Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

iaǥiəs kəpiəl

Pemphis acidula

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4312)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pemphis acidula,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

iəlkɨnɨka

Cassytha filiformis

kind of plant

Example: A. Dores 95 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cassytha filiformis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

kapuapua

Ipomoea acuminata

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2236)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ipomoea acuminata

katol katɨm raha pətan

dowry (price for groom)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəi kəi

kind of plant

Scientific name: Diplazium bulbiferum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəriləm kəiu

seven

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kɨsɨl

13

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəskasɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Selaginella durvillei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kɨnou

canoe

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨparkə

Metroxylon warburgii

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Metroxylon warburgii,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manalua

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4867, Gregory M. Plunkett #5357)

Scientific name: Donax canniformis (white morph),
Speaker: Kew Kating

manman

Elatostema salomonense

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #343)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elatostema salomonense

manəmei

kind of plant

Scientific name: Asplenium brachycarpum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəmpəro

kind of plant

Scientific name: Solanum americanum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

motikolo

worm

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naməm

Maesa nemoralis

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3760, Laurence Ramon #90)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Maesa nemoralis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

namɨl asol

kind of plant

Scientific name: Freycinetia reineckei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

naoialəǥ itoǥa

kind of plant

Scientific name: Bauhinia monandra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

napluatu pia

Asplenium australasicum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3650)

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

Scientific name: Asplenium australasicum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

negan

Barringtonia edulis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2240)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Barringtonia edulis

negɨn

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Barringtonia procera,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neǥ

Cordia dichotoma

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4817)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cordia dichotoma,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nima raha napɨlan

sleeping house

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

noes

Morinda citrifolia

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4748)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noetəǥ

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5018)

Scientific name: Christella harveyi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

nəmei əkəku

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4693)

Scientific name: Vandenboschia maxima,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəmtahulɨp

Cyrtandra obovata

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2323, Gregory M. Plunkett #2823)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cyrtandra obovata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmos

kind of plant

Scientific name: Grewia crenata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməut məut

kind of plant

Scientific name: Amaranthus spinosus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨsǥo

kind of plant

Scientific name: Aglaia elaeagnoidea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨwitəp

Dendrocnide latifolia

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2294)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dendrocnide latifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rahək iel

2 brothers-in-law

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rɨpɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Hibiscus cooperi,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

sɨkoh

sɨkoh

sea cucumber

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

tətəp

cold

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

waroumən

Palola viridis

palolo worm

Scientific name: Palola viridis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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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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