Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

iagoal

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

iən

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

katol katɨm raha pətan

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

koki

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kuri

kuri

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəiu

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

lipaǥ

Ficus septica

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus septica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

loǥaloǥa

Bidens pilosa

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Bidens pilosa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

manəmpəro

Scientific name: Solanum americanum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

məhao

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nahal

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Murraya paniculata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naluk

Claoxylon neoebudicum

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Claoxylon neoebudicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naluk

Scientific name: Allophylus cobbe,
Speaker: Kew Kating

Namtoas

placename

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

namɨl asol

Scientific name: Freycinetia reineckei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nanab

Dennstaedtia flaccida

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dennstaedtia flaccida

nani

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nasal

Sphaerostephanos invisus

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nemtoh

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niu

noun

Scientific name: Pandanus (for weaving),
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niu rəhəi

Collospermum montanum

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Collospermum montanum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noah peǥɨt əkəku

Leucosyke corymbulosa

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

Scientific name: Leucosyke corymbulosa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noetəǥ

Christella dentata

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Christella dentata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noiamis ruən

Scientific name: Polyscias cumingiana,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nolpəlap

Tylophora biglandulosa

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tylophora biglandulosa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpil

Flagellaria indica

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Flagellaria indica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəpət

Polyscias cissodendron

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Polyscias cissodendron,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpɨk

Ficus prolixa

Example: Relio Lengsi 36 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus prolixa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəsal

Pteris comans

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pteris comans,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkəikai

Finschia chloroxantha

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Finschia chloroxantha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmeh toǥa pia

Scientific name: Annona glabra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨtəlah

noun

Scientific name: Terminalia catappa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨtələh

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨǥ raha kalwas

Schefflera neoebudica

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Schefflera neoebudica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

rosɨs

Scientific name: Rosa chinensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sik sik

Nephrolepis hirsutula

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis hirsutula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

sita

Melia azedarach

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melia azedarach,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

tolai imiən

Nothocnide repanda

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nothocnide repanda,
Speaker: Kew Kating

təlipluə ruən

Scientific name: Triumfetta rhomboidea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

utɨmnɨǥ ruən

Sida rhombifolia

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Sida rhombifolia,
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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