Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

iəulɨn apɨn

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5074)

Scientific name: Tectaria sinuata melanocaula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

jaik waia

Euphorbia tithymaloides

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Euphorbia tithymaloides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kabilapsebs

Psychotria trichostoma

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma

katol nihian

engagement

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

korələt

Momordica charantia

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4145)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Momordica charantia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəpia kəpia

Corynocarpus similis

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2345)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Corynocarpus similis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəriləm kəiu

seven

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəutufa

Pterocarpus indicus

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4090)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pterocarpus indicus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mal koaǥ asol

Blechnum patersonii

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2865, Michael J. Balick #4983)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Blechnum patersonii,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manman

Elatostema salomonense

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #343)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elatostema salomonense

matkutkut

kind of plant

Scientific name: Persicaria attenuata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

namɨliamɨl

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

Scientific name: Phyllanthus sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nankeiko

Finschia chloroxantha

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Finschia chloroxantha

nao

bamboo

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

Narapet kamtuelɨǥ

Small ship tribe

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nawla

Macaranga dioica

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2914)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neai neai

kind of plant

Scientific name: Borreria laevis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nihio

ceremony for first menstrual period for a girl

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nimah entən

nimah entən

cyclone house

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nimmtikiskis

round house

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niməh ruən

Ficus storckii

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3316)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus storckii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niǥət

Palaquium neoebudicum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2902, Gregory M. Plunkett #4546)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Palaquium neoebudicum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

niən

Cocos nucifera

coconut

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

Scientific name: Cocos nucifera,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

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

Scientific name: Christella harveyi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noh

Leucosyke australis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2321)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Leucosyke australis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noiamis ruən

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3080)

Scientific name: Polyscias cumingiana,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nolalɨga

kind of plant

Scientific name: Heliotropium sarmentosum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nontəp

Phlegmariurus phlegmaria

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2837, Gregory M. Plunkett #2883)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phlegmariurus phlegmaria,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nowetang

Nephrolepis biserrata

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2308)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata

nəlkɨ kəsɨm

Adiantum hispidulum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2287, Michael J. Balick #5073, Gregory M. Plunkett #2787)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Adiantum hispidulum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəropa aǥɨn

Acalypha grandis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4792)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Acalypha grandis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨfətaw

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Calophyllum inophyllum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkiləw

Metrosideros collina

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2824)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Metrosideros collina,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨtɨǥ aǥɨna

Trema cannabina

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3362)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Trema cannabina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

pɨkas

pɨkas

pig

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

small people who came before

noun kaunun

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

sɨkrap

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Stachytarpheta spp.,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

utɨmnɨǥ awewən

Sida cordifolia

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4892)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Sida cordifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

yeiwəin kapap

kind of plant

Scientific name: Phyllanthus imbricatus,
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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