Naka Talking Dictionary

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manuman

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

Scientific name: Wollastonia biflora,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mapɨləǥpɨləǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dieffenbachia picta,
Speaker: Kew Kating

marəǥmarəǥ

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #565)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

masənɨt

Hedychium coronarium

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Hedychium coronarium,
Speaker: Kew Kating

matɨpɨtəm

kind of plant

Scientific name: Schoenoplectus validus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

matkutkut

kind of plant

Scientific name: Persicaria attenuata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mauǥ

mauǥ

moon

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mawin lərman

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

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

mawin pətan

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5315, Michael J. Balick #4858)

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

mawin ruən

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4781)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

məhao

star

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

məlɨpɨn itoǥa

Delonix regia

kind of plant

Example: J. A. Sanney 190 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Delonix regia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mən

prawn (shrimp)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mənap luatu

Antrophyum alatum

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Antrophyum alatum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mənat mənat

cabbage (any tender leaves as vegetable)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

məniǥ-lahao

məniǥ-lahao

chicken

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mənɨǥ-ilɨs

bird

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mənmən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Premna serratifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

məpəl

Ilex vitiensis

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2853)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ilex vitiensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mətɨp

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Adenanthera pavonina,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mɨlɨk tri

kind of plant, "milk tree" in Bislama

Scientific name: Antiaris toxicaria,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mɨnɨt

Mirabilis jalapa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3354)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Mirabilis jalapa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mɨsta wil

kind of plant

Scientific name: Paspalum conjugatum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mɨtgar

sun

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mɨtɨp

Adenanthera pavonina

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4938)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Adenanthera pavonina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

motikolo

worm

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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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.
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