Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

kakil

kind of plant

Scientific name: Hibiscus sabdariffa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kalap lapis

Corynocarpus similis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2345)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Corynocarpus similis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kasiəp

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

Scientific name: Sticherus oceanicus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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 naogənən

bride price

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kauri

Agathis macrophylla

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Agathis macrophylla,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kukuiapɨn

Melastoma malabathricum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4206)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

lapɨn

night

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mal koaǥ

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

Scientific name: Blechnum vulcanicum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manasesi

Ficus adenosperma

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4747)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma

mania

kind of white grass

Scientific name: Imperata cylindrica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manombiən

Ocimum basilicum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3364)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nahim raha kaluas

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Costus spiralus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naliən aliən

Commelina diffusa

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Commelina diffusa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

namatal

Kleinhovia hospita

kind of plant

Example: Photo by tavita_togia2016 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Kleinhovia hospita,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

napluətu

Asplenium amboinense

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium amboinense,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narɨm əkəku

lychee, kind of plant

Scientific name: Litchi chinensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

naula iaməho

Macaranga megacarpa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3325)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Macaranga megacarpa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nehaul

kind of plant

Scientific name: Zingiber zerumbet,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

niǥ rana

stick used to mix kava and water

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niərisa

Burckella obovata

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2912)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Burckella obovata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nolmalu

Merremia peltata

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Merremia peltata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nontəp

Huperzia phlegmaria

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4064)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Huperzia phlegmaria,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəhmiəp

Melochia odorata (white-flowered morph)

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4769)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melochia odorata (white-flowered morph),
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəlip

hurricane

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nətke

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dillenia neoebudica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nɨkəriaǥ

Cerbera odollam

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5179)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cerbera odollam,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməlɨpən

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

Scientific name: Leucaena forsteri,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpɨl

Polyscias scutellaria

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4846)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Polyscias scutellaria,
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

nɨwɨp

kind of plant

Scientific name: Appendicula polystachya,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨǥ raha kalwas

Schefflera neoebudica

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3133)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Schefflera neoebudica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

pasɨmrut irəhəi

kind of plant

Scientific name: Passiflora maliformis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

small people who came before

noun kaunun

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

ticlupe

Claoxylon fallax

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2239)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Claoxylon fallax

tɨrah

Excoecaria agallocha

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Excoecaria agallocha,
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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