Naka Talking Dictionary

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bambu

Bambusa vulgaris

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4940)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris,
Speaker: Kew Kating

bɨlɨik

cow

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

klarisiti

Gliricidia sepium

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2807)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Gliricidia sepium,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

koko

daughter

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəp

no

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mak

mak

dove

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manombiən əkəku

Ocimum sanctum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4841)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ocimum sanctum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

manəmpəro

kind of plant

Scientific name: Solanum americanum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mawin pətan

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5315, Michael J. Balick #4858)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis (women one),
Speaker: Kew Kating

mənat mənat

cabbage (any tender leaves as vegetable)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mənmən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Premna serratifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

naoialəǥ itoǥa

kind of plant

Scientific name: Bauhinia monandra,
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

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

neai neai

kind of plant

Scientific name: Borreria laevis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nita petamil

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4750)

Scientific name: Melicope latifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

niu rəhəi

Collospermum montanum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3302)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Collospermum montanum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

niǥət

Elaeocarpus floridanus

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2908)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus floridanus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noah peǥɨt

Leucosyke australis

kind of plant (collection: Miles K. Thomas #2321)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Leucosyke australis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noanɨsɨ pɨkəs

kind of plant

Scientific name: Desmanthus virgatus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nol hatəǥəlua

Cayratia trifolia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3163)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cayratia trifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noləpkamam

kind of plant

Scientific name: Santalodes desmos,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nonɨs

cocunut filter for kava

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noənalkən

toe

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nup

yam

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

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

nəmtahulɨp

Ascarina lanceolata

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2895)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ascarina lanceolata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nərik

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

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

nɨkfitu

Cupaniopsis leptobotrys

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2957)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cupaniopsis leptobotrys,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

nɨkəikai

Finschia chloroxantha

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #590)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Finschia chloroxantha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨptɨ nəm

Portulaca oleracea

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3165)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Portulaca oleracea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨsiərɨp

Scaevola neoebudica

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4882)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Scaevola neoebudica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨwitəp ruən

Dendrocnide latifolia (white midrib)

kind of plant (collection: Miles K. Thomas #2294)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dendrocnide latifolia (white midrib),
Speaker: Kew Kating

oləwiǥ

tomorrow

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rahəm kəpa

head

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

siki siki

Grammitis neocaledonica sp.

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3299)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Grammitis neocaledonica sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

tolai imiən

Nothocnide repanda

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #585, Gregory M. Plunkett #2919)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nothocnide repanda,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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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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