Naka Talking Dictionary

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iafəlnɨməǥəm

Stephania japonica

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #975, Kate Armstrong #597)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Stephania japonica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

iəhtnɨǥ

general term for epiphytic orchids

Scientific name: epiphytic orchids, general,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kaləpləpɨs

Psychotria trichostoma

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2298)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kaolik ~ kaulik

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4138)

Scientific name: Mimusops elengi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəriləm kəriləm kəiu

12

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

20

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

makomas

Heliconia rostrata

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Heliconia rostrata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manalua

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4867, Gregory M. Plunkett #5357)

Scientific name: Donax canniformis (white morph),
Speaker: Kew Kating

manalua apɨn

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5358)

Scientific name: Phrynium giganteum (=black one),
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəmnu

Pneumatopteris glandulifera

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2229)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pneumatopteris glandulifera,
Speaker: Kew Kating

masənɨt

Hedychium coronarium

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Hedychium coronarium,
Speaker: Kew Kating

naketɨp

Barringtonia racemosa

noun kind of plant (collection: S. F. Kajewski #777)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Barringtonia racemosa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naoialəǥ itoǥa

kind of plant

Scientific name: Bauhinia monandra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naropah

Acalypha grandis

noun kind of plant (collection: R. S. Thackurdeen #16)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Acalypha grandis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nasal

Sphaerostephanos invisus

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2879)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nemtoh

neck

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

netamtam

Ixora aneityensis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2220)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ixora aneityensis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

netəmtəm

Ixora aneityensis

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2220)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ixora aneityensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niapɨt

kind of plant

Scientific name: Cleidion javanicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niawia

Crinum asiaticum

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nikiau

Heritiera littoralis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4927)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Heritiera littoralis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nimmtikiskis

round house

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noetəǥ

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5018)

Scientific name: Christella harveyi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nol

nol

rope

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noliəlipɨn

Hoya tannaensis

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2841)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hoya tannaensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nonahuǥ

Dioscorea bulbifera

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4872)

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

Scientific name: Dioscorea bulbifera,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nowanum

hair

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nuartip

Arytera brackenridgei

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #231)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Arytera brackenridgei

nuto

Cyathea lunulata

kind of plant, black "palm"

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

Scientific name: Cyathea lunulata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəlkɨ pətamil

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4095)

Scientific name: Lindsaea harveyi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəsəl

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4727)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nətke

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dillenia neoebudica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨgauǥ

Syzygium malaccense

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4742)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium malaccense,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

painapɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Ananas sativa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

pasɨmrut asol

Passiflora edulis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4820)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Passiflora edulis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

rahək iel

2 brothers-in-law

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

siki siki

Grammitis neocaledonica sp.

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3299)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Grammitis neocaledonica sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

tɨklupe

Claoxylon fallax

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2239)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Claoxylon fallax,
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.
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