Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

firofiro

Alectryon sp.

kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #270)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Alectryon sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

Kamsasɨp

placename Northeast (below Namtoas) region of Tanna where Naka is spoken

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kapapua

kind of plant

Scientific name: Stictocardia campanulata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

karpərɨpa

Canavalia rosea

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3224)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Canavalia rosea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

karpərɨpa narmɨn

Canavalia sericea

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Canavalia sericea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kisɨn

kitchen house

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

makɨp

taro in water for which only leaves are eaten

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manombiən

Ocimum basilicum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3364)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nalilɨp

Ficus obliqua

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #334)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus obliqua,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naliən aliən

Commelina diffusa

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Commelina diffusa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

namiafɨl

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Elaeocarpus angustifolius,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nanɨp

Dennstaedtia flaccida

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #580, Gregory M. Plunkett #2905, Gregory M. Plunkett #2937)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dennstaedtia flaccida,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ koiakoia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Mariscus cyperinus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

neamɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Curcuma longa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nima raha napɨlan

sleeping house

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nimakesai

hyrbrid house (half like cyclone house, half with walls)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niərisa

Burckella obovata

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2912)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Burckella obovata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noa kəfu

kind of plant

Scientific name: Lablab purpureus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noah asol

Cypholophus decipiens

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3314)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cypholophus decipiens,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noaresi

Carica papaya

pawpaw (papaya)

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

Scientific name: Carica papaya,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noik

Plectranthus scutellarioides

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4811)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Plectranthus scutellarioides,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nolkosik

Caesalpinia bonduc

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Caesalpinia bonduc,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nolok mətɨǥ

Ipomoea littoralis

kind of plant

Example: A. Dores 39 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ipomoea littoralis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəkɨl

Ptisana smithii

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2231)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ptisana smithii,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəlip

hurricane

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəlkɨ pətamil

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4095)

Scientific name: Lindsaea harveyi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəpuəs

kind of plant

Scientific name: Balanops pedicellata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nətuən

Dysoxylum amooroides

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3355)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dysoxylum amooroides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨgəpuap

Hedycarya dorstenioides

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #594)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hedycarya dorstenioides,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨka

Piper methysticum

kava

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

Scientific name: Piper methysticum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpina

kind of plant

Scientific name: Zanthoxylum sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨte

water taro

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨwitəp ruən

Dendrocnide latifolia (white midrib)

kind of plant (collection: Miles K. Thomas #2294)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

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

nɨǥ

tree

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

piak

noun sibling of same sex (sister to sister, or brother to brother)

pɨkas

pɨkas

pig

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rais

rice

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rəhn malo mənɨǥ

Celosia argentea

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4816)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Celosia argentea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

tuai

Dysoxylum molle

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4910)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dysoxylum molle,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

waroumən

Palola viridis

palolo worm

Scientific name: Palola viridis,
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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