Naka Talking Dictionary

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bugənvil

kind of plant

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

Kamsasɨp

placename Northeast (below Namtoas) region of Tanna where Naka is spoken

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kaolik ~ kaulik

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4138)

Scientific name: Mimusops elengi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kisɨn

kitchen house

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kuər

14

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəskasɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Selaginella firmula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəhmpɨp

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #569)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəmei

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4046)

Scientific name: Asplenium affine,
Speaker: Kew Kating

matɨpɨtəm

kind of plant

Scientific name: Schoenoplectus validus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nael-ael apən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Tephrosia purpurea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naluk

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5146)

Scientific name: Allophylus cobbe,
Speaker: Kew Kating

namlet

Glochidion ramiflorum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2855)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naməm

Maesa aneiteensis

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3425)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Maesa aneiteensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

napɨ-nolɨm

lip

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

narmɨ nɨkaka

Peperomia pallidinervis

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2235)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Peperomia pallidinervis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

narmɨ nɨsiərɨp

Scaevola taccada

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3219)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Scaevola taccada,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

neghen

Barringtonia edulis

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4745)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Barringtonia edulis

neǥo

ship

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nil gras

Cenchrus echinatus

kind of plant, (Bislama, but this Bislama term is typically used for Mimosa pudica, which is not a grass)

Example: Photo by pjd1 / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Cenchrus echinatus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nima asɨm

sleeping house for menstruating women

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nima kawɨt?

young boy (circumcised?)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niəhlɨp

Pittosporum campbellii

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5006, Michael J. Balick #4914)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pittosporum campbellii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nolpəlap

Tylophora biglandulosa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4079, Gregory M. Plunkett #3127)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tylophora biglandulosa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nonɨs

cocunut filter for kava

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noon

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dioscorea alata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noənalmən

finger

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəkənauǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Diplazium oblongifolium,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəpət

kind of plant

Scientific name: Polyscias schmidii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkaka

Piper austrocaledonicum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2941)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Piper austrocaledonicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkpat

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4687, Michael J. Balick #5144)

Scientific name: Syzygium sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkəikai

Finschia chloroxantha

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #590)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Finschia chloroxantha,
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

nɨpam

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4151)

Scientific name: Syzygium nomoa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpərɨpə

Entada phaseoloides

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3373)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Entada phaseoloides,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpətɨm

Pueraria lobata

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3423)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pueraria lobata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

patangoəl

woman

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

pəta

kind of plant

Scientific name: Persea americana,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

rahip rahip

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dischidia sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sentana

Lantana camara

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4752)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lantana camara

toklaimian

Nothocnide repanda

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2919)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nothocnide repanda

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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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