Naka Talking Dictionary

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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

kasep kasep

Peperomia pallidinervis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2235)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Peperomia pallidinervis

katalfal niǥanəmtɨn

first-shave ceremony

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

katən əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Gossypium purpurascens,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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: Cladium mariscus

koiakoia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Cyperus javanicus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

koiakoia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4848)

Scientific name: Carex neohebridensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

koiakoia əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Fimbristylis complanata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

koukou

son

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəi kəi

Diplazium proliferum

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Diplazium proliferum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəmkə

noun coconut husk for cleaning kava

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

15

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kuər

19

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 ruən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Pseuderanthemum tuberculatum,
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

mapɨləǥpɨləǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dieffenbachia picta,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mənmən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Premna serratifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naliən aliən

Commelina benghalensis

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3252)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Commelina benghalensis,
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

namɨl əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Freycinetia impavida,
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

napuik apuik

Pisonia umbellifera

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pisonia umbellifera

narisaris

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4844)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narisaris

Achyranthes aspera

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4854)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Achyranthes aspera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

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

noah əkəku

Boehmeria platyphylla

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2304)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Boehmeria platyphylla,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nontəp əkəku

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

Scientific name: Phlegmariurus carinatus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəpkəpɨk

Pisonia umbellifera

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2929)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pisonia umbellifera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkoǥkoǥ

Hernandia nymphaeifolia

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3216)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hernandia nymphaeifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkɨlkɨlim

bone

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpɨn nɨpɨn

kind of plant

Scientific name: Hyptis pectinata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

tata

father

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təwur laolaowɨgən

good morning

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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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