Ipili Talking Dictionary

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abagane

n wing

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

agari tomaki

n phrase short man

Speaker: Sam Ako

akepene

adj white

Speaker: Sam Ako

amane

n fish

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

ambialene

sixteen; 16

Speaker: Sam Ako

ambiarene

sixteen; 16

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

ana

n moon

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

ana

n moon

Speaker: Sam Ako

anda

n house

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

ari

n sky

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

arijia

twelve; 12

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

ebere

thank you

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

egene

n tongue

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

ekene

n tongue

Speaker: Sam Ako

endapabe

n garden wall

Speaker: Sam Ako

epele

thank you

Speaker: Sam Ako

eplore

thank you

Speaker: Sam Ako

hekeurane

n woman’s organ

Speaker: Sam Ako

ibamane

ibamane

n fish

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Speaker: Koo Yandapake

ibunane

n son

Speaker: Sam Ako

ida

n tree

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

idya

n tree

Speaker: Sam Ako

indobu

goodbye

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

ini

n daughter

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

ipwa ugupene

n phrase cold water

Speaker: Sam Ako

iramasine

n leaf

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

irya

n wood

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

iwananga

n boy

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

kakayenra

n stars on flag

Speaker: Sam Ako

kankaruene

n chest

Speaker: Sam Ako

kawa irini

n hair

Speaker: Sam Ako

kawa irini, irini

n hair

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

keonrene

n toe; foot

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

kirupaje

eight; 8

Speaker: Sam Ako

kware

n stone

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

kwentobe

n beads

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

lapo

two; 2

Speaker: Sam Ako

maje

eleven; 11

Speaker: Sam Ako

majene

n back

Speaker: Sam Ako

masene

n back

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

mindi

one; 1

Speaker: Sam Ako

nabikirupana

twenty; 20

Speaker: Sam Ako

nabiyanana

twenty-one; 21

Speaker: Sam Ako

nabiyauguni

twenty-three; 23

Speaker: Sam Ako

nabugirubana

twenty; 20

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

nai

n sun

Speaker: Sam Ako

nai

n sun

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

namba angini

n phrase my mother

Speaker: Sam Ako

namba ayene

n phrase my father

Speaker: Sam Ako

namba pejogo

you go, I go

Speaker: Paulus

namba torobeye

n phrase my sweat

Speaker: Sam Ako

nambana kokomane

n phrase my brain

Speaker: Sam Ako

nambana kuparini

n phrase my heart

Speaker: Sam Ako

nene

n teeth

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

nene

n teeth

Speaker: Sam Ako

nu

Photo by K. David Harrison

n bilum bag

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

orongo

n day

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

paraga

six; 6

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

pipije

n stars

Speaker: Sam Ako

pobo

n wind

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

ponro

twenty-seven; 27

Speaker: Sam Ako

toropeya

n sweat

Speaker: Sam Ako

tudwupene

adj red

Speaker: Sam Ako

tugumindi

four; 4

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

tugumindi

four; 4

Speaker: Sam Ako

turuba

n blood

Speaker: Sam Ako

ubeden ~ (u) ubeden

hello

Speaker: Sam Ako

ubugiran

good morning

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

unitepo

thirty; 30

Speaker: Sam Ako

unyemindi

twenty-eight; 28

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

uru

n night

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

wananga

n girl

Speaker: Sam Ako

wanda miniene

n woman

Speaker: Sam Ako

yanajia

seven; 7

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yanko

n dog

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yapa

n knife

Speaker: Sam Ako

yea pomporene

n phrase black pig

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yengin

n sow

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yerajia

seven; 7

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia

n pig

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia akambua

n phrase many pigs

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yia amako

n phrase that pig

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yia amoko

n phrase that pig

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia andane a

n phrase mama pig

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia andane pomberente wa amoko nampana

n phrase these three big black pigs of mine

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yia kambwa

n phrase many pigs

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia nambana

n phrase my pig

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia nambana andane

n phrase my big pig

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia nampana

n phrase my pig

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yia nampana andane pomborene

n phrase my big black pig

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yia nenelu

Photo by K. David Harrison

n tusk

Example: Photo by K. David Harrison

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia o pomborene

n phrase this black pig

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yia ogo

n phrase this pig

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yia ogo pomborene

n phrase this black pig

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia pomberente bo

n phrase three black pigs

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

yia pomborena andane

n phrase big black pig

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia pomborene

n phrase black pig

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia pomborene tebo

n phrase three black pigs

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia pop pomborene andane tebo nampana

n phrase these three black pigs of mine

Speaker: Sam Ako

yia rebo

n phrase three pigs

Speaker: Koo Yandapake

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Ipili Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison, Neal Kelso and Jeremy Fahringer. (2020) Ipili language contributors are credited within the dictionary entries.
The Ipili 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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