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

kahap kahap inasol

Centella asiatica

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5000, Gregory M. Plunkett #3207)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Centella asiatica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kaka

noun sibling of separate sex (brother to sister, sister to brother)

kaul kaul

Synedrella nodiflora

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4947)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Synedrella nodiflora,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

koiakoia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Cyperus javanicus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəhap kəhap

Geophila repens

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #581)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Geophila repens,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

15

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kɨsɨl

13

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨləpləpɨn ruən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Pseuderanthemum tuberculatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

manman

Elatostema beccarii

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2788)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elatostema beccarii,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manman asol

kind of plant

Scientific name: Pipturus incanus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manman asol

Procris pedunculata

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2217)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Procris pedunculata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

manuman

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5316)

Scientific name: Wollastonia biflora,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mənat mənat

cabbage (any tender leaves as vegetable)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

nanab

Dennstaedtia flaccida

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2905)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dennstaedtia flaccida

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

napuik apuik

Pisonia umbellifera

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #340)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pisonia umbellifera

narɨm əkəku

lychee, kind of plant

Scientific name: Litchi chinensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

neai neai

kind of plant

Scientific name: Borreria ocymoides,
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

noapelitpelit

Phyllanthus amarus

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4840)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phyllanthus amarus

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

nol panpan

kind of plant

Scientific name: Operculina turpethum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nuo nuo

kind of plant

Scientific name: Abutilon indicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəle əkəku

Alpinia purpurata

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Alpinia purpurata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəpiəp

Cordia subcordata

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4281)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cordia subcordata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nɨkukɨp əkəku

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5307)

Scientific name: Humata pusilla,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

nɨpɨn nɨpɨn

kind of plant

Scientific name: Hyptis pectinata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

pasɨmrut əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Passiflora aurantia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

paukpauk

butterfly

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

sik sik

Nephrolepis hirsutula

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2267)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis hirsutula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

tɨwi tɨwi

Ricinus communis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4832)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ricinus communis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

waswas

Hypolepis tenuifolia

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hypolepis tenuifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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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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