Wamut (Nanubae) Talking Dictionary

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abwi

n father

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

aimba

n man

Speaker: JS

aimbwa namba

n woman

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ainbwa yawa

n phrase big house

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ainbwa yaya

n phrase big pig

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

aka kakatʃimbim

v don’t tell me

Speaker: JS

amae

n mother

Speaker: JS

ambui waɣana

n everybody

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

apwi

n father

Speaker: JS

arapundi

n Arafundi

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

bunu

n boy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

bɨndi

adv tomorrow

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

ecemba

n bone

Speaker: JS

ecimba

n bone

Speaker: JS

edʒimbuk

n bone

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

edʒimea

adj black

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

idʒima

n firewood

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

imanmeri

n Imanmeri

Speaker: JS

imbuŋ

n drum

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kabɨk

n head

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kabɨkramu

n head

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kakintʃɨn

v tell me

Speaker: JS

kambraman

n Kambraman

Speaker: JS

kapakmae

n Kapakmay

Speaker: JS

kapɨk

n head

Speaker: JS

kausavu

n stairs

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kinye

n bird

Speaker: JS

kumbuk teya

n skin

Speaker: JS

kus kamea

n coconut

Speaker: JS

kus wanga para

n leaf ball

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨmain

three; 3

Speaker: JS

kɨntamun

two; 2

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨnyi

n bird

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨrik popodʒik tugum

n enemy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨrik tugum

n enemy

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

kɨrɨk para

n hand; finger

Speaker: JS

makantat kabarap

n all fingers

Speaker: JS

marigman

n hello

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbam

thank you

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbam

thank you

Speaker: JS

mbugun

n night

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbwi

n people

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbwi

village name

Speaker: JS

mbwi sɨba

n Sibwa people

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mbwin sɨpa

n Sypa village

Speaker: JS

mui

n betel nut

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mɨnda

n egg

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

mʷɨya

n ground

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nam yaya

n sow

Speaker: JS

nambraik

n daughter

Speaker: JS

nambre

n girl

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nambɨk

n wife

Speaker: JS

nampre

n daughter

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

namtambɨya

n bitch

Speaker: JS

nan yibindʒiman

v you see me

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nguwara

n Guwara

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

nikeaɣai ibanbu

v I don’t see you

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

niŋ kantamun yaya aunta

v I don’t have two pigs

Speaker: JS

nungɨrak

n son

Speaker: JS

nɨŋ kamiŋ mbwuya mɨnɨm

which village are you from?

Speaker: JS

paepat

n sago pudding

Speaker: JS

panɨmbɨk

n leg

Speaker: JS

pea wintop

who is this

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

piyawe mɨnanɨm

who are you?

Speaker: JS

pɨ

n wind

Speaker: JS

sigaimaŋ

n axe

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

sik

n mosquito

Speaker: JS

sipɨn

n people who speak Wamut

Speaker: JS

sipɨn

n Sipyn people

Speaker: JS

tanmak

n tongue

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tarɨmwaek

n tongue

Speaker: JS

tea wintop

who is this

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

temundi

n spear

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

teya

n skin

Speaker: JS

tugum aimbwa

n friend

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tukum mbi

my name is

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

tɨpa

n moon

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

umbukunda

n meeting space

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

umbuyu kunda

n meeting space

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

umbuyukunda

n meeting space

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wakɨn

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wamut

n Wamut language

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wandae

n chicken

Speaker: JS

wande

n fish

Speaker: JS

wante

n fish

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

wit

adv now; today

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yaiki

n tobacco

Speaker: JS

yampam

n sago basket

Speaker: JS

yamɨm

n fire

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yao

n house

Speaker: JS

yao indʒambwa

n top of house

Speaker: JS

yao tukum

n phrase my house

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yau kɨmain

n houses

Speaker: Ivino Sabakui

yaya imbɨya tumkum kɨntamun

n phrase my two big pigs

Speaker: JS

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

yipanbuk

v I see you

Speaker: JS

yɨmɨyaŋ

n fire

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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