Naka Talking Dictionary

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nawilowilo

Gyrocarpus americanus

noun

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Scientific name: Gyrocarpus americanus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nawla

Macaranga dioica

noun

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Scientific name: Macaranga dioica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nawla iamahao

noun

Scientific name: Macaranga tanarius,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nawtiǥ

noun

Scientific name: Barringtonia asiatica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neai neai

Scientific name: Borreria laevis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

neai neai

Scientific name: Borreria ocymoides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

neamɨk

Scientific name: Curcuma longa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nefuan-namel

Asplenium gibberosum

noun

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Scientific name: Asplenium gibberosum

negan

Barringtonia edulis

noun

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Scientific name: Barringtonia edulis

negfitou

noun

Scientific name: Elattostachys apetala

neghen

Barringtonia edulis

noun

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Scientific name: Barringtonia edulis

negɨn

noun

Scientific name: Barringtonia procera,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neǥ

Cordia dichotoma

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Scientific name: Cordia dichotoma,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

neǥal

noun

Scientific name: Dysoxylum bijugum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neǥo

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nehaul

Scientific name: Zingiber zerumbet,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nela

Scientific name: Dendrolobium umbellatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nemeim kəlwas

Leucopogon cymbulae

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Scientific name: Leucopogon cymbulae,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nemtoh

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nesal

Diplazium harpeodes

noun

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Scientific name: Diplazium harpeodes

netamtam

Ixora aneityensis

noun

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Scientific name: Ixora aneityensis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

netan

Myristica inutilis

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Scientific name: Myristica inutilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

netəmtəm

Ixora aneityensis

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Scientific name: Ixora aneityensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

netəmtəm

Ixora asme

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Scientific name: Ixora asme,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

newihl

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis

nəfe

Graptophyllum pictum

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Scientific name: Graptophyllum pictum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəhao

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəhao asol

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəhmiəp

Melochia odorata (white-flowered morph)

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Scientific name: Melochia odorata (white-flowered morph),
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəhmiəp mɨta

Melochia odorata (red-flowered morph)

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Scientific name: Melochia odorata (red-flowered morph),
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəhul

noun

Scientific name: Melicope latifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəim raha kəlwas

Scientific name: Tapeinochilos ananassae,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəimiən

Maoutia diversifolia

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Scientific name: Maoutia diversifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəimiən apɨn

Pipturus argenteus

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Scientific name: Pipturus argenteus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəke

Dillenia biflora

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Scientific name: Dillenia biflora,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəkem

Macropiper latifolium (usual morph)

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Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium (usual morph),
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəkem apɨn

Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium ("black one"),
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəkənauǥ

Scientific name: Diplazium oblongifolium,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəkənauǥ

Pronephrium rubinerve

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Scientific name: Pronephrium rubinerve,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəkɨl

Ptisana smithii

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Scientific name: Ptisana smithii,
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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