Naka Talking Dictionary

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iagoal

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

Iagoəl

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

karpərɨpa narmɨn

Canavalia sericea

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Scientific name: Canavalia sericea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kaul kaul

Synedrella nodiflora

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Synedrella nodiflora,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəhap kəhap

Geophila repens

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Geophila repens,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəmkə

noun

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kitɨə

number

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

lokamnɨm

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

makomas

Heliconia rostrata

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Scientific name: Heliconia rostrata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manolu

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ipomoea pes-caprae,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

matɨpɨtəm

Scientific name: Schoenoplectus validus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

məniǥ-lahao

məniǥ-lahao

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nafunu

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nahal

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Murraya paniculata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

napa

Desmodium ormocarpoides

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Desmodium ormocarpoides

Napaǥ

placename

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

napluətu əkəku aǥɨn

Elaphoglossum sp. 4

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elaphoglossum sp. 4,
Speaker: Kew Kating

Narapet kamtuelɨǥ

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

narmɨ nəməi

Asplenium caudatum

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Scientific name: Asplenium caudatum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narɨǥ

Ficus granatum

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Scientific name: Ficus granatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naǥ

naǥ

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

netan

Myristica inutilis

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Scientific name: Myristica inutilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

neǥal

noun

Scientific name: Dysoxylum bijugum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niaput

Codiaeum cf. variegatum

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Codiaeum cf. variegatum

nilah

Semecarpus tannaensis

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Semecarpus tannaensis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niǥ-mətu

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noes

Morinda citrifolia

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nontəp əkəku

Scientific name: Phlegmariurus carinatus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nələməla

Sesuvium portulacastrum

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Scientific name: Sesuvium portulacastrum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nətɨp piən

Scientific name: Cymbopogon citratus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkiləw

Metrosideros collina

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Metrosideros collina,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨmɨr

Ficus kajewskii

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus kajewskii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨtang

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨtot

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨwitəp ruən

Dendrocnide latifolia (white midrib)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dendrocnide latifolia (white midrib),
Speaker: Kew Kating

siksik

Scientific name: Asplenium polydon,
Speaker: Kew Kating

səpəruat

Cajanus cajan

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cajanus cajan,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

təwur

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

tɨrah

Excoecaria agallocha

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Scientific name: Excoecaria agallocha,
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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