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Yimas

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version 9.2020

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Yimas

The Yimas Talking Dictionary currently has 150 entries, with 135 audio files and 14 images.
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aŋkiamai [+]

n    palm cockatoo

Scientific name: Probosciger aterrimus

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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


Semantic domains:

  • bird
awruk [+]

n    bandicoot

Scientific name: Microperoryctes papuensis

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

iɹɨpm [+]

n    coconut palm tree

Scientific name: Cocos nucifera L.

Speaker: Ambrose Otto


Semantic domains:

  • botany
kantɨmaŋ [+]

n    kind of cockatoo

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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


Semantic domains:

  • bird
kapʷɨn [+]

n    frog

Scientific name: Nyctimystes infrafrenatus

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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


Semantic domains:

  • reptile
makau [+]

n    tilapia

Scientific name: Oreochromis mossambicus

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
mayŋi [+]

n    beetle

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

Example: Photo by Daniel Fischer via inaturalist.org


Semantic domains:

  • insect
mʷɨntɨŋki [+]

n    milkfish

Scientific name: Chanos chanos

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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


Semantic domains:

  • fish
namaɹawi [+]

n    bird

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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


Semantic domains:

  • bird
təmelmɨŋ [+]

n    spotted possum

Scientific name: Spilocuscus maculatus

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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


Semantic domains:

  • animal
tɹ̩iŋ [+]

n    tusk, tooth

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

Example: photo by K. David Harrison


Semantic domains:

  • body
  • animals
tunum [+]

n    sago palm

Scientific name: Metroxylon sagu

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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


Semantic domains:

  • botany
waŋkan [+]

n    pied cormorant

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax varius

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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


Semantic domains:

  • bird
yaka [+]

n    black possum

Scientific name: Phalanger sericeus

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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


Semantic domains:

  • animal
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All content copyright © the Yimas community. (2020)
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.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: Harrison, K. David, Neal Kelso and Jeremy Fahringer. 2020 Yimas Talking Dictionary. Swarthmore College. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/yimas

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There are currently 150 entries, 135 audio files, and 14 images.

All content copyright © the Yimas community. (2020)
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.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: Harrison, K. David, Neal Kelso and Jeremy Fahringer. 2020 Yimas Talking Dictionary. Swarthmore College. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/yimas

Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.

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