Naka Talking Dictionary

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awəh

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

iangas ninte

Psychotria trichostoma

noun

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Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma

iaǥiəs kəpiəl

Pemphis acidula

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Scientific name: Pemphis acidula,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

jaik waia

Euphorbia tithymaloides

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Scientific name: Euphorbia tithymaloides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

katol nihian

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kitɨə

number

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəhap kəhap

Geophila repens

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Scientific name: Geophila repens,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəmkə

noun

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kɨsɨl

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mən

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naihap

Erythrina variegata

noun

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Scientific name: Erythrina variegata

naliəlu

Plerandra tannae

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Scientific name: Plerandra tannae,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naliən aliən apɨn

Zebrina pendula

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Scientific name: Zebrina pendula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

namatal

Kleinhovia hospita

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Scientific name: Kleinhovia hospita,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nanab

Dennstaedtia flaccida

noun

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Scientific name: Dennstaedtia flaccida

nemtoh

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niauia əkəku

Crinum asiaticum

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Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

niəhlɨp

Pittosporum campbellii

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Scientific name: Pittosporum campbellii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noamim

Phytolacca sp.

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Scientific name: Phytolacca sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noanosiarɨm

noun

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Scientific name: Balanophora fungosa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noanɨsɨ pɨkəs

Scientific name: Desmanthus virgatus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nol hatəǥəlua

Cayratia trifolia

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Scientific name: Cayratia trifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nuia

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəməl

Acacia spirorbis

noun

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Scientific name: Acacia spirorbis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəpiəp

Cordia subcordata

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Scientific name: Cordia subcordata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpɨk itoǥa

Scientific name: Calliandra surinamensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpɨk mohol

Physalis angulata

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Scientific name: Physalis angulata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəswaiio

Ficus tinctoria

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Scientific name: Ficus tinctoria,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨka

Piper methysticum

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Scientific name: Piper methysticum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməlɨpən

Scientific name: Leucaena forsteri,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmətaǥ

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨwɨp

Scientific name: Appendicula polystachya,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨwɨp

Scientific name: Dendrobium biflorum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

pasɨmrut irəhəi

Scientific name: Passiflora maliformis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

rɨpɨl

Scientific name: Hibiscus cooperi,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

seris

seris

Scientific name: Muntingia calabura,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sita

Melia azedarach

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Scientific name: Melia azedarach,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

təlipluə ruən

Scientific name: Triumfetta rhomboidea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

təruən

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

utɨmnɨǥ pia

Scientific name: Malvastrum coromandelianum ,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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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.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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