Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

kahap kahap inasol

Centella asiatica

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5000, Gregory M. Plunkett #3207)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Centella asiatica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

karpərɨpa narmɨn

Canavalia sericea

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Canavalia sericea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

koiakoia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Cyperus javanicus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kokiapɨn

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəi kəi

Diplazium proliferum

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Diplazium proliferum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

maǥo

Mangifera indica

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Mangifera indica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

məlɨpɨn itoǥa

Delonix regia

kind of plant

Example: J. A. Sanney 190 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Delonix regia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naan

Syzygium aneityense

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3266, Gregory M. Plunkett #4687)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium aneityense,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nafuas

Fagraea berteroana

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4744)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana

nal

Syzygium myriadenum

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3111)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium myriadenum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

namlo

Glochidion namilo

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3311)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Glochidion namilo,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nanab

Dennstaedtia flaccida

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2905)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dennstaedtia flaccida

naoialəǥ itoǥa

kind of plant

Scientific name: Bauhinia monandra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

narmɨ nəlkɨ pətamil

Lindsaea pulchra

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2250)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lindsaea pulchra,
Speaker: Kew Kating

naula

Macaranga dioica

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4746, Gregory M. Plunkett #3247)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

negfitou

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #344)

Scientific name: Elattostachys apetala

nemtoh

neck

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nikiau

Heritiera littoralis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4927)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Heritiera littoralis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noa kəfu

kind of plant

Scientific name: Lablab purpureus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noah peǥɨt əkəku

Leucosyke corymbulosa

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Leucosyke corymbulosa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noapelitpelit

Phyllanthus amarus

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4840)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phyllanthus amarus

noetəǥ pia

Sphaerostephanos invisus

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noh

Boehmeria platyphylla

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2304)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Boehmeria platyphylla

nolialak

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ipomoea indica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

nonɨǥ iərman

Tacca leontopetaloides

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Tacca leontopetaloides,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəluəlɨp

Elatostema macrophyllum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3028)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elatostema macrophyllum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəməi asol

Asplenium gibberosum

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2296, Tom A. Ranker #2311)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium gibberosum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nərik

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5170)

Scientific name: Musa sp. (bananas, blood-red stems),
Speaker: Kew Kating

nətio

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa (green),
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nətɨp piən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Cymbopogon citratus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəwegəm

hand

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəwemətɨǥ

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Grewia crenata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨsianəu

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

Scientific name: Psychotria forsteriana,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨtəlah

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Terminalia catappa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

painapɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Ananas sativa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

rɨbɨl

Hibiscus tiliaceus

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rɨpɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosasinensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

yeiwəin kapap narmɨn

kind of plant

Scientific name: Phyllanthus urinaria,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

There are currently 783 entries, 725 audio files, and 415 images.

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.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.

Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.

Supported by