Naka Talking Dictionary

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chief’s spokesman (yermanu)

noun iaramara

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

iəulɨn apɨn

Diplazium harpeodes

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2218, Gregory M. Plunkett #2927)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Diplazium harpeodes,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kaka

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

Kamsasɨp

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

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

Kamtuelɨǥ

placename Southernmost of the North Tanna regions, below Napaǥ and Kamsasɨp, region where Naka is spoken

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kasiəp

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4665)

Scientific name: Sticherus oceanicus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

katən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Ceiba pentandra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kitɨə

number one

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨlah

Smilax vitiensis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2227)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Smilax vitiensis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mama

mother

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naipət

Codiaeum variegatum

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4806)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

napa

Neonauclea forsteri

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4850)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Neonauclea forsteri,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

narmɨ koiakoia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Mariscus cyperinus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ nəkənauǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Diplaziopsis javanica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nasɨs

Ficus scabra

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus scabra,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naula iaməho

Macaranga tanarius

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2809)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Macaranga tanarius,
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

niuia

Alocasia macrorrhiza (giant taro)

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Alocasia macrorrhiza (giant taro),
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noanɨmləh pia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Citrus macroptera,
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

nolmalu

Merremia peltata

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Merremia peltata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nonɨs

cocunut filter for kava

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nonɨǥ

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Achyranthes aspera

nonɨǥ pətan

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nukweenyo

Cryptocarya turbinata

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3151)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cryptocarya turbinata

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

nɨfətaw

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Calophyllum inophyllum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨgpɨs

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Santalum austrocaledonicum

nɨgəm

nɨgəm

fire

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

Tapeinosperma scrobiculatum

kind of plant (collection: Miles K. Thomas #2310)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Tapeinosperma scrobiculatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨmeh toǥa pia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4148)

Scientific name: Annona glabra,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨməut məut

kind of plant

Scientific name: Amaranthus spinosus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨsianəu

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5181, Gregory M. Plunkett #5220)

Scientific name: Psychotria forsteriana,
Speaker: Kew Kating

ohuk

mother-in-law

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

painapɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Ananas sativa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

rahəm kəpa

head

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

togəlua

togəlua

coral snake (black & white)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təwur laolaowɨgən

good morning

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

tɨrah

Excoecaria agallocha

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Excoecaria agallocha,
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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