Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

iagoak

2 sisters-in-law

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kaləpləpɨs

Psychotria trichostoma

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2298)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kasiəp

kind of plant

Scientific name: Gleichenia milnei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kuərmənɨg

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Harpullia arborea,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kitɨə

number six

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəiu

seven

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kuər

14

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨməǥ

mosquito

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manman asol

Procris pedunculata

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2217)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Procris pedunculata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

marəǥmarəǥ

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #565)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mawin ruən

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4781)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mɨsta wil

kind of plant

Scientific name: Paspalum conjugatum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

namtahulɨp

Cyrtandra obovata

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2823)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cyrtandra obovata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nanimah

Ficus scabra

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4757)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus scabra

naonuwa

island cabbage (Abelmoschus manihot)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

napluatu

Asplenium amboinense

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2230)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium amboinense

napluatu pia

Asplenium australasicum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3650)

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

Scientific name: Asplenium australasicum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ nɨkaka

Peperomia pallidinervis

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2235)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Peperomia pallidinervis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

narɨǥ

Ficus granatum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2906)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus granatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

navamaei

Asplenium laserpitiifolium

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2222)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium laserpitiifolium

neamɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Curcuma longa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nesal

Diplazium harpeodes

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2218)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Diplazium harpeodes

niləh

kind of plant

Scientific name: Semecarpus tannaensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niəl

Casuarina equisetifolia

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4853)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nuətjəm

Syzygium richii

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2894)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium richii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəfe

Graptophyllum pictum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4779)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Graptophyllum pictum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəhmiəp mɨta

Melochia odorata (red-flowered morph)

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4769)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melochia odorata (red-flowered morph),
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəluəlɨp

Elatostema macrophyllum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3028)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elatostema macrophyllum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəm lahoa

nəm lahoa

eel

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nərik

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5170)

Scientific name: Musa sp. (bananas, blood-red stems),
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkfitu

Cupaniopsis leptobotrys

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2957)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cupaniopsis leptobotrys,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨku mənɨǥ

Drynaria rigidula

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2359)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Drynaria rigidula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨmalɨ nɨǥ

leaf

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpɨl apil

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #1866)

Scientific name: Polyscias guilfoylei,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨtɨǥ aǥɨna

Trema cannabina

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3362)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Trema cannabina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

seris

Panama cherry, kind of plant

Scientific name: Muntingia calabura,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sɨra sɨra

Wikstroemia indica

kind of plant (collection: Miles K. Thomas #2881)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Wikstroemia indica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

wahan

shell

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

yeiwəin kapap narmɨn

kind of plant

Scientific name: Phyllanthus urinaria,
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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