Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

iən

chief (yenni)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kofi

Coffea arabica

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Coffea arabica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

15

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

lagin

big

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mauǥ

mauǥ

moon

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nael-ael ruən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Tephrosia candida,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

namieu

Melochia odorata

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #589)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melochia odorata

namlo

Glochidion ramiflorum

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

namsul

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #595)

Scientific name: Strongylodon lucidus

naneva

kind of plant

Scientific name: Turrillia lutea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nankeiko

Finschia chloroxantha

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #590)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Finschia chloroxantha

narmɨ nuto

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3007)

Scientific name: Cyathea affinis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨn narisaris

Cyathula prostrata

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3237)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cyathula prostrata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

narɨǥ

Ficus granatum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2906)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus granatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nauke

Leucaena leucocephala

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4843)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nawialaǥ

Homalanthus nutans

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3003)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Homalanthus nutans,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nima kawɨt?

young boy (circumcised?)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niətɨǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Laportea crenulata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noamim

Phytolacca sp.

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3353, Michael J. Balick #4802)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phytolacca sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nonahuǥ

Dioscorea bulbifera

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4872)

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

Scientific name: Dioscorea bulbifera,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nous

Salacia aneityensis

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2313, Gregory M. Plunkett #3414)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Salacia aneityensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nowanum

hair

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nukukap

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2216)

Scientific name: Phreatia sp.

nəlkosɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Caesalpinia crista,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəsəl

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4727)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨfətao

Calophyllum inophyllum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4918)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Calophyllum inophyllum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨka

Piper methysticum

kava

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

Scientific name: Piper methysticum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨki-nɨg

bush (disturbed woodland)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨmalɨ nɨǥ

leaf

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpuow

Hernandia moerenhoutiana

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4903)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hernandia moerenhoutiana,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨtəlah

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Terminalia catappa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨwɨp

kind of plant

Scientific name: Appendicula polystachya,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨǥ

tree

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

pasɨmrut əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Passiflora aurantia,
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

sɨkoh

sɨkoh

sea cucumber

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

toklaimian

Nothocnide repanda

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nothocnide repanda

tuai

Dysoxylum aneityense

kind of plant (collection: Jérôme Munzinger #7509)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dysoxylum aneityense,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

yeiwəin kapap narmɨn

kind of plant

Scientific name: Phyllanthus urinaria,
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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