Kamba Wagi Ne Talking Dictionary

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amel arit

n phrase two eyes

Speaker: Makani Denam, Avunam Kolav

an anig

n mother’s mother

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an anig

n woman

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anβedwe

v tell me

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apa

n elder brother

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aβgoben

don’t run

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bebapide

he’s not sitting there

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da eβa pidea

I’m not sitting

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damkol

n phrase my chest

Example:

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daul

n ear

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el

n teeth

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eβeldoro

n hand

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eβelgare

n phrase my finger

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fakɓal

n phrase my neck

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fakɓalag

n phrase their necks

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fakɓan

n phrase your neck

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fakɓanig

n phrase our necks

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fel

n leg

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felag

n phrase their legs

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fen

n phrase your leg

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fo

n pig

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fo

n pig

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fo dasil

n phrase my pig

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fo dasil alit

n phrase my two pigs

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fo dasil gatu

n phrase my black pig

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fo ene

n phrase this pig

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fo ole

yes, a pig

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gaten

n phrase your knee

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gei

adv today

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gonel

n skin

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gubal

n arm

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gukaet

v run

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guɓan

n phrase your arm

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ibis

n mosquito

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ihlam

n door

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kafsil

n bone

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kake

n fish

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kalaŋ

n moon

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karag

adj red

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karlag

n phrase their blood

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kawa

no

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keb

n sun

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keleβ kapipelβin

tomorrow I won’t see you

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ker uru

n leaf

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keβ

n fire

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keβ

n wood

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kiβara

n cassowary

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koag

n tusk

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konen

n phrase your skin

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korel

n mouth

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koren

n phrase your mouth

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ku

n canoe

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kuril

n head

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lamrul

n tongue

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lata

n stairs

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laŋlaŋ

adj yellow

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le

n river

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le

n water

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lo

n house

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mat

n snake

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mem

n father

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mem nagur

n mother’s father

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mem nali

n father’s father

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mem nemeg

n man

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mereadis

goodbye

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mwaen twe kana

say hello

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nagur

adj younger

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nesen

n bow

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nilasindigam

n sister

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nirasin

n daughter

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nirdana

n son

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no

n his nose

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no

n phrase your nose

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nol

n phrase my nose

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nol

n nose

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nug degena

he’s sitting here

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olag

n phrase their bellies

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ole

yes

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ot

n phrase your belly

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peren

you saw me

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pipiyam

we don’t see them

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saga

adj white

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saβ

n cloud

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si

n rain

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suknel

n elbow

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tafoaritolekaβa

I don’t have two pigs

Speaker: Makani Denam, Avunam Kolav

tanegolewalos

nine; 9

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tanigole

five; 5

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tanigole ari

ten; 10

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tanigolekiam

eight; 8

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tiperen

you didn’t see me

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tume piperin

yesterday I didn’t see you

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ubal

n shoulder

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ugu

n rain

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usi

one; 1

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wage

n crocodile; pukpuk

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ŋaros

four; 4

Speaker: Makani Denam, Avunam Kolav

ɓe

n dog

Speaker: Makani Denam, Avunam Kolav

ʃigum

n spear

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βeβ

n wallaby

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