Wamut (Nanubae) Talking Dictionary

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abwi

n father

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

aimba

n man

Speaker: JS

aimbwa yaya tukum

n phrase my big pig

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

aka kakatʃimbim

v don’t tell me

Speaker: JS

aka swaim

v don’t run

Speaker: JS

bunu

n boy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ecimba

n bone

Speaker: JS

edʒimba

n chest

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

esuma

n firewood

Speaker: JS

eu

n fly

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

inya

v come

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

iskaba

n tree

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

istea

n bark (tree)

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

iswanga

n leaf

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ivino

n Ivino

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kaakɨntɨbam

five; 5

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kamba

n breadfruit

Speaker: JS

kantakeya

adj white

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

karak mudumba

n fingernail

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kayantakɨntamun

three; 3

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kubusikmaŋga

n heart

Speaker: JS

kumbuk teya

n skin

Speaker: JS

kupusik

n belly

Speaker: JS

kuswaŋgafara

n ball

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨntɨban

one; 1

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨrik popodʒik tugum

n enemy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨrɨk para

n hand; finger

Speaker: JS

makanta

five; 5

Speaker: JS

marigmani

n hello

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbam

thank you

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbi ekibinao

my name is

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbunasik

n knee

Speaker: JS

mbwi

n people

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbwi sɨpa

n Sypa village

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbwin sɨpa

n Sypa village

Speaker: JS

mbwisɨpa

n Sypa village

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mikmanka

n sago flour

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mwiya

n ground

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mɨnda

n egg

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mɨndɨmba

n fingernail

Speaker: JS

mɨnis

n sago

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mɨnis

n sago palm

Speaker: JS

mɨnis maŋga

n sago flour

Speaker: JS

nam

n woman

Speaker: JS

nam yaya

n sow

Speaker: JS

nambraik

n daughter

Speaker: JS

nan kɨrɨpan

v he’s sitting

Speaker: JS

nan yaɣan

v I’m standing

Speaker: JS

nan yibindʒiman

v you see me

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

naŋawok

n arm

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nguwara

n Guwara

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

niŋeaɣai ibanbu

v I don’t see you

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ntae

n blood

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nukumpandʒa yeok piyawem

who is this man?

Speaker: JS

nɨŋ kamiŋ mbwuya mɨnɨm

which village are you from?

Speaker: JS

nɨŋgambuk kɨntamun

n phrase two eyes

Speaker: JS

okweya

three; 3

Speaker: JS

paepat

n sago pudding

Speaker: JS

panɨmbɨk

n leg

Speaker: JS

piyawe mɨnanɨm

who are you?

Speaker: JS

pogo

n nose

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

pokok

n nose

Speaker: JS

pungusim

n stars

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

puyumbɨya

n wind

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

pɨ

n wind

Speaker: JS

sigainmaŋ

n axe

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

sik

n mosquito

Speaker: JS

siked

?

Speaker: JS

sipɨn

n people who speak Wamut

Speaker: JS

tam nuŋgwɨsa

n puppy

Speaker: JS

tanmak

n tongue

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

teya

n skin

Speaker: JS

tokwempɨk

n neck

Speaker: JS

tugum aimbwa

n friend

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tugum mbi

my name is

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tukum mbi

my name is

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tum

n sun

Speaker: JS

tuɣumaimbʷa

n friend

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

umbukunda

n meeting space

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

umbuyu kunda

n meeting space

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wakan

n person

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wandae

n chicken

Speaker: JS

waniŋ

n bow

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wum

n sago pudding

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wunuk

n brother

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yae kɨmain

n pigs

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yae tunkum

n phrase my pig

Speaker: JS

yae ɨkwaya

n phrase many pigs (plenti)

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yaiki

n tobacco

Speaker: JS

yamandɨm

n Yamandim

Speaker: JS

yambum

n ash

Speaker: JS

yampam

n sago basket

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yao kupa

n house wall

Speaker: JS

yao mamba

n door

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 tukum

n phrase my pig

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yɨmɨyaŋ

n fire

Speaker: JS

ɨnda anis

goodbye

Speaker: JS

ɨnɨk igimba

n chest

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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