Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abulum

numeral twenty

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

agunare

noun throat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

agunma jeŋa aŋakut ɨmbijen amena

sentence the woman gave the pig to me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

akunbun mɨnaŋ

akunbun mɨnaŋ

noun; phrase woman’s paddle

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunma jeŋa awiŋ

phrase the woman took from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

akunme mbenme

phrase one woman

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

aliŋ jagaka ʧaŋgwaj kanan ɨmbijen

sentence today I saw the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama ibona

sentence I don’t want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama jemben aŋagut

sentence I will give you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ama ɨbɨʧegan

sentence I see myself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ambrija

noun firewood

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenakɨn ulaŋ

phrase my coconut

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenaŋgli

phrase my two X

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

aranandi

noun red body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ariŋ jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

phrase took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

asaŋala

sentence give to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ba pan kajak

sentence you will never get it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

bapankaj

phrase never

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

baŋ

numeral one

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

imuŋga amenagwa

phrase my village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

jaga awan

sentence I shot X

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jakasɨkɨn

adjective black

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jakwas

noun chickens (sg. chicken)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

japakɨn

noun white man (pl. white men)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelusɨmbaj

jelusɨmbaj

noun hibiscus flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jimbunaŋalɨɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

juwana ama ajglavat

sentence I cut the tree

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨbus

noun coconut trees (sg. coconut tree)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbi

jɨmbi

noun sago (pulp) basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨmbijan

noun pig (pl. pigs)

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jɨmbuŋa megabugan

sentence They know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj

kaj

noun canoe

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kaj maraŋ

noun front of canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj mbej amenagɨn

phrase my one canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kamban aŋan

sentence I give you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanbat

kanbat

noun pig spears

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaŋgun

kaŋgun

noun vegetable (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kiawi mbenme

phrase one daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

klimbaŋ

klimbaŋ

noun beam underneath the house

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kopok

noun sickness

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kupen amenen

phrase my elder brother

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

malaj

noun coconut water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamijaŋ

noun daughter, sister

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mandimbli

noun bilum bags

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

maraŋ

maraŋ

noun; phrase front of canoe, man’s part of canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mbam

phrase one X

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman

phrase one [coconut palm]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman jɨp

phrase one coconut tree

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbej kaj

phrase one canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi abaga

sentence (you) come here (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi wala saŋalaŋa ɨmbijen

sentence don’t give me the pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mikajgam

phrase hey you just walking around

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

monaŋ

monaŋ

noun paddle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol ʧamɨn

numeral eight

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mundakalaŋ

noun stomach

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

muŋgoŋgi

muŋgoŋgi

noun house posts

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

nʤɨŋgi

nʤɨŋgi

noun small fish baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pambaŋ

noun bow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

panbi

adjective true

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pandikundi

proper name Pandikundi

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

pun soŋgot

sentence I saw them

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

pɨpɨn

noun wind

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

salukuli

noun fish arrow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sam

sam

noun seating platform

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

noun; phrase spider web

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sarukuri

noun fish arrow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

saŋgɨn

noun boy

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

suluk

noun song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨkɨt

sɨkɨt

noun stool

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmaliɲa

noun daytime

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmasɨm

noun sago palm

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨndi

noun urine

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨpan nambiŋ

noun sipan fruit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨpan nambiŋgɨn sɨsiŋgi

noun sipan fruit seeds

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨpan nambiŋgɨn sɨsɨŋgi

sɨpan nambiŋgɨn sɨsɨŋgi

noun; phrase pandanus fruit seeds

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨpi

sɨpi

noun sago pancake

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨsɨn

noun tooth (pl. teeth)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

tisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulupambani

noun fungus

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

usapi

usapi

noun flame of the forest flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wabus

noun hair

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

wala asa jerɨmbi

sentence don’t tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala jɨmbantoŋgot

sentence we didn’t see you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala mɨndi kurijaraŋa

sentence don’t come here (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

walɨm

walɨm

noun clay bowl

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambiŋ

wambiŋ

noun feather (pl. feathers)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambun

wambun

noun sago flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wasakɨn

adjective young

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasakɨn

noun younger brother

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wasakɨndaj

noun younger sister

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wasan amenen

phrase my son

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

wi

noun night

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wija amenen

phrase my dog

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

wuluŋ me kulakan

sentence you are lying to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jɨmbi aŋat

sentence they gave the pig to us

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧamuŋ

noun belly

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧaruguri

noun fish arrow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧumbun

ʧumbun

noun clouds (sg. cloud)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨgɨs

noun sago pulp, flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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