Naka Talking Dictionary

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boaol

boat

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

iagoak

2 sisters-in-law

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

imahim

nakamal

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

iəulɨn apɨn

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5074)

Scientific name: Tectaria sinuata melanocaula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

jaik waia

Euphorbia tithymaloides

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Euphorbia tithymaloides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kafek

Epipremnum pinnatum

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Epipremnum pinnatum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kasiəp

kind of plant

Scientific name: Gleichenia milnei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kawiameta

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa (red),
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəi kəi

Diplazium proliferum

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Diplazium proliferum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəriləm kitɨə

number six

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

20

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəskasɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Selaginella distans,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəsɨp kəsɨp

Lomagramma polyphylla

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2997)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lomagramma polyphylla,
Speaker: Kew Kating

lapɨn

night

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naliən aliən apɨn

Zebrina pendula

kind of plant

Example: Photo by dagendresen / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Zebrina pendula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

namha

Alphitonia zizyphoides

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4900, Kate Armstrong #587)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Alphitonia zizyphoides,
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

nawla iamahao

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Macaranga tanarius,
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

noanɨmləh

orange (fruit)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noiamis

Polyscias fruticosa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #1878, R. Sean Thackurdeen #3)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Polyscias fruticosa,
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

nuia

giant taro

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nup

yam

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nuəhtɨp

Arytera brackenridgei

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4467, Gregory M. Plunkett #4487, Laurence Ramon #337, Laurence Ramon #271)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Arytera brackenridgei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəsei

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨklake imet

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Ochrosia elliptica

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

nɨkumənɨǥ

Drynaria rigidula

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2359)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Drynaria rigidula,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨməlɨpən

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3576)

Scientific name: Leucaena forsteri,
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

nɨtɨǥ aǥɨna

Trema cannabina

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3362)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Trema cannabina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

rahəm kəpa

head

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

sik sik

Nephrolepis biserrata

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2308)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

siksik əkəku

Asplenium unilaterale (=Hymenasplenium unilaterale)

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2337)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium unilaterale (=Hymenasplenium unilaterale),
Speaker: Kew Kating

tagapan

hot

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təlipluə apɨn

Urena lobata

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4688)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Urena lobata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

wahan

shell

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

waswas

Hypolepis tenuifolia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2842, Gregory M. Plunkett #2850)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hypolepis tenuifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

yeiwəin kapap narmɨn

kind of plant

Scientific name: Phyllanthus urinaria,
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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