Naka Talking Dictionary

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kaka

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

kalap lapis

Corynocarpus similis

noun kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2345)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Corynocarpus similis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kaləpləpɨs

Psychotria trichostoma

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2298)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kapapua ruən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Stictocardia tiliifolia,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

kaskasɨk

Selaginella distans

noun kind of plant

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Selaginella distans,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

katən əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Gossypium purpurascens,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

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

Diplazium proliferum

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Diplazium proliferum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

15

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kuər

19

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

20

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨləpləpɨn ruən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Clerodendrum inerme (=Volkameria inermis),
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

laslas

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Polyscias cumingiana,
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

mama

mother

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manuman

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #5316)

Scientific name: Wollastonia biflora,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

mənmən

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Premna serratifolia,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nael-ael apən

kind of plant

Scientific name: Tephrosia purpurea,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

naliən aliən

Commelina benghalensis

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3252)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Commelina benghalensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

namɨl əkəku

kind of plant

Scientific name: Freycinetia impavida,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nanab

Dennstaedtia flaccida

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

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Dennstaedtia flaccida

napluətu əkəku aǥɨn

Elaphoglossum sp. 4

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2996)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Elaphoglossum sp. 4,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ koiakoia

kind of plant

Scientific name: Mariscus cyperinus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨn narisaris

Cyathula prostrata

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3237)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Cyathula prostrata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nawilowilo

Gyrocarpus americanus

noun kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #573)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Gyrocarpus americanus,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noa kəikəi

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4698)

Scientific name: Solanum repandum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noah əkəku

Boehmeria platyphylla

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2304)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Boehmeria platyphylla,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noasilinoasili

Rivina humilis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4783)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Rivina humilis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəle əkəku

Alpinia purpurata

kind of plant

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

Scientific name: Alpinia purpurata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

nəsəs

Ficus aspera

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2915, Gregory M. Plunkett #4183, Gregory M. Plunkett #4612, Laurence Ramon #290)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus aspera,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨkukɨp əkəku

Scyphularia pycnocarpa

kind of plant (collection: Kate Armstrong #603)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Scyphularia pycnocarpa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨkɨskɨs

noun kind of plant

Scientific name: Amyema aneityensis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

rahip rahip

kind of plant

Scientific name: Dischidia sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sik sik əkəku

Nephrolepis cordifolia

kind of plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4608, Gregory M. Plunkett #3299)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis cordifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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

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

tɨwi tɨwi

Ricinus communis

kind of plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #4832)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ricinus communis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

waswas

Histiopteris incisa

kind of plant (collection: Tom A. Ranker #2280)

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Histiopteris incisa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

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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