Naka Talking Dictionary

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Iagoəl

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kasɨkɨn

Scientific name: Rhamnella vitiensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

katalfal niǥanəmtɨn

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kəi kəi

Diplazium proliferum

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Scientific name: Diplazium proliferum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

kəp

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

kɨləpləpɨn ruən

noun

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

laslas

noun

Scientific name: Polyscias cumingiana,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

manalua

noun

Scientific name: Phrynium giganteum,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

mandɨri wael

Scientific name: Citrus sinensis,
Speaker: Kew Kating

manolu

Ipomoea pes-caprae

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

manəmei

Scientific name: Asplenium brachycarpum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nahal kɨt

Murraya paniculata

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Scientific name: Murraya paniculata,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nao

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

Napaǥ

placename

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

naus

noun

Scientific name: Spondias dulcis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

neai neai

Scientific name: Borreria laevis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

netamtam

Ixora aneityensis

noun

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Scientific name: Ixora aneityensis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

niauia əkəku

Crinum asiaticum

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Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nilah

Semecarpus tannaensis

noun

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Scientific name: Semecarpus tannaensis,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nima kawɨt?

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

noah peǥɨt əkəku

Leucosyke corymbulosa

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Scientific name: Leucosyke corymbulosa,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noansipekas

Cassia occidentalis

noun

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Scientific name: Cassia occidentalis

noanɨmləh pia

Scientific name: Citrus macroptera,
Speaker: Kew Kating

noaresi

Carica papaya

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Scientific name: Carica papaya,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

noiamis

Polyscias fruticosa

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Scientific name: Polyscias fruticosa,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nous

Salacia aneityensis

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Scientific name: Salacia aneityensis,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nuəhtɨp

Arytera brackenridgei

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Scientific name: Arytera brackenridgei,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nəfe

Graptophyllum pictum

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Scientific name: Graptophyllum pictum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəkem apɨn

Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium ("black one"),
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəlkəm

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nələməla

Sesuvium portulacastrum

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Scientific name: Sesuvium portulacastrum,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəmtahulɨp

Cyrtandra obovata

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Scientific name: Cyrtandra obovata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

nəpuəs

Fagraea berteroana

noun

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Scientific name: Fagraea berteroana,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

nɨte raha nuakonap

Caladium bicolor

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Scientific name: Caladium bicolor,
Speaker: Kew Kating

nɨtəlah

noun

Scientific name: Terminalia catappa,
Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

sik sik

Nephrolepis hirsutula

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Scientific name: Nephrolepis hirsutula,
Speaker: Kew Kating

sɨkoh

sɨkoh

Speaker: Naomie Ken Matai

sɨra sɨra

Wikstroemia indica

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Scientific name: Wikstroemia indica,
Speaker: Kew Kating

twelef tri

Spathodea campanulata

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Scientific name: Spathodea campanulata,
Speaker: Natali Samuel

wahan

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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