Naka Talking Dictionary

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firofiro

Alectryon sp.

kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #270)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Alectryon sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

iapɨl iapɨl

Mimosa pudica

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Mimosa pudica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kalap lapis

Corynocarpus similis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2345)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Corynocarpus similis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kaləpləpɨs

Psychotria trichostoma

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2298)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma,
Speaker: Kew Kating

katol naogənən

bride price

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

katən əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Gossypium purpurascens,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kukuiapɨn

Melastoma malabathricum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4206)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəmkə

noun coconut husk for cleaning kava

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəpia kəpia

Corynocarpus similis

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2345)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Corynocarpus similis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəriləm kəriləm kitɨə

number 11

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəiu

12

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

15

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kəiu

17

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kɨsɨl

18

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kɨsɨl

13

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəsɨp kəsɨp

Lomagramma polyphylla

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2997)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lomagramma polyphylla,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kɨləpləpɨn əpɨn

Pseuderanthemum aubertii

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4801)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pseuderanthemum aubertii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

mama

mother

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manman

Elatostema salomonense

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #343)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elatostema salomonense

manman

Procris pedunculata

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2326)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Procris pedunculata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mapɨləǥpɨləǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dieffenbachia picta,
Speaker: Kew Kating

matkutkut

kind of plant

Scientific name: Persicaria attenuata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mənmən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Premna serratifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

naliən aliən asol

Pollia secundiflora

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2926)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pollia secundiflora,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nawilowilo

Gyrocarpus americanus

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Gyrocarpus americanus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neai neai

kind of plant

Scientific name: Borreria ocymoides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

netəmtəm

Ixora asme

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3129)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ixora asme,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

netəmtəm

Ixora aneityensis

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2220)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ixora aneityensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niawia

Crinum asiaticum

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noanosiarɨm

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Balanophora fungosa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nolialipɨn

Hoya australis

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Hoya australis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nontəp əkəku

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4036)

Scientific name: Phlegmariurus carinatus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəmei əkəku

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4693)

Scientific name: Vandenboschia maxima,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkɨlkɨlim

bone

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨməut məut

kind of plant

Scientific name: Amaranthus spinosus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpərɨpə

Entada phaseoloides

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3373)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Entada phaseoloides,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

siksik

kind of plant

Scientific name: Asplenium polydon,
Speaker: Kew Kating

yeiwəin kapap narmɨn

kind of plant

Scientific name: Phyllanthus urinaria,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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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.
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