Naka Talking Dictionary

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kamɨn

Mucuna gigantea

kind of plant

Example: Francisca Sohl 31 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Mucuna gigantea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kapapua ruən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Stictocardia tiliifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kapuapua

Ipomoea acuminata

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2236)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ipomoea acuminata

karpərɨpa narmɨn

Canavalia sericea

kind of plant

Example: Photo by pjd1 / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Canavalia sericea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kawiameta

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa (red),
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

koiakoia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4848)

Scientific name: Carex neohebridensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

koki

parrot

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kitɨə

number 16

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

lapɨn

night

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manasesi

Ficus adenosperma

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4747)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma

mənmən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Premna serratifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nal

Syzygium myriadenum

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3111)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium myriadenum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naliən aliən asol

Pollia secundiflora

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2926)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pollia secundiflora,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nameinɨka

chewed kava

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

napa

Desmodium ormocarpoides

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2224)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Desmodium ormocarpoides

narmɨ kafek

kind of plant

Scientific name: Rhaphidophora graeffei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nemeim kəlwas

Leucopogon cymbulae

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4875)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Leucopogon cymbulae,
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

nimah itoǥa

concrete house

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niǥət

Elaeocarpus floridanus

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2908)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus floridanus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noapelitpelit

Phyllanthus amarus

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4840)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phyllanthus amarus

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

noies

Morinda citrifolia

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2918)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nol ialək

Ipomoea indica

kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ipomoea indica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nolmalu

Merremia peltata

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Merremia peltata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

non

wild yam

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nowayetning

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2299)

Scientific name: Liparis sp.

noənalmən

finger

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəkem apɨn

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4502)

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

nələməla

Sesuvium portulacastrum

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Sesuvium portulacastrum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəməl

Acacia spirorbis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2282)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Acacia spirorbis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəunuəh itoǥa

kind of plant

Scientific name: Brugmansia suaveolens,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkfitu

Elattostachys apetala (= E. falcata)

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4520, Kate Armstrong #591, Gregory M. Plunkett #5070, Gregory M. Plunkett #5173, Gregory M. Plunkett #2799)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elattostachys apetala (= E. falcata),
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨpat nəlkəm

foot

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpiəu ruən

Pisonia grandis

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Pisonia grandis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpɨl aǥətǥət

Polyscias samoensis

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Polyscias samoensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨtang

old

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təg

fat

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

utɨmnɨǥ ruən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Sida acuta,
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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