Naka Talking Dictionary

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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

kalualua

Meryta neoebudica

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3044)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Meryta neoebudica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kasep kasep

Peperomia pallidinervis

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Peperomia pallidinervis

kaskasɨk

Selaginella distans

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Selaginella distans,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kasɨp kasɨp

Lomagramma polyphylla

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2297)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lomagramma polyphylla,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

katol naogənən

bride price

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

koko

daughter

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəmkə

noun coconut husk for cleaning kava

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəpo kəpo

kind of plant

Scientific name: Burmannia sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəriləm kəriləm kəiu

12

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kuər

19

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəskaskɨk

Pycnarrhena ozantha

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2969)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pycnarrhena ozantha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

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

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

nalwalɨp

Elatostema macrophyllum

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3028)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elatostema macrophyllum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

napuik apuik

Pisonia umbellifera

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pisonia umbellifera

naruanarua

Hemigraphis reptans

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Hemigraphis reptans,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neai neai

kind of plant

Scientific name: Borreria ocymoides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niauia əkəku

Crinum asiaticum

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

niawia

Crinum asiaticum

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noa kəikəi

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4698)

Scientific name: Solanum repandum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

nol panpan

kind of plant

Scientific name: Operculina turpethum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noləpkamam

kind of plant

Scientific name: Santalodes desmos,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nəsəs

Ficus aspera

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2915, Gregory M. Plunkett #4183, Gregory M. Plunkett #4612, Laurence Ramon #290)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus aspera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkaka

Piper austrocaledonicum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2941)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Piper austrocaledonicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkukɨp əkəku

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

Scientific name: Humata pusilla,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkɨlkɨlim

bone

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

paukpauk

butterfly

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rahip rahip

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dischidia sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sik sik

Nephrolepis biserrata

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2308)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

siki siki

Grammitis neocaledonica sp.

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3299)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Grammitis neocaledonica sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

təwur laolaowɨgən

good morning

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

Histiopteris incisa

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Histiopteris incisa,
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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