Naka Talking Dictionary

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Iagoəl

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

imam

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

iən

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kamɨn

Mucuna gigantea

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

Scientific name: Mucuna gigantea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kasɨp kasɨp

Lomagramma polyphylla

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lomagramma polyphylla,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

katən

Scientific name: Ceiba pentandra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kawiameta

noun

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

kəriləm kəriləm kuər

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəskaskɨk

Pycnarrhena ozantha

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pycnarrhena ozantha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəutufa

Pterocarpus indicus

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pterocarpus indicus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kɨləpləpɨn ruən

Scientific name: Pseuderanthemum tuberculatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kɨsɨl

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

lapɨn

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

məlɨpɨn itoǥa

Delonix regia

Example: J. A. Sanney 190 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Delonix regia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

Napaǥ

placename

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

napluatu

Asplenium amboinense

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium amboinense

nara wiagən

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

negfitou

noun

Scientific name: Elattostachys apetala

nehaul

Scientific name: Zingiber zerumbet,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nesal

Diplazium harpeodes

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Diplazium harpeodes

niləh

Scientific name: Semecarpus tannaensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nip

noun

Scientific name: Caryota ophiopellis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noah asol

Cypholophus decipiens

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cypholophus decipiens,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nol panpan

Scientific name: Operculina turpethum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nolkosik

Caesalpinia bonduc

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Caesalpinia bonduc,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nowanum

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nowatɨpiahal

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Coix lacryma-jobi,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nuartip

Arytera brackenridgei

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Arytera brackenridgei

nəle pia

Scientific name: Hornstedtia scottiana,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəpɨk mohol

Physalis angulata

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Physalis angulata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨfətao

Calophyllum inophyllum

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Calophyllum inophyllum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkaka

Scientific name: Piper macropiper,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨku mənɨǥ

Tapeinosperma netor

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tapeinosperma netor,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməh lɨpən

Serianthes ebudarum

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Serianthes ebudarum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨprow

noun

Scientific name: Cordia subcordata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpɨl apil

Scientific name: Polyscias guilfoylei,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

roiu

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

sentana

Lantana camara

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lantana camara

təwur enərawiagən

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

wahan

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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