Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

iagoal

brother-in-law called by women

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

koko

daughter

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

koukou

son

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kuər

four

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəp

no

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəpo kəpo

kind of plant

Scientific name: Burmannia sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəutufa

Pterocarpus indicus

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4090)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pterocarpus indicus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

makarparɨp

Kalanchoe pinnata

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4256)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mal koaǥ

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3313)

Scientific name: Blechnum vulcanicum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

maniu

kind of plant

Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius (young tree, for weaving),
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

mɨnɨt

Mirabilis jalapa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3354)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Mirabilis jalapa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

namɨl asol

kind of plant

Scientific name: Freycinetia reineckei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nanimah

Ficus scabra

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus scabra

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 nəkənauǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Diplaziopsis javanica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ nɨkaka

Peperomia pallidinervis

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Peperomia pallidinervis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nawialaǥ

Homalanthus nutans

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3003)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Homalanthus nutans,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neamɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Curcuma longa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

neǥal

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Dysoxylum bijugum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nikinpaǥ

Emilia sonchifolia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3117)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Emilia sonchifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niǥ-mətu

firewood

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noamim

Phytolacca sp.

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3353, Michael J. Balick #4802)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phytolacca sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noanɨmləh

orange (fruit)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noləpkamam

kind of plant

Scientific name: Santalodes desmos,
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

noon

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dioscorea alata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nuho

Thespesia populnea

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3220)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Thespesia populnea,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nuo nuo

kind of plant

Scientific name: Abutilon indicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəlilɨp

Ficus obliqua

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2831, Miles K. Thomas #2243)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus obliqua,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpət

Polyscias cissodendron

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3406)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Polyscias cissodendron,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəropa awewən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Acalypha caturus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəw

Inocarpus fagifer

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4709)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Inocarpus fagifer,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨgauǥ

Syzygium malaccense

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4742)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium malaccense,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨklake

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Ochrosia oppositifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkukɨp

Davallia solida

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Davallia solida,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨmoltɨs

Lygodium reticulatum

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #598)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lygodium reticulatum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨməh lɨpən

Serianthes ebudarum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4911)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Serianthes ebudarum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmətal gɨm

ear

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

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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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