Naka Talking Dictionary

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firofiro

firofiro

kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #270)

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Alectryon sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

Iagoəl

man

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

iaǥəs kəpiəl in asol

iaǥəs kəpiəl in asol

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Guettarda speciosa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

imahim

nakamal

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

iən

chief (yenni)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kalfari

kalfari

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

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Morus alba,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəmkə

noun coconut husk for cleaning kava

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨparkə

kɨparkə

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Metroxylon warburgii,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨsɨl

three

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mawin lərman

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5007)

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

məlɨpɨn itoǥa

məlɨpɨn itoǥa

kind of plant

Example: J. A. Sanney 190 via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Delonix regia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

namlo

namlo

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

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Glochidion ramiflorum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naməm

naməm

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3760, Laurence Ramon #90)

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Maesa nemoralis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

namɨliamɨl

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4462)

Scientific name: Phyllanthus sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nani

goat

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naus

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Spondias dulcis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nawilowilo

nawilowilo

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #573)

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Gyrocarpus americanus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neamɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Curcuma longa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nip

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Caryota ophiopellis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niu rəhəi

niu rəhəi

kind of plant, mature tree on rocks (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2279)

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nol mɨta

nol mɨta

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4793)

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Vigna marina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nontəp

nontəp

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4064)

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Huperzia phlegmaria,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nup

yam

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nuwechum

nuwechum

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

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Syzygium sp.

nəropa aǥɨn

nəropa aǥɨn

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

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Acalypha grandis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəunuəh itoǥa

kind of plant

Scientific name: Brugmansia suaveolens,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkɨtɨp

nɨkɨtɨp

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3376)

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Ageratum conyzoides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpam

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4151)

Scientific name: Syzygium nomoa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨptɨ nəm

nɨptɨ nəm

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

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Portulaca oleracea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨta

blood

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨwitəp apɨn

nɨwitəp apɨn

kind of plant

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Dendrocnide latifolia (midrib darker, not white),
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨǥ

tree

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

patangoəl

woman

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rɨpɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosasinensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

rɨpɨl

rɨpɨl

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4786)

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Malvaviscus arboreus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

siksik

kind of plant

Scientific name: Asplenium polydon,
Speaker: Kew Kating

tuai

tuai

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4910)

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Dysoxylum molle,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

təg

fat

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

waswas

waswas

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2842, Gregory M. Plunkett #2850)

Example: via sweetgum.nybg.org

Scientific name: Hypolepis tenuifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

waswas

waswas

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2280)

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Scientific name: Histiopteris incisa,
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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