Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

awəh

yes

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

Iagoəl

man

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

kapapua ruən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Stictocardia tiliifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kasiəp

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4665)

Scientific name: Sticherus oceanicus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

katol nihian

engagement

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kuərɨmənɨg

Harpullia arborea

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4528, Gregory M. Plunkett #2961)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Harpullia arborea,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kɨtɨp

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Terminalia sepicana,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manəmpəro

kind of plant

Scientific name: Solanum americanum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nahal

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Murraya paniculata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naliəlu

Plerandra tannae

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4901)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Plerandra tannae,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

namnu

Pronephrium rubrinerve

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2330)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pronephrium rubrinerve

nanɨp

kind of plant

Scientific name: Microlepia speluncae,
Speaker: Kew Kating

napluatu

Asplenium amboinense

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2230)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium amboinense

nara wiagən

day

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nariǥ

Ficus granatum

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2906)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus granatum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naropah

Acalypha grandis

noun kind of plant (collection: R. S. Thackurdeen #16)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Acalypha grandis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nasɨs

Ficus wassa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2920)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus wassa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

navamaei

Asplenium laserpitiifolium

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2222)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium laserpitiifolium

neamɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Curcuma longa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nela

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nihio

ceremony for first menstrual period for a girl

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nip

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Caryota ophiopellis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niu rəhəi

Pandanus tectorius

kind of plant, mature tree on rocks (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2279)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius,
Speaker: Kew Kating

niəl

Casuarina equisetifolia

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4853)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noh

kind of plant

Scientific name: Garuga floribunda,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nol məlu

Merremia peltata

kind of plant

Example: A. Dores 42 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Merremia peltata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nəunuəh itoǥa

kind of plant

Scientific name: Brugmansia suaveolens,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨgəpuap

Hedycarya dorstenioides

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #594)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hedycarya dorstenioides,
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

nɨme

Artocarpus altilis

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmətal gɨm

ear

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpɨn

Musa sp. (bananas, general)

banana

Scientific name: Musa sp. (bananas, general),
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨtəhei

sea

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

paukpauk

butterfly

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

tamemɨta

green

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təuilɨǥ

thin

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

wahan

shell

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

waswas

Histiopteris incisa

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2280)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Histiopteris incisa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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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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