Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

firofiro

Alectryon sp.

kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #270)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Alectryon sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kalfari

Morus alba

kind of plant, (Bislama?) (collection: Michael J. Balick #4762)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Morus alba,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

katən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Ceiba pentandra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kitɨə

number one

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

koko

daughter

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəiu

two

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəskaskɨk

Pycnarrhena ozantha

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2969)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pycnarrhena ozantha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəute

kəute

kingfisher

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

lipaǥ

Ficus adenosperma

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2784)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mal koaǥ

Phymatosorus papuanus

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2893, Michael J. Balick #4693)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phymatosorus papuanus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

məhao

star

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mənmən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Premna serratifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mɨnɨt

Mirabilis jalapa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3354)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Mirabilis jalapa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naiahaləǥ

Homalanthus nutans

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3003)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Homalanthus nutans,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nakup

Scyphularia pycnocarpa

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2869)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Scyphularia pycnocarpa

namɨliamɨl

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4462)

Scientific name: Phyllanthus sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nanab

Dennstaedtia flaccida

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2905)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dennstaedtia flaccida

nankeiko

Finschia chloroxantha

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #590)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Finschia chloroxantha

napa

Neonauclea forsteri

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4850)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Neonauclea forsteri,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

napil

Flagellaria indica

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3418)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Flagellaria indica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naula

Macaranga dioica

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4746, Gregory M. Plunkett #3247)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

netan

Myristica inutilis

kind of plant

Example: Photo by tavita_togia2016 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Myristica inutilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nimah entən

nimah entən

cyclone house

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niǥ-mətu

firewood

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niəhlɨp

Pittosporum campbellii

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5006, Michael J. Balick #4914)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pittosporum campbellii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noa kəikəi

Solanum torvum

kind of plant

Example: Photo by juju98 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Solanum torvum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəhao

water

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəlkosɨk

Eleusine indica

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3169)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Eleusine indica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəpuas

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4800)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pseuderanthemum carruthersii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpət

kind of plant

Scientific name: Polyscias schmidii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəsəl

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

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkaka

Piper austrocaledonicum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2941)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Piper austrocaledonicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨtɨǥ pia

Parasponia andersonii

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4830)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Parasponia andersonii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨǥ

tree

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

ohuk

mother-in-law

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

patangoəl

woman

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rahəm kəpa

head

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

siksik

kind of plant

Scientific name: Asplenium polydon,
Speaker: Kew Kating

təuilɨǥ

thin

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təwur enaipən

good evening/night

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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