Naka Talking Dictionary

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iaǥəs kəpiəl in asol

Guettarda speciosa

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Guettarda speciosa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

iəlkɨnɨka

Cassytha filiformis

kind of plant

Example: A. Dores 95 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cassytha filiformis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kaman

Neoalsomitra integrifoliola (or clavigera)

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2232)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Neoalsomitra integrifoliola (or clavigera)

kasiəp

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4665)

Scientific name: Sticherus oceanicus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kuər

four

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kuərɨmənɨg

Harpullia arborea

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4528, Gregory M. Plunkett #2961)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Harpullia arborea,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mandɨri wael

kind of plant; Bislama for "wild mandarin"

Scientific name: Citrus sinensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

maniota

Manihot utilissima

manioc

Example: Photo by conradb42 / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Manihot utilissima,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

manolu

Ipomoea pes-caprae

kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ipomoea pes-caprae,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

manəmei (+nol) [manəmei nol if the plant forms a vine, otherwise, just manəmei)

Asplenium bipinnatifidum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2864)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium bipinnatifidum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mauǥ

mauǥ

moon

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

məhao

star

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mənap luatu

Antrophyum alatum

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Antrophyum alatum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nahal

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Murraya paniculata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nal ləlu

Plerandra tannae

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2813)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Plerandra tannae,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

napluətu asol

Asplenium nidus

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Asplenium nidus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narisaris

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4844)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ nɨkaka

Peperomia pallidinervis

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2235)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Peperomia pallidinervis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nefuan-namel

Asplenium gibberosum

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2802, Tom A. Ranker #2311)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium gibberosum

nihio

ceremony for first menstrual period for a girl

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nikinpaǥ

Emilia sonchifolia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3117)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Emilia sonchifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nima asɨm

sleeping house for menstruating women

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nip

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Caryota ophiopellis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niu rəhəi

Pandanus tectorius

kind of plant, mature tree on rocks (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2279)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius,
Speaker: Kew Kating

niǥ rana

stick used to mix kava and water

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noasilinoasili

Rivina humilis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4783)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Rivina humilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noetəǥ pia

Sphaerostephanos invisus

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nonɨǥ iərman

Tacca leontopetaloides

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Tacca leontopetaloides,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noənalmən

finger

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nui rəu

kind of plant

Scientific name: Pandanus compressus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəmtahulɨp

Cyrtandra obovata

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2323, Gregory M. Plunkett #2823)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cyrtandra obovata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəməlinu

Asplenium laserpitiifolium

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2338, Gregory M. Plunkett #2222)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium laserpitiifolium,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəper mətɨǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Desmodium incanum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nətke

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dillenia neoebudica,
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

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

nɨtəhei

sea

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨtəlah

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Terminalia catappa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

pasɨmrut əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Passiflora aurantia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sentana

Lantana camara

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4752)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lantana camara

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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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