Wamut (Nanubae) Talking Dictionary

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aimba

n man

Speaker: JS

aimbwa

n man

Speaker: JS

aimbwa nɨmbwa

n phrase old man

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ainbwa yaya

n phrase big pig

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ainbwa yaya tumkum

n phrase my big pig

Speaker: JS

ainbwa yaya tumkum kɨntamun

n phrase my two big pigs

Speaker: JS

aka swaim

v don’t run

Speaker: JS

amae

n mother

Speaker: JS

ambui waɣana

n everybody

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

bunu

n boy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

bɨndi

adv tomorrow

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

cemundi

n spear

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ciget

n seat

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ecimba

n bone

Speaker: JS

imbuŋ

n drum

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

iskaba

n tree

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ivino

n Ivino

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kaakɨntɨbam

five; 5

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kabɨk

n head

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kabɨkɨnramu

n head

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kambraman

n Kambraman

Speaker: JS

kamʷaŋ

n crocodile

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kinye

n bird

Speaker: JS

kubudʒit

n belly

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kubusikmaŋga

n heart

Speaker: JS

kumbuk teya

n skin

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kumbunadʒi

n knee

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kus kapa

n coconut tree

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨntɨpamɨnda

n Kintapamunda

Speaker: JS

kɨrik popopodʒi tugum

n enemy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨrik popopodʒige

n enemy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

makantat kabarap

n all fingers

Speaker: JS

marigman

n hello

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

maŋga

n breadfruit, edible inside part

Speaker: JS

mbam

thank you

Speaker: JS

mbam

yes

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbi ekibinao

my name is

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbugun

n night

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbwi

n people

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbwisɨpa

n Sypa village

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mikmanka

n sago flour

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

monaŋ

n oar

Speaker: JS

mui

n betel nut

Speaker: JS

mui kaba

n betel tree

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mɨnda

n egg

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mɨnis vin

n sago pancake

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nambraik

n daughter

Speaker: JS

nambre

n girl

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nampre

n daughter

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nan kaka yibimtʃinman

v he doesn’t see me

Speaker: JS

nan kayaɣai yibindʒiman

v you don’t see me

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nan kɨrɨpan

v he’s sitting

Speaker: JS

nan yibimtʃinman

v he sees me

Speaker: JS

nan yibindʒiman

v you see me

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nandai ibanbuk

v I see you

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

naŋawok

n arm

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

naŋgum

n sago pancake

Speaker: JS

nguwara

n Guwara

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nimbuk

n husband

Speaker: JS

niŋ kantamun yaya

v I have two pigs

Speaker: JS

niŋ kantamun yaya aunta

v I don’t have two pigs

Speaker: JS

niŋkakanuŋum

v I am

Speaker: JS

nɨmɨkauguk

n eye

Speaker: JS

nɨnkuwamuguk

n eye

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

paepat

n sago pudding

Speaker: JS

panɨmbɨk

n foot

Speaker: JS

panɨmbɨk

n leg

Speaker: JS

pawia

adj red

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

pokok

n nose

Speaker: JS

puyumbuya

n clouds

Speaker: JS

pɨbwip kɨpa

n village name

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

si

n mosquito

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

sigainmaŋ

n axe

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

sipɨn

n people who speak Wamut

Speaker: JS

tam

n dog

Speaker: JS

tam nuŋgwɨsa

n puppy

Speaker: JS

tanmak

n tongue

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

temundi

n spear

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tiget

n seat

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

togonbɨp

n hair

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tokoenbok

n neck

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tokwempɨk

n neck

Speaker: JS

tugum aimbwa

n friend

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tugum mbi

my name is

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tuma

n hair

Speaker: JS

tuɣumaimbʷa

n friend

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tɨpa

n moon

Speaker: JS

unduŋ

n mountain

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wamburumas

n Wambrumas

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wandae

n chicken

Speaker: JS

waniŋ

n bow

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wante

n fish

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wit

adv now; today

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yae

n pig

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yae kɨmain

n pigs

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yao tukum

n phrase my house

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yaya imbɨya tumkum kɨntamun

n phrase my two big pigs

Speaker: JS

yaya tumkum kɨntamun

n phrase my two pigs

Speaker: JS

yimkire

n river

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yipanbuk

v I see you

Speaker: JS

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Wamut Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison, Neal Kelso and Jeremy Fahringer. (2020) Voice recordings by Makani Denam and Avunam Kolav. Other Wamut language contributors are credited within the dictionary entries.
The Wamut 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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