Naka Talking Dictionary

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iəulɨn apɨn

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5074)

Scientific name: Tectaria sinuata melanocaula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

iəulɨn apɨn itəhai

Tectaria latifolia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3162)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tectaria latifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

katalfal niǥanəmtɨn

first-shave ceremony

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kolei

kolei

kumala (sweet potato)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəpiəl

stone

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kitɨə

number 11

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kuər

19

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kɨsɨl

18

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

masənɨt

Hedychium coronarium

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Hedychium coronarium,
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

nanin

Ficus adenosperma

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4743)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus adenosperma

naoialəǥ itoǥa

kind of plant

Scientific name: Bauhinia monandra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

Narapet kamtuelɨǥ

Small ship tribe

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

narmɨ koiakoia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Mariscus cyperinus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ namɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Freycinetia tannaensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ nəunuən

Abelmoschus moschatus

kind of plant

Example: A. Dores 141 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Abelmoschus moschatus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

narɨm əkəku

lychee, kind of plant

Scientific name: Litchi chinensis,
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

netəmtəm

Ixora asme

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3129)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ixora asme,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nima asɨm

sleeping house for menstruating women

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niu itəhai

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4726)

Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius (mature tree at beach),
Speaker: Kew Kating

noah peǥɨt

Leucosyke australis

kind of plant (collection: Miles K. Thomas #2321)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Leucosyke australis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noah peǥɨt əkəku

Leucosyke corymbulosa

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Leucosyke corymbulosa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noasili ruən

Capsicum frutescens

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Capsicum frutescens,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noes

Morinda citrifolia

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4748)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nowetang

Nephrolepis biserrata

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2308)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata

nəkem

Macropiper latifolium (usual morph)

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2790)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium (usual morph),
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəlkosɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Caesalpinia crista,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəwemətɨǥ

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Grewia crenata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨklake imet

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Ochrosia elliptica

nɨkolao

Vitex trifolia

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4761)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Vitex trifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨsiərɨp

Scaevola neoebudica

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4882)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Scaevola neoebudica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨwɨp

kind of plant

Scientific name: Appendicula polystachya,
Speaker: Kew Kating

rahip rahip

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dischidia sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

roiu

today

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

siki siki

Grammitis neocaledonica sp.

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3299)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Grammitis neocaledonica sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

təwur enərawiagən

good day

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

wahan

shell

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

yeiwəin kapap

Phyllanthus amarus

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4840)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phyllanthus amarus,
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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