Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

firofiro

Alectryon sp.

kind of plant (collection: Laurence Ramon #270)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Alectryon sp.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

kaman

Neoalsomitra integrifoliola (or clavigera)

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2232)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Neoalsomitra integrifoliola (or clavigera)

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

Scientific name: Gleichenia milnei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kasiəp

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

Scientific name: Sticherus oceanicus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

katol nihian

engagement

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kuərmənɨg

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Harpullia arborea,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨməǥ

mosquito

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨnou

canoe

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

lipaǥ

Ficus septica

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3037, R. S. Thackurdeen #17)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus septica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

makomas

Heliconia rostrata

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Heliconia rostrata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

mania

kind of white grass

Scientific name: Imperata cylindrica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manman asol

kind of plant

Scientific name: Pipturus incanus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manombiən

Ocimum basilicum

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3364)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naan

Syzygium aneityense

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3266, Gregory M. Plunkett #4687)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium aneityense,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

namlo apihil

Phyllanthus sp.

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4859)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phyllanthus sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nara wiagən

day

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neghen

Barringtonia edulis

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4745)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Barringtonia edulis

nimah entən

nimah entən

cyclone house

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niəlpɨl lapɨn

Astronidium aneityense

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3273)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Astronidium aneityense,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noanɨmləh

orange (fruit)

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nolialak

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ipomoea indica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nontəp

Phlegmariurus phlegmaria

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2837, Gregory M. Plunkett #2883)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Phlegmariurus phlegmaria,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nuatəm

Sterculia banksiana

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2305)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Sterculia banksiana,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nuweia

nuweia

paddle

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəhao

water

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

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

nəmnak

Crateva religiosa

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3432)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Crateva religiosa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpkəpɨk

Pisonia umbellifera

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2929)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pisonia umbellifera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkɨtɨp

Ageratum conyzoides

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3376)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ageratum conyzoides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨme

Artocarpus altilis

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨwitəp

Dendrocnide latifolia

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2294)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dendrocnide latifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rais

rice

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rɨpɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Hibiscus cooperi,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

small people who came before

noun kaunun

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

sɨra sɨra

Wikstroemia indica

kind of plant (collection: Miles K. Thomas #2881)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Wikstroemia indica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

takapa amɨsi

kind of plant

Scientific name: Tagetes minuta,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

utɨmnɨǥ ruən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Sida acuta,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

waswas

Hypolepis tenuifolia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2842, Gregory M. Plunkett #2850)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Hypolepis tenuifolia,
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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