Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

iangas ninte

Psychotria trichostoma

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma

kaka

noun

kalualua

Meryta neoebudica

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Meryta neoebudica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəhap

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kitɨə

number

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kuər

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəiu

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kəiu

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

makarparɨp

Kalanchoe pinnata

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

manman asol

Procris pedunculata

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Procris pedunculata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəmei

Scientific name: Asplenium affine,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mɨtɨp

Adenanthera pavonina

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Adenanthera pavonina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nale

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Alpinia speciosa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

namlo apihil

Phyllanthus sp.

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phyllanthus sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

namɨl əkəku

Scientific name: Freycinetia impavida,
Speaker: Kew Kating

namɨliamɨl

Scientific name: Phyllanthus sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

napluatu

Asplenium amboinense

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium amboinense

napluatu pia

Asplenium australasicum

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

Scientific name: Asplenium australasicum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nariǥ

Ficus granatum

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus granatum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

narmɨ nuto

Scientific name: Cyathea affinis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨn nəfe

Pseuderanthemum longifolium

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pseuderanthemum longifolium,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nasɨs

Ficus wassa

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus wassa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

newihl

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis

niu rəhəi

Pandanus tectorius

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius,
Speaker: Kew Kating

niǥət

Elaeocarpus floridanus

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus floridanus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noa kəfu

Scientific name: Lablab purpureus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noanosiarɨm

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Balanophora fungosa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noh

Boehmeria platyphylla

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Boehmeria platyphylla

nokon

Scientific name: Zea mays,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noliəlipɨn

Hoya tannaensis

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hoya tannaensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nontəp əkəku

Scientific name: Phlegmariurus carinatus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəkem apɨn

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

nəməl

noun

Scientific name: Cycas seemannii,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəu nau

Scientific name: Chrysopogon aciculatus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkumənɨǥ

Drynaria rigidula

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Drynaria rigidula,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨsɨpin toǥa

Jatropha integerrima

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

Scientific name: Jatropha integerrima,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨwitəp apɨn

Dendrocnide latifolia (midrib darker, not white)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dendrocnide latifolia (midrib darker, not white),
Speaker: Kew Kating

rahip rahip

Scientific name: Dischidia sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sik sik

Nephrolepis hirsutula

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis hirsutula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

stroperi

stroberi

Scientific name: Rubus moluccanus,
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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