Naka Talking Dictionary

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karərut apɨn

Canna indica

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3250)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Canna indica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəiu

two

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kitɨə

number six

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəiu

12

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəute

kəute

kingfisher

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

lokamnɨm

deep sea

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

mal koaǥ

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4043)

Scientific name: Phymatosorus grossus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

naketɨp

Barringtonia racemosa

noun kind of plant (collection: S. F. Kajewski #777)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Barringtonia racemosa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naliən aliən asol

Pollia secundiflora

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2926)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pollia secundiflora,
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

narmɨ namɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Freycinetia tannaensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ nəməi

Asplenium caudatum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3121)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium caudatum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nasinrəhəi

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2805)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tabernaemontana pandacaqui,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niapɨt

kind of plant

Scientific name: Cleidion javanicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niapɨt

Codiaeum variegatum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4780)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nima kawɨt?

young boy (circumcised?)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nimah itoǥa

concrete house

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noa kəikəi

Solanum torvum

kind of plant

Example: Photo by juju98 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Solanum torvum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noansipekas

Cassia occidentalis

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4751)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cassia occidentalis

noawpagit

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #579)

Scientific name: Leucosyke australis

noon

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dioscorea alata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noənalkən

toe

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nuwechum

Syzygium sp.

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2307)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium sp.

nəmiafɨl

Elaeocarpus angustifolius

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2907)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus angustifolius,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpəngnagəm

nose

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨsianəu

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5181, Gregory M. Plunkett #5220)

Scientific name: Psychotria forsteriana,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨte

water taro

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

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 apɨn

Dendrocnide latifolia (midrib darker, not white)

kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dendrocnide latifolia (midrib darker, not white),
Speaker: Kew Kating

painapɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Ananas sativa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

pasɨmrut asol

Passiflora edulis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4820)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Passiflora edulis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

rɨpɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Hibiscus cooperi,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sita

Melia azedarach

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2797)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melia azedarach,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

toupa

toupa

crab

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təwur laolaowɨgən

good morning

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

us

Salacia aneityensis

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3414)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Salacia aneityensis,
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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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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