Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

awəh

yes

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kasɨp kasɨp

Lomagramma polyphylla

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2297)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lomagramma polyphylla,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

katən əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Gossypium purpurascens,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

koki

parrot

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəmkə

noun coconut husk for cleaning kava

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kitɨə

number six

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəskasɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Selaginella distans,
Speaker: Kew Kating

laslas

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Polyscias cumingiana,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

makomas

Heliconia rostrata

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Heliconia rostrata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəhnioh

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dracaena sp. nov.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəsəi

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3420)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

masənɨt

Hedychium coronarium

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Hedychium coronarium,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mən

prawn (shrimp)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mɨtɨp

Adenanthera pavonina

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4938)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Adenanthera pavonina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naipət

Codiaeum variegatum

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4806)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

namɨl asol

kind of plant

Scientific name: Freycinetia reineckei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

napil mətɨǥ

Geitonoplesium cymosum

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2309)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Geitonoplesium cymosum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

napluətu əkəku aǥɨn

Elaphoglossum sp. 4

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2996)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elaphoglossum sp. 4,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

netan

Myristica inutilis

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Myristica inutilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noasilinoasili

Rivina humilis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4783)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Rivina humilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noe mətɨǥ

Commersonia bartramia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3410)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Commersonia bartramia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noetəǥ

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

Scientific name: Christella harveyi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noənalmən

finger

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəkənauǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Diplazium oblongifolium,
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

nəper iakɨs

Desmodium ormocarpoides

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2334)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Desmodium ormocarpoides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nɨkaka

Derris trifoliata

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4094)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Derris trifoliata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨki-nɨg

bush (disturbed woodland)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨklake

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Ochrosia oppositifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨməlɨpən

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3576)

Scientific name: Leucaena forsteri,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nɨtəlah

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Terminalia catappa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨtɨǥ aǥɨna

Trema cannabina

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3362)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Trema cannabina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

siksik

kind of plant

Scientific name: Asplenium polydon,
Speaker: Kew Kating

takapa amɨsi

kind of plant

Scientific name: Tagetes minuta,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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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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