Yimas Talking Dictionary

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amɨnanmaŋ

n my wife

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

antu

n mouth

Speaker: Karim Stephen

awruk

Microperoryctes papuensis

n bandicoot

Scientific name: Microperoryctes papuensis, Speaker: Ambrose Otto

aŋkiamai

Probosciger aterrimus

n palm cockatoo

Example: Photo by Brian McCauley / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via Flickr

Scientific name: Probosciger aterrimus, Speaker: Ambrose Otto

aɹɨm

n water

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

bodanc

n 10; ten

bʷabʷɨmɨŋ

n coconut husk

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

ibʷuŋin

n coconut trees

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

iwanidʒikiwe

n head

Speaker: Karim Stephen

iɹɨpm

Cocos nucifera L.

n coconut palm tree

Scientific name: Cocos nucifera L., Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kalakɨn

n son

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kamban

n grass

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kantɨmaŋ

kantɨmaŋ

n kind of cockatoo

Example: Photo by markuslilje / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC-ND via inaturalist.org

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kantɨŋ

n red plant

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kantɨŋki

n red plants

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kapɨnte

n frogs

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

karm

n language

karm

n lip

karm

n lip

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kawi

n small snake

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kiɹɨkʷaiɹ

n 2; two

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

koŋko

n stairs

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kwankɨmkʷirikɨrɨpʷal

n two ears

Speaker: Karim Stephen

kɨnmaŋkalan

n my son

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kʷamnot

n 3; three

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kʷanrɨmɨ

n ear

Speaker: Karim Stephen

makau

Oreochromis mossambicus

n tilapia

Example: Photo by rob_palmer / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC-SA via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Oreochromis mossambicus, Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mankankirikɨrɨpʷan

n two arms

Speaker: Karim Stephen

mankaŋ

n arm

Speaker: Karim Stephen

mayŋi

n beetle

mayŋi

mayŋi

n beetle

Example: Photo by Daniel Fischer via inaturalist.org

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

maŋkɨrɨmaŋki

n 4; four

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

maŋɨntʃanɨ

n back

Speaker: Karim Stephen

maɨntankac

n catfishes

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

maɨnɾa

n catfish

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

maɹm

n river

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

minʲɨŋ

n tongue

Speaker: Karim Stephen

muntuk

n neck

muɹaŋ

n paddle

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mɨla

n moon

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mɨnkoŋ

n post

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mɨnkoŋkʷɨ

n posts

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mɨʃekawi

n kind of bird

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mʷandʒiŋinkamban

n Bulumbia pam grass

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

nam

n house

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

namakac

n feather

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

namaɹawi

namaɹawi

n bird

Example: Photo by birdexplorers / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

namaɹo

n man

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

namoratmundakan

n 10; ten

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

naŋkambara

n foot

Speaker: Karim Stephen

naŋkil

n fingers

Speaker: Karim Stephen

numbrum

n leaf

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

numpran

n pig

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

numpʷɨn

n pig

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

nɨbʷɹɨn iɹakaʃikiniʒ

n white pig

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

nɨmaɹman

n woman

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

nɨmbi

n leaves

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

nɨŋkɨrai

n toe

Speaker: Karim Stephen

pamu

n leg

Speaker: Karim Stephen

pandʒua

n fingernail

Speaker: Karim Stephen

pantʃɨ

n fingernails

Speaker: Karim Stephen

piam

n fishing spear

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

pɹuk

n sago fiber

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

pʷanma

n husband

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tam

n 5; five

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tamoŋkatkiɹɨkʷaiɹ

n 7; seven (= five + oŋkat + two)

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tamoŋkatkʷamnot

n 8; eight ( = five + oŋkat + three)

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tamoŋkatmukamɨŋki

n 9; nine ( = five + oŋkat + four)

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tamɨc

n brownfishes

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tmel

n sun

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tubunaɹɨm

n hunting spear

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tukum

n cormorant

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tukunkac

n cormorants

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tumbunawin

n cloud

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tumbunawinki

n clouds

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tunum

Metroxylon sagu

n sago palm

Example: Photo by rsmalley / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Metroxylon sagu, Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tupwi

n sago pancakes

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tuwi

n sago palms

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

təmelmɨŋ

Spilocuscus maculatus

n spotted possum

Example: Photo by crapgame / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Spilocuscus maculatus, Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tɨkai

n nose

Speaker: Karim Stephen

tɨki

n sago string

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tɨmpaŋ

n chest

Speaker: Karim Stephen

tɨrɨkʷa

n knee

Speaker: Karim Stephen

tɹ̩iŋ

photo by K. David Harrison

n tusk, tooth

Example: photo by K. David Harrison

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

uɨɹtainkac

n turtles

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

uɨɹtakai

n turtle

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

wakapʷa

n hill

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

wampɨnɨŋ

n flour

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

wapʷi

n hair

Speaker: Karim Stephen

waŋkan

Phalacrocorax varius

n pied cormorant

Example: Photo by matkf / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC-SA via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax varius, Speaker: Ambrose Otto

waŋkanɾi

n pied cormorants

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

wraŋ

n coconut

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

wraŋkana

n coconut flesh

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

wraŋkunu

n coconuts

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

yarmuraŋ

n black eel

yaw

n road

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

yuɹa

n dog

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

ŋai

n mother

Speaker: Karim Stephen

ɨntɨm

n black

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

ɨtambɨnpiam

n hunting spear

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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Yimas Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison, Neal Kelso and Jeremy Fahringer. (2020) Yimas language contributors are credited within the dictionary entries.
The Yimas 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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