Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

goapa

Psidium guajava

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4720)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Psidium guajava

iangas ninte

Psychotria trichostoma

noun kind of plant (collection: J. Munzinger #7499)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma

kukuiapɨn

Melastoma malabathricum

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4206)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melastoma malabathricum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kəi kəi

kind of plant

Scientific name: Diplazium bulbiferum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəskasɨk

kind of plant

Scientific name: Selaginella durvillei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kɨnou

canoe

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

maniu

kind of plant

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

maǥo

Mangifera indica

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Mangifera indica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

məhao

star

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mɨtgar

sun

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nael-ael apən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Tephrosia purpurea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nakoka

Bischofia javanica

kind of plant

Example: P. A. Cox 1097 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Bischofia javanica,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

namieu

Melochia odorata

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #589)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Melochia odorata

nanab

Dennstaedtia flaccida

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2905)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dennstaedtia flaccida

narmɨ namɨl

kind of plant

Scientific name: Freycinetia tannaensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nasal

Sphaerostephanos invisus

noun kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2879)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Sphaerostephanos invisus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nasunən

Ficus glandifera

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2964)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus glandifera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nawtiǥ

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Barringtonia asiatica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neai neai

kind of plant

Scientific name: Borreria laevis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niməh ruən

Ficus storckii

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3316)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus storckii,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

ningefitu

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #591)

Scientific name: Elattostachys apetala

noah asol

Cypholophus decipiens

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3314)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cypholophus decipiens,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noh

Leucosyke australis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2321)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Leucosyke australis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nuia

giant taro

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nuəhtɨp

Arytera brackenridgei

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4467, Gregory M. Plunkett #4487, Laurence Ramon #337, Laurence Ramon #271)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Arytera brackenridgei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəlil əkəku

Heliconia indica

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Heliconia indica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəməl iwat

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Acacia simplex,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəpɨk

Ficus prolixa

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5097)

Example: Relio Lengsi 36 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus prolixa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəwemətɨǥ

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Grewia crenata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨgpɨs

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Santalum austrocaledonicum

nɨkpat nɨǥəwɨǥ

Syzygium sp.

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3393, Michael J. Balick #4907)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

nɨkəriəǥ

Cerbera manghas

noun kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4778)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cerbera manghas,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨpətɨm

kind of plant

Scientific name: Uraria lagopoides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨtɨǥ aǥɨna

Trema cannabina

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3362)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Trema cannabina,
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

pɨkas

pɨkas

pig

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

toupa

toupa

crab

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

tətəp

cold

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təwur

good

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.
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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