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Macaranga tanarius,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nawla

Macaranga dioica

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2914)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

negfitou

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #344)

Scientific name: Elattostachys apetala

noes

Morinda citrifolia

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4748)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

noləpkamam

kind of plant

Scientific name: Santalodes desmos,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nolɨm

mouth

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəim raha kəlwas

kind of plant

Scientific name: Tapeinochilos ananassae,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəlkɨ pətamil

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

Scientific name: Lindsaea pacifica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəpiəp

Cordia subcordata

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4281)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cordia subcordata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpət

kind of plant

Scientific name: Polyscias schmidii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəropa apɨn

kind of plant

Scientific name: Acalypha wilkesiana,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nətuən

Dysoxylum amooroides

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3355)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dysoxylum amooroides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nɨməru

kind of plant

Scientific name: Badusa corymbifera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməru

Pavetta opulina

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2921)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pavetta opulina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨtəlah

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Terminalia catappa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨtɨǥ pia

Parasponia andersonii

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4830)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Parasponia andersonii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨwitəp ruən

Dendrocnide latifolia (white midrib)

kind of plant (collection: Miles K. Thomas #2294)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dendrocnide latifolia (white midrib),
Speaker: Kew Kating

piak

noun sibling of same sex (sister to sister, or brother to brother)

rahip rahip

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dischidia sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

roiu

today

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rəhn malo mənɨǥ

Celosia argentea

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4816)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Celosia argentea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

siki siki

Grammitis neocaledonica sp.

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Grammitis neocaledonica sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

tapɨn

black

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təg

fat

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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.
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