Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

etəmak

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

iəulɨn apɨn itəhai

Tectaria latifolia

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tectaria latifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

Kamtuelɨǥ drip

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kaolik

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Mimusops elengi,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

katol katɨm raha pətan

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kuər

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəiu

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨnou

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mael

Mikania micrantha

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

Scientific name: Mikania micrantha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

manəsəi

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

naneva

Scientific name: Turrillia lutea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

napa

Neonauclea forsteri

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Neonauclea forsteri,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nasinrəhəi

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tabernaemontana pandacaqui,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nehaul

Scientific name: Zingiber zerumbet,
Speaker: Kew Kating

neǥal

noun

Scientific name: Dysoxylum bijugum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niaput

Codiaeum cf. variegatum

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Codiaeum cf. variegatum

nimakesai

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niǥat

noun

Scientific name: Turrillia lutea,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noh

Scientific name: Garuga floribunda,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nokon

Scientific name: Zea mays,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nol məlu

Merremia peltata

Example: A. Dores 42 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Merremia peltata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nol wət

Oxera lehuntei

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Oxera lehuntei,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nuartip

Arytera brackenridgei

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Arytera brackenridgei

nukweenyo

Cryptocarya turbinata

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cryptocarya turbinata

nəhao

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəkɨl

Ptisana smithii

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ptisana smithii,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəlip

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəlkɨ pətamil

Scientific name: Lindsaea harveyi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəmtəl

Scientific name: Malaisia scandens,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpɨk itoǥa

Scientific name: Calliandra surinamensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nətuən

Dysoxylum amooroides

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dysoxylum amooroides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨgəpuap

Hedycarya dorstenioides

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hedycarya dorstenioides,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkiləw

Metrosideros collina

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Metrosideros collina,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkɨskɨs

noun

Scientific name: Amyema aneityensis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨməh lɨpən

Serianthes ebudarum

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Serianthes ebudarum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sentana

Lantana camara

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lantana camara

səpəruat

Cajanus cajan

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cajanus cajan,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

tata

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təwur laolaowɨgən

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

us

Salacia aneityensis

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Salacia aneityensis,
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.
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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