Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

iəlkɨnɨka

Cassytha filiformis

kind of plant

Example: A. Dores 95 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cassytha filiformis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kaka

noun sibling of separate sex (brother to sister, sister to brother)

kalualua

Meryta neoebudica

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3044)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Meryta neoebudica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kapapua ruən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Stictocardia tiliifolia,
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

kawiameta

noun kind of plant

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

kokiapɨn

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kuər

nine

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

15

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kəiu

17

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

luwan

forest (primary forest, dark bush)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

məniǥ-lahao

məniǥ-lahao

chicken

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

məpəl

Ilex vitiensis

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2853)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ilex vitiensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mɨsta wil

kind of plant

Scientific name: Paspalum conjugatum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nael-ael apən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Tephrosia purpurea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

namɨliamɨl

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4462)

Scientific name: Phyllanthus sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naus

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Spondias dulcis,
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

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

nol hatəǥəlua

Cayratia trifolia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3163)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cayratia trifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nolkimaning

Adiantum diaphanum

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3428)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Adiantum diaphanum

nowayetning

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2299)

Scientific name: Liparis sp.

nukukap

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2216)

Scientific name: Phreatia sp.

nɨkəriaǥ

Cerbera odollam

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5179)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cerbera odollam,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməru

kind of plant

Scientific name: Badusa corymbifera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpam

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4151)

Scientific name: Syzygium nomoa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨpina

kind of plant

Scientific name: Zanthoxylum sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨpətɨm

Pueraria lobata

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3423)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pueraria lobata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpɨl

Polyscias scutellaria

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4846)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Polyscias scutellaria,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨsipɨn toǥa

Bixa orellana

kind of plant

Example: S. T. Wakuk 4 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Bixa orellana,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

pasɨmrut asol

Passiflora edulis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4820)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Passiflora edulis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

pinsɨs

Prunus persica

kind of plant; variation of "pisis", Bislama for "peach" (collection: Michael J. Balick #4823)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Prunus persica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

sentana

Lantana camara

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4752)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Lantana camara

sik sik

Nephrolepis biserrata

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis biserrata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

təmiəǥ

dry

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təwur enaipən

good evening/night

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

yeiwəin kapap

kind of plant

Scientific name: Phyllanthus imbricatus,
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.
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