Yimas Talking Dictionary

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alik

n sago pudding

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

amɨnanmaŋ

n my wife

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

anti

n ground

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

antu

n mouth

Speaker: Karim Stephen

api

n father

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

atʃanti

n white

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

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

ekimɨnmɨraŋ

n female paddle

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

ibʷuŋin

n coconut trees

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

irpm

n coconut palm

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

iɹɨpm

Cocos nucifera L.

n coconut palm tree

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

kaiwi

n daughter

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

karm

n language

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

karm

n lip

karm

n lip

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kawi

n small snake

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kaɨncik

n small snakes

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kaɨnkwi

n walls

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kaɨŋ

n wall

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kilakilagʲenɨŋ

n a kind of parakeet

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

kiɹɨkʷaiɹ

n 2; two

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

maltapʷa

n butt

Speaker: Karim Stephen

mankankirikɨrɨpʷan

n two arms

Speaker: Karim Stephen

mankaŋ

n arm

Speaker: Karim Stephen

mayŋi

mayŋi

n beetle

Example: Photo by Daniel Fischer via inaturalist.org

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

maŋkɨrɨmaŋki

n 4; four

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

maɨnɾa

n catfish

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

maɹm

n river

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mban

n 1; one

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

minʲɨŋ

n tongue

Speaker: Karim Stephen

muntuk

n neck

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

muɹaŋ

n paddle

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mɨla

n moon

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mɨnkoŋ

n post

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mɨnkoŋkʷɨ

n posts

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

mʷɨntɨŋki

Chanos chanos

n milkfish

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

Scientific name: Chanos chanos, 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

nambɨ

n houses

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

namoratmundakan

n 10; ten

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

nanmaŋkewi

n my daughter

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

naŋkambara

n foot

Speaker: Karim Stephen

naŋkil

n fingers

Speaker: Karim Stephen

naŋkɨlʲɨm

n finger

Speaker: Karim Stephen

naɹanɨn

n red

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

nemteraɣaɨn

n two feet

Speaker: Karim Stephen

numpran

n pig

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

numpʷei

n pigs

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 toes

Speaker: Karim Stephen

pamu

n leg

Speaker: Karim Stephen

pamɨkulʲi

n legs

Speaker: Karim Stephen

pandʒua

n fingernail

Speaker: Karim Stephen

panpan

n bow

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

pʷanma

n husband

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tam

n 5; five

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tamoŋkatkʷamnot

n 8; eight ( = five + oŋkat + three)

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tamoŋkatnbaŋ

n 6; six (= five + oŋkat + one)

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tamɨn

n brownfish

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tmel

n sun

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tukum

n cormorant

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tumbunawin

n cloud

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tunumunkamba

n sago grass

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tupuk

n sago pancake

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tuŋkunmʷa

n possum

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

tɨmpaŋ

n chest

Speaker: Karim Stephen

tɨrɨkaw

n two knees

Speaker: Karim Stephen

tɨrɨŋki

n teeth

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

wakapʷakoi

n hills

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

wraŋkunu

n coconuts

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

yaka

Phalanger sericeus

n black possum

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

Scientific name: Phalanger sericeus, Speaker: Ambrose Otto

yan

n tree

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

yarmuraŋ

n black eel

yarmuraŋ

n black eel

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

yaw

n road

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

yuɹa

n dog

Speaker: Ambrose Otto

yuɹei

n dogs

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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