Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

iagoak

2 sisters-in-law

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kalfari

Morus alba

kind of plant, (Bislama?) (collection: Michael J. Balick #4762)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Morus alba,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kaolik

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Mimusops elengi,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

ker

tamafa (ritual spitting after drinking kava)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

maiampal

Stephania japonica

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #597)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Stephania japonica

makarparɨp

Kalanchoe pinnata

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4256)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mauǥ

mauǥ

moon

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mɨlɨk tri

kind of plant, "milk tree" in Bislama

Scientific name: Antiaris toxicaria,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

namiafɨl

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus angustifolius,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naola aluk aluk

Clerodendrum buchananii

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Clerodendrum buchananii,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

narɨm əkəku

lychee, kind of plant

Scientific name: Litchi chinensis,
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

naus

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Spondias dulcis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neǥo

ship

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nima kawɨt?

young boy (circumcised?)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nimah entən

nimah entən

cyclone house

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

noapelitpelit

Phyllanthus amarus

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phyllanthus amarus

noetəǥ

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

Scientific name: Christella harveyi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noliatuwe

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ipomoea pes-caprae,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nolmalu

Merremia peltata

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Merremia peltata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nukweenyo

Cryptocarya turbinata

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3151)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cryptocarya turbinata

nuwechum

Syzygium sp.

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium sp.

nəlkosɨk

Eleusine indica

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3169)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Eleusine indica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəlkɨ kəsɨm

Adiantum hispidulum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2287, Michael J. Balick #5073, Gregory M. Plunkett #2787)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Adiantum hispidulum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

nəmtəul

Argusia argentea

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Argusia argentea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nəropa aǥɨn

Acalypha grandis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4792)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Acalypha grandis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nətuən

Dysoxylum amooroides

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3355)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dysoxylum amooroides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nətɨn

small

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkləh

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3076)

Scientific name: Breynia disticha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨme

Artocarpus altilis

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmli pɨkəs

kind of plant

Scientific name: Eurycles amboinensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨpɨl aǥətǥət

Polyscias samoensis

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Polyscias samoensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨwul

Dracontomelon vitiense

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4198, Michael J. Balick #4712)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dracontomelon vitiense,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

tamemɨta

green

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

təwur enərawiagən

good day

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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