Naka Talking Dictionary

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karpərɨpa narmɨn

Canavalia sericea

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Canavalia sericea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kitɨə

number one

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kitɨə

number 11

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨləpləpɨn əpɨn

Pseuderanthemum aubertii

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4801)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pseuderanthemum aubertii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kɨnou

canoe

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨsɨl

three

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

makarparɨp

Kalanchoe pinnata

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4256)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

maniu

kind of plant

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

manman

Elatostema salomonense

noun kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #343)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elatostema salomonense

manolu

Ipomoea pes-caprae

kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ipomoea pes-caprae,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

manəhmpɨp ruən

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3077)

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mauǥ

mauǥ

moon

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mətɨp

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Adenanthera pavonina,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nahal kɨt

Murraya paniculata

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3762)

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

Scientific name: Murraya paniculata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nakup

Scyphularia pycnocarpa

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2869)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Scyphularia pycnocarpa

nalil enarɨm

Heliconia indica

noun kind of plant (collection: R. S. Thackurdeen #14)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Heliconia indica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naliəlu

Plerandra tannae

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4901)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Plerandra tannae,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nesal

Diplazium harpeodes

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Diplazium harpeodes

niaput

Codiaeum cf. variegatum

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2306)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Codiaeum cf. variegatum

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

noansipekas

Cassia occidentalis

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4751)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cassia occidentalis

noies

Morinda citrifolia

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2918)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

non

wild yam

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nonɨǥ iərman

Tacca leontopetaloides

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Tacca leontopetaloides,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəhao asol

river

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəimiən

Maoutia diversifolia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2971)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Maoutia diversifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəlkosɨk

Eleusine indica

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3169)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Eleusine indica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəper mətɨǥ

kind of plant

Scientific name: Desmodium incanum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkiləw

Metrosideros collina

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2824)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Metrosideros collina,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨklake imet

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Ochrosia elliptica

nɨkləh

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3076)

Scientific name: Breynia disticha,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkpat

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4687, Michael J. Balick #5144)

Scientific name: Syzygium sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkukɨp əkəku

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

Scientific name: Humata pusilla,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨte raha nuakonap

Caladium bicolor

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Caladium bicolor,
Speaker: Kew Kating

paguən

shark

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rɨbɨl

Hibiscus tiliaceus

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

siksik əkəku

Asplenium unilaterale (=Hymenasplenium unilaterale)

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2337)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Asplenium unilaterale (=Hymenasplenium unilaterale),
Speaker: Kew Kating

tuai

Dysoxylum molle

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4910)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dysoxylum molle,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

utɨmnɨǥ pia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Malvastrum coromandelianum ,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

worker (tupanas)

noun tɨpunɨs

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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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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