Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

imahim

nakamal

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kaolik ~ kaulik

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4138)

Scientific name: Mimusops elengi,
Speaker: Kew Kating

katən əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Gossypium purpurascens,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

klarisiti

Gliricidia sepium

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2807)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Gliricidia sepium,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

koiakoia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Cyperus javanicus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

korələt

Momordica charantia

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4145)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Momordica charantia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəskasɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Selaginella firmula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kɨpia

taro fiji

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

loto

truck

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mael

Mikania micrantha

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Mikania micrantha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

maniu

kind of plant

Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius (young tree, for weaving),
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəmei (+nol) [manəmei nol if the plant forms a vine, otherwise, just manəmei)

Asplenium bipinnatifidum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2864)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium bipinnatifidum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mɨnɨt

Mirabilis jalapa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3354)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Mirabilis jalapa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nanen

Ficus adenosperma

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #342)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma

naoialəǥ itoǥa

kind of plant

Scientific name: Bauhinia monandra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

narisatis

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

naropah

Acalypha grandis

noun kind of plant (collection: R. S. Thackurdeen #16)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Acalypha grandis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

narɨm

Pometia pinnata

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4837, Laurence Ramon #336)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pometia pinnata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nasɨs

Ficus wassa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2920)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus wassa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nawla

Macaranga dioica

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2914)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niauia əkəku

Crinum asiaticum

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

niən

Cocos nucifera

coconut

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

Scientific name: Cocos nucifera,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noamim

Phytolacca sp.

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3353, Michael J. Balick #4802)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phytolacca sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nol mɨta

Vigna marina

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4793)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Vigna marina,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nolalɨga

kind of plant

Scientific name: Heliotropium sarmentosum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nolpəlap

Tylophora biglandulosa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4079, Gregory M. Plunkett #3127)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tylophora biglandulosa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noənalkən

toe

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nuho

Thespesia populnea

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3220)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Thespesia populnea,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəkənauǥ

Pronephrium rubinerve

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2228)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pronephrium rubinerve,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəpət

Polyscias cissodendron

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3406)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Polyscias cissodendron,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəsəs

Ficus aspera

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2915, Gregory M. Plunkett #4183, Gregory M. Plunkett #4612, Laurence Ramon #290)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus aspera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəw

Inocarpus fagifer

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4709)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Inocarpus fagifer,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkaka

Derris trifoliata

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4094)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Derris trifoliata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkukɨp əkəku

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5307)

Scientific name: Humata pusilla,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨmanumən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Wollastonia biflora,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨte

water taro

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

pasɨmrut əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Passiflora aurantia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

rosɨs

kind of plant; Bislama for "rose"

Scientific name: Rosa chinensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

səpəruat

Cajanus cajan

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3206)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cajanus cajan,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

waswas

Histiopteris incisa

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2280)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Histiopteris incisa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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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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