Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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agaj

noun grandfather

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

akum

noun women (sg. woman)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunma jeŋa awiŋ

phrase the woman took from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

akunma jeŋa awt ɨmbijen

sentence The woman is taking the pig from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

akunma koŋgijakɨnma

phrase tall woman

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunme

noun woman, lady

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

alanandi

noun flower for face painting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

alum

noun skin

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

ama andaga ʧaŋgwaj kanat ɨmbijen

sentence I can see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama wala jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I don’t see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama ɨbɨʧegan

sentence I’m looking at myself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amenagi wi

phrase my name is

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

amenaŋgi wambiŋgi

phrase my feathers

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

amenenme jelme

phrase my wife

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amuŋgut

sentence I want to drink

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

apɨnʤɨmbɨlɨm

noun male loin cloth

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ariŋ jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

phrase took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

asaj ama ʧɨpi

sentence Mother give me a pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

awi

noun fire

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

aʧa jerɨmbi

sentence tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ba panbi

adjective very true

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

bapankaj

phrase never

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

imalija mbaman

phrase one river

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jakasɨkɨn

adjective black

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jaki

noun tobacco

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jakwan

jakwan

noun chicken

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

japaki

phrase greetings

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

japakɨm

noun white men (sg. white man)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jauŋ

noun meat

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jawi

noun vagina

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelabagɨms

noun ears (sg. ear)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jelaʧɨmbaj

jelaʧɨmbaj

noun flower (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemdaŋ

noun finger

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jeŋa awt ɨmbijen agunma

sentence The woman is taking the pig from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jeŋa aŋagut ɨmbijen (ja)amena

sentence the woman gave the pig to me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jibisapa

noun coconut leaf

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

juŋguluŋgi

noun eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbantoŋgot

sentence we saw you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jɨmbi ɲɨmbɨt

phrase one sago pulp basket

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jɨmbuŋa megabugan

sentence They know you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kalawandakɨnma

noun stamps for body painting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaman ɨmbuŋ

kaman ɨmbuŋ

noun; phrase small bamboo drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamoŋ

noun long stick

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanabaŋ

noun head

Speaker: Chris Nick ,
Dialect: Manjamai

karawari

proper name Karawari

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

kawi

noun kawi fish, snakehead gobifish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kaŋgun

kaŋgun

noun vegetable (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kiawi

noun daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kluput

noun back

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kumbima

noun flying fox (pl. flying foxes)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kupa ɨmbijen

noun pig tusk

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malaj

noun coconut water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

manbajma

noun female crocodile

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Karawari

manban kanabaŋ

noun crocodile head

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

manban maraŋ

manban maraŋ

noun; phrase crocodile prow

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

mandɨm

mandɨm

noun bilum bag

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mbam aliŋgɨm

phrase one arrow

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

meŋ amenen

phrase my husband

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

mi asas ʧaŋgola

sentence look at me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mi ɨbɨʧela

sentence look at yourself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

miŋa megabugan

sentence do you know me?

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

miŋa megabugan

sentence you know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol ʧuam

numeral nine

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mɨndau saŋgɨnat malajmne mɨndi ɨmugoraboran

sentence boys are swimming in the river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ojɨmɨne

noun sky

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

pambaŋ

noun bow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pambijes sɨbɨsagumas

phrase short men

Speaker: Chris Nick ,
Dialect: Manjamai

pamuŋ

noun leg

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

panmari koŋgijakɨn

phrase tall man

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

sam

sam

noun sleeping platform

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sambwiŋ ɨmblum

sambwiŋ ɨmblum

noun; phrase fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

samut

noun slippy gobifish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sanbo

noun black and white pig

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

saun

saun

noun white egret

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

saŋgɨnma

noun girl

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

suam

numeral four

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

suluk

noun song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨpan nambiŋgɨn sɨsɨŋgi

sɨpan nambiŋgɨn sɨsɨŋgi

noun; phrase pandanus fruit seeds

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulaŋ mamakɨn

ulaŋ mamakɨn

noun; phrase rotten coconut

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

undumburinʤaŋ

noun all black pig

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala jɨmbantoŋgot

sentence we didn’t see you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wambun

wambun

noun sago flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wanʤɨm

noun black palm

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wapus

noun hair

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasakɨndaj

noun younger sister

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wasan

noun boy, son

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wi jabagi

phrase good night

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wija mben

phrase one dog

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wija mben amenen

phrase my one dog

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

woŋks

woŋks

proper name Wonks (man’s name)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wuruŋ

sentence you are lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wusiŋ

noun penis

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ŋguruŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen asaŋala

sentence give the pig to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jaka aŋat akunmemne

sentence I gave the pig to the woman

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ɨmbijen kamban aŋagut

sentence I will give the pig to you later

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen punʤa aŋat

sentence we gave the pig to them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧambuna

noun arm (pl. arms)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨbi

noun sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨbi amenaki

phrase my sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

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