Naka Talking Dictionary

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nɨkpat

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4687, Michael J. Balick #5144)

Scientific name: Syzygium sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkpat nɨǥəwɨǥ

Syzygium sp.

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3393, Michael J. Balick #4907)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨku mənɨǥ

Tapeinosperma netor

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3386)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tapeinosperma netor,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨku mənɨǥ

Tapeinosperma scrobiculatum

kind of plant (collection: Miles K. Thomas #2310)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tapeinosperma scrobiculatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨku mənɨǥ

Drynaria rigidula

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2359)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Drynaria rigidula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkukɨp

Davallia solida

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Davallia solida,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkukɨp əkəku

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

Scientific name: Humata pusilla,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkukɨp əkəku

Scyphularia pycnocarpa

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #603)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Scyphularia pycnocarpa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkumaniǥ

Intsia bijuga

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4873)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Intsia bijuga,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkumənɨǥ

Drynaria rigidula

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2359)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Drynaria rigidula,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨmal koaǥ

Phymatosorus grossus

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4241)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phymatosorus grossus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨmalɨ nɨǥ

leaf

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨmanumən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Wollastonia biflora,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨme

Artocarpus altilis

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmeh toǥa

kind of plant (collection: R. Sean Thackurdeen #2)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Annona muricata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmeh toǥa pia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4148)

Scientific name: Annona glabra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməh lɨpən

Serianthes ebudarum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4911)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Serianthes ebudarum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməlɨpən

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3576)

Scientific name: Leucaena forsteri,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməru

kind of plant

Scientific name: Badusa corymbifera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməru

Pavetta opulina

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2921)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pavetta opulina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmətaǥ

wind

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨmətal gɨm

ear

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨməut məut

kind of plant

Scientific name: Amaranthus spinosus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmɨr

Ficus kajewskii

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2828, Gregory M. Plunkett #4067, Tom A. Ranker #2285)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus kajewskii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmli pɨkəs

kind of plant

Scientific name: Eurycles amboinensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨmoltɨs

Lygodium reticulatum

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #598)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lygodium reticulatum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨmos

kind of plant

Scientific name: Grewia crenata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpam

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4151)

Scientific name: Syzygium nomoa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpat nəlkəm

foot

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpəngnagəm

nose

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

nɨpətɨm

Pueraria lobata

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3423)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pueraria lobata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpətɨm

kind of plant

Scientific name: Uraria lagopoides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpətɨm rana iərmɨs

Macroptilium lathyroides

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Macroptilium lathyroides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpiəu ruən

Pisonia grandis

kind of plant

Example: Photo by tavita_togia2016 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Pisonia grandis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpina

kind of plant

Scientific name: Zanthoxylum sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨpɨl

Polyscias scutellaria

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4846)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Polyscias scutellaria,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nɨpɨl apil

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #1866)

Scientific name: Polyscias guilfoylei,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpɨn

Musa sp. (bananas, general)

banana

Scientific name: Musa sp. (bananas, general),
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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