Wamut (Nanubae) Talking Dictionary

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abwi

n father

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

aikiŋ inya

v come here

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

aimpwanamba

n woman

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

aka kakantʃimbim

v don’t tell me

Speaker: JS

aka swaim

v don’t run

Speaker: JS

amae

n mother

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

amae

n mother

Speaker: JS

ambui waɣana

n everybody

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ambun

n snake

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ampia pwanaŋ

when

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

apa

n brother

Speaker: JS

apwi

n father

Speaker: JS

aya

Speaker: JS

bunu

n boy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

bɨndi

adv tomorrow

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

cemundi

n spear

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

hainba yaya

n phrase big pig

Speaker: JS

imbuŋ

n drum

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

indʒambuk

n backbone

Speaker: JS

ivino

n Ivino

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kaakɨntɨbam

four; 4

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kabɨk

n head

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kabɨkramu

n head

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kabɨkɨnramu

n head

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kakintʃɨn

v tell me

Speaker: JS

kambraman

n Kambraman

Speaker: JS

kamea

n meat

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kandʒit

n teeth

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kapakmae

n Kapakmay

Speaker: JS

karak mudumba

n fingernail

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kinye

n bird

Speaker: JS

kupusik

n belly

Speaker: JS

kus

n coconut

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kus kapa

n coconut tree

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨmain

six (6) or more

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨmain

three; 3

Speaker: JS

kɨntamun

two; 2

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨrik popodʒik tugum

n enemy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨrik popopodʒige

n enemy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨrik tugum

n enemy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

makantat kabarap

n all fingers

Speaker: JS

mambɨk

n mouth

Speaker: JS

maŋga

n breadfruit, edible inside part

Speaker: JS

mbam

thank you

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbi ekibinao

my name is

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbwi sɨba

n Sibwa people

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbwisɨpa

n Sypa village

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mui

n betel nut

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mɨnda

n egg

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nambre

n daughter

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nambre

n girl

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

namtambɨya

n bitch

Speaker: JS

nan akaka kancimpɨn

v don’t tell me

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nan kampain

what

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nan yaɣan

v I’m standing

Speaker: JS

nan yibindʒiman

v you see me

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nandai ibanbu

v I see you

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nandai ibanbuk

v I see you

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nankampia pwanaŋ

where are you

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

naŋabuk

n arm

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

naŋgum

n sago pancake

Speaker: JS

niŋ kantamun yaya

v I have two pigs

Speaker: JS

niŋkakanuŋum

v I am

Speaker: JS

nukumpandʒa yeok piyawem

who is this man?

Speaker: JS

nungɨrak

n son

Speaker: JS

okweya

three; 3

Speaker: JS

paepat

n sago pudding

Speaker: JS

panimbɨk

n bone

Speaker: JS

panɨmbɨk kɨra

n toe

Speaker: JS

pawia

adj red

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

pea wintop

who is this

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

puyumbuya

n clouds

Speaker: JS

puyumbɨya

n wind

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

puŋguk

n thigh

Speaker: JS

pɨbwip kɨpa

n village name

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

sigaimaŋ

n axe

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

sipɨn

n Sipyn people

Speaker: JS

tam kwaya

n dogs

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tukum mbi

my name is

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tum

n sun

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

umbuyu kunda

n meeting space

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

vin

n pancake

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wakan

n person

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wakɨn

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wamburumas

n Wambrumas

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wamut

n Wamut language

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wande

n fish

Speaker: JS

wante

n fish

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wum

n sago pudding

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yae kɨmain

n pigs

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yae nuŋgwɨsa

n piglet

Speaker: JS

yamandɨm

n Yamandim

Speaker: JS

yao kupa

n house wall

Speaker: JS

yao mamba

n door

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yau

n house

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yaya tukum

n phrase my pig

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yim waŋaya

n river

Speaker: JS

yimkire

n river

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yin

n arrow

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ɨndi

n blood

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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