Naka Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 40 entries

kuərɨmənɨg

Harpullia arborea

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Harpullia arborea,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəriləm kuər

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm kəriləm

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

laslas

noun

Scientific name: Polyscias cumingiana,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mak

mak

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

makarparɨp

Kalanchoe pinnata

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

manalua apɨn

Scientific name: Phrynium giganteum (=black one),
Speaker: Kew Kating

manəhnioh

Scientific name: Dracaena sp. nov.,
Speaker: Kew Kating

marəǥmarəǥ

Scientific name: Euodia hortensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

məhao

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nafunu

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naluk

Scientific name: Allophylus cobbe,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ koiakoia

Scientific name: Mariscus cyperinus,
Speaker: Kew Kating

narmɨ nəunuən

Abelmoschus moschatus

Example: A. Dores 141 via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Abelmoschus moschatus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

narɨǥ

Ficus granatum

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus granatum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nasɨs

Ficus wassa

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ficus wassa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nawtiǥ

noun

Scientific name: Barringtonia asiatica,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naǥ

naǥ

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

netəmtəm

Ixora asme

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Ixora asme,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niaput

Codiaeum cf. variegatum

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Codiaeum cf. variegatum

nikiau

Heritiera littoralis

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Heritiera littoralis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

niu rəhəi

Pandanus tectorius

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nonɨs

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noon

Scientific name: Dioscorea alata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nuo

Hibiscus tiliaceus

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

Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nuəhtɨp

Arytera brackenridgei

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Arytera brackenridgei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəlkəm

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nəropa aǥɨn

Acalypha grandis

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Acalypha grandis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nətio

noun

Scientific name: Cordyline fruticosa (green),
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨfətaw

noun

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Calophyllum inophyllum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨkpat nɨǥəwɨǥ

Syzygium sp.

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Syzygium sp.,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nɨprow

noun

Scientific name: Cordia subcordata,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

plenplen

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Crassocephalum crepidioides,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

sik sik əkəku

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nephrolepis cordifolia,
Speaker: Kew Kating

tamemɨta

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

tasia

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

tata

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təpəka

Nicotiana tabacum

tabak

Example: via C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium

Scientific name: Nicotiana tabacum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

təpɨlɨt

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

təwur

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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