Wamut (Nanubae) Talking Dictionary

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aimba

n man

Speaker: JS

aimbwa namba

n woman

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

aimbwa nɨmbwa

n phrase old man

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

aimpwanamba

n woman

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

aka swaim

v don’t run

Speaker: JS

amae

n mother

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

amae

n mother

Speaker: JS

ampia pwanaŋ

when

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

apwi

n father

Speaker: JS

aya

Speaker: JS

bɨndi

n day

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

bɨndi

adv tomorrow

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

cemundi

n spear

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

dugum

det my

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

edʒimea

adj black

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

enya

v come here

Speaker: JS

imanmeri

n Imanmeri

Speaker: JS

indʒambuk

n backbone

Speaker: JS

inya

v come

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

istea

n bark (tree)

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ivino

n Ivino

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kaakɨntɨbam

five; 5

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kabɨkramu

n head

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kae umbwuya

n other village people

Speaker: JS

kamea

n meat

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kapɨk

n head

Speaker: JS

karabin boana

n meeting place

Speaker: JS

kinye

n bird

Speaker: JS

kubusikmaŋga

n heart

Speaker: JS

kumbunadʒik

n knee

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kunduk

n ear

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kus wanga para

n leaf ball

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨmain

three; 3

Speaker: JS

kɨntamun

two; 2

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨntɨpam

one; 1

Speaker: JS

kɨrik popodʒik tugum

n enemy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨrɨk para

n hand; finger

Speaker: JS

lam yaya

n sow

Speaker: JS

makam

n house post

Speaker: JS

makanta

five; 5

Speaker: JS

makanta

six or more; 6+

Speaker: JS

makantatkabarap

n all fingers

Speaker: JS

mambɨk

n mouth

Speaker: JS

mbi ekibinao

my name is

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbwin sɨpa

n Sypa village

Speaker: JS

mesbuya

n flower

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mikmanka

n sago flour

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mui

n betel nut

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mui kapa

n betel tree

Speaker: JS

mɨndɨmba

n fingernail

Speaker: JS

mɨnis vim

n sago pancake

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mʷɨya

n ground

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nam

n woman

Speaker: JS

nam yaya

n sow

Speaker: JS

nambraik

n daughter

Speaker: JS

nambre

n girl

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nambre

n sister

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nambɨk

n wife

Speaker: JS

nampre

n daughter

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nan kayaɣai yibindʒiman

v you don’t see me

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nan yaɣan

v I’m standing

Speaker: JS

nan yibimtʃinman

v he sees me

Speaker: JS

nan yibindʒiman

v you see me

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nan yivindʒiman

v you see me

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nandai ibanbuk

v I see you

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nankayaka marikin

v don’t come here

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nguwara

n Guwara

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

niŋ

pronoun I

Speaker: JS

niŋ kantamun yaya

v I have two pigs

Speaker: JS

ntae

n blood

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nungɨrak

n son

Speaker: JS

nɨnkuwamuguk

n eye

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nɨŋ kamiŋ mbwuya mɨnɨm

which village are you from?

Speaker: JS

nɨŋgambuk kɨntamun

n phrase two eyes

Speaker: JS

paepat

n sago pudding

Speaker: JS

panɨmbɨk kɨra

n toe

Speaker: JS

pea wintop

who is this

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

piyawe mɨnanɨm

who are you?

Speaker: JS

sigainmaŋ

n axe

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

sipɨn

n Sipyn people

Speaker: JS

swaen

v run

Speaker: JS

tea wintop

who is this

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tum

n sun

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tuɣumaimbʷa

n friend

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

umbuyu kunda

n meeting space

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wakan

n person

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wakɨn

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wande

n fish

Speaker: JS

wante

n fish

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wunuk

n brother

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yae kɨmain

n pigs

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yae ɨkwaya

n phrase many pigs (plenti)

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yaiki

n tobacco

Speaker: JS

yambum

n ash

Speaker: JS

yau

n house

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yim

n water

Speaker: JS

yimkire

n river

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yin

n arrow

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yin

n rain

Speaker: JS

ɨnda anis

goodbye

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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how to cite: Harrison, K. David, Neal Kelso and Jeremy Fahringer. 2020. Wamut Talking Dictionary. Swarthmore College. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/wamut

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