Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abulum

numeral twenty

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

agaj

noun grandmother

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

agorim

noun arm (pl. arms)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

akunme

noun woman, lady

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

aliŋ jagaka ʧaŋgwaj kanan ɨmbijen

sentence today I saw the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ambiŋ

ambiŋ

noun place where drum is hit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amenagi wi

phrase my name is

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

amenaŋ ʧuluk

phrase my song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenaŋgi wambiŋgi

phrase my feathers

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

amenogwa

phrase my X

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

amuŋ

noun fishes

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

anʤaŋala

sentence I want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

arafundi

proper name Arafundi River

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

ariŋ jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

phrase took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awaj

noun uncle

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

awan dɨmɨnja

noun head ornament

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awi amenagi

phrase my fire

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ba pan kajakan

sentence there is nothing at all

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

gluŋgi

noun eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

guruŋgi

noun eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

hawaŋ wabus

hawaŋ wabus

noun feathers (sg. feather)

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

imuŋga amenaguman

phrase my village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

iʧɨn

noun river bank

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jaga awigɨt ɨmbijen akunmemne

sentence I took the pig from the woman

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jaga awigɨt ɨmbijen akunmemne

sentence I took the pig from the woman

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jakwan

noun chicken (pl. chickens)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jam

jam

noun house (pl. houses)

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

jangunmeri mundakana

phrase many mosquitos

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelmɨndi

noun wives (sg. wife)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jerɨmasɨnat

noun man

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jes

noun tears

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jeŋa awiŋ aliŋ

phrase took from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jibisapa

noun coconut leaf

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jimblumman

jimblumman

noun drum stick

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

joŋwi

noun eggs (sg. eggs)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jɨmbuŋa aŋat

sentence they gave to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨmbuŋa megabugan

sentence They know you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj

kaj

noun canoe

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kaj amenagi

phrase my canoe

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

kaj kubaj

phrase big canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kalapakɨm

noun armband

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋan

sentence I give you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanapaŋgɨn klat

noun; phrase headache

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kapus

noun organ

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kawi

noun kawi fish, snakehead gobifish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kondukɨn kaj

kondukɨn kaj

noun; phrase back of canoe, woman’s part of canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kopok

noun sickness

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kumbut

noun flying foxes (sg. flying fox)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kɨnʤim

kɨnʤim

noun lashing connecting house poles

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

majaŋ

noun banana plant

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamakɨn

mamakɨn

adjective rotten [coconut]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamaŋ

mamaŋ

adjective rotten [coconut]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

manba

noun crocodile (pl. crocodiles)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

manba mban

phrase one crocodile

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mauŋ

noun sky

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

mbakambaŋsoŋgot

sentence I see you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

men puŋmegabugan

sentence he knows them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mi aʧa jerɨmbi

sentence (you) tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi maj jerɨmbijalaŋa

sentence don’t tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi ʧaman wala kurijaraŋa

sentence don’t come here (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mɨnʤa soŋgot

sentence you saw us

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

mɨɲen kuben ɨmbijen

phrase my big pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

nʤɨŋgi klibaj

nʤɨŋgi klibaj

noun; phrase two small fish baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pun soŋgot

sentence I saw them

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

pɨnaŋ

pɨnaŋ

noun tool for digging up grass

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨnaŋ

pɨnaŋ

noun tool for pounding sago

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sam

sam

noun seating platform

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

saŋgɨn

noun boy

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

sisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sumankondim

noun coconut shell dish

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sumbun

sumbun

noun cloud or sky (pl. clouds)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sumbus

adjective yellow

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

suput

noun suput bird

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suŋgwiʤilijen

noun star (pl. stars)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmasɨn punʤuŋ

sɨmasɨn punʤuŋ

noun; phrase sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmasɨnmɨn punʤuŋ

sɨmasɨnmɨn punʤuŋ

noun; phrase sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨsɨŋgi

sɨsɨŋgi

noun fruit (seeds)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

tisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulaŋ

noun coconut

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ulaŋ marigɨn

ulaŋ marigɨn

noun; phrase coconut

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

usapi

usapi

noun flame of the forest flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala mɨndi kurijaraŋa

sentence don’t come here (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wambiŋ

wambiŋ

noun feather (pl. feathers)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wandikakut

noun axe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wasakɨndaj

noun younger sister

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

waŋgun

waŋgun

noun drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wuruŋ

sentence you are lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmalija

noun river

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen minavwasɨt ɨmuŋgan

sentence the pig came out from the forest

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ɨmbuŋ

noun small drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧambunas

noun arms (sg. arm)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧambwi

noun fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧamɨn kaj

ʧamɨn kaj

noun; phrase middle of canoe, children’s part of canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧanʤɨlɨma

ʧanʤɨlɨma

noun flame of the forest flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧumbun

ʧumbun

noun clouds (sg. cloud)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨbi amenaki

phrase my sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨgɨs

noun sago pulp, flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧɨpan nambiŋ

ʧɨpan nambiŋ

noun; phrase pandanus fruit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧɨsɨngisɨm

noun teeth (sg. tooth)

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

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