Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abaga

sentence come here (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

abɨnʤɨmbɨrɨm

noun male loin cloth

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

akaj

noun grandfather

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

akunma jeŋa awt ɨmbijen

sentence The woman is taking the pig from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aliŋ

phrase yesterday

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ama ibona wala asaŋalaŋa

sentence I don’t want it, don’t give the pig to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ambiŋ

ambiŋ

noun place where drum is hit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amblija

noun firewood

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenen

phrase my X

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

amenogwa

phrase my X

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

asa jerɨmbi

sentence tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

asaj

asaj

noun virgin mary [mother]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aunda

proper name Aunda

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

awaj

noun uncle

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ba

phrase goodbye

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

bapankaj

phrase never

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

imalija

imalija

noun river

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

imbunaŋalɨɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

imuŋga amenaguman

phrase my village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

inmasɨnma

noun frog

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jabagɨm

noun white men (sg. white man)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jaga awigɨt ɨmbijen akunmemne

sentence I took the pig from the woman

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jaŋgopurum

noun meat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelabagɨm

noun ear (pl. ears)

Speaker: Chris Nick ,
Dialect: Manjamai

jelabagɨms

noun ears (sg. ear)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jelapakɨs

noun ears (sg. ear)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelaʧɨmbaj

jelaʧɨmbaj

noun flower (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelusɨmbaj

jelusɨmbaj

noun hibiscus flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelɨsembaj

noun hibiscus flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemben aŋagut ɨmbijen

sentence I will give the pig to you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jemgas

jemgas

noun feet

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jeŋa awiŋ aliŋ

phrase took from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

phrase took the pig from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jeŋa megabugan

sentence he knows me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jup

noun coconut tree (pl. coconut trees)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

juŋgumban

noun foot

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jɨbus

noun coconut trees (sg. coconut tree)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbi

jɨmbi

noun sago (pulp) basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨmbuŋ

noun drum

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kaj mbej amenagɨn

phrase my one canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kaman

noun bamboo

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kapus

noun organ

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

karɨm

proper name Karim

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kawinʤit

noun fishes

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kiawi

noun daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

klaigɨn

adjective dried [fish]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

konmej

proper name Konmei

Speaker: Augus Kaien ,
Dialect: Karawari

kuluŋ

noun fence

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kupaj

adjective big

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kupan mamijaŋ

noun elder sister

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

malaj

malaj

noun river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

manbas

noun crocodiles (sg. crocodile)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman jɨp

phrase one coconut tree

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mban ɨmbijen

phrase one pig

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbanma manbajma

phrase one female crocodile

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi aʧa jerɨmbi

sentence (you) tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

miŋa soŋgot

sentence you saw me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

mɨnda amenagɨn

phrase my pig (pl. my pigs)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

nʤɨŋ

nʤɨŋ

noun small fish basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pamuŋgri

noun leg

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

pandikundi

proper name Pandikundi

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

pandukoŋgon

pandukoŋgon

noun sago pulp baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

panmari koŋgijakɨn

phrase tall man

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

saklija

saklija

noun stakes holding sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sambijaŋ

noun snot

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

samut

noun slippy gobifish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

saŋgɨn

noun boy

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

sisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sisɨn

noun tooth (pl. teeth)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

suam

numeral five

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

suŋgwiʤilijen

noun star (pl. stars)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨgɨt

sɨgɨt

noun stool

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨkɨs

noun sago pulp, flour

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmaliɲa

noun daytime

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

tisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulaŋ marigɨn

ulaŋ marigɨn

noun; phrase coconut

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulupapambani

noun fungus

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala mɨndi kurijaraŋa

sentence don’t come here (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wambun

wambun

noun sago flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wandisɨlɨm

noun small tool for making canoes

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wasakɨn

adjective young

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasan

noun boy, son

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wi

noun bird

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

woŋks

woŋks

proper name Wonks (man’s name)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wuruŋ

adjective fake, false, lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ŋguruŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijan

noun pig (pl. pigs)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ɨmbijen jaga asɨn

sentence I killed the pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen kamban aŋagut

sentence I will give the pig to you later

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen miŋa aŋat

sentence you gave the pig to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbuŋ

noun small drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmɨnjoŋ

ɨmɨnjoŋ

noun coconut seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧam

ʧam

noun seating platform

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧambijaŋ

noun body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧamuŋ

noun belly

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧena

noun hole money

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧimbua

noun woman’s grass skirt

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧɨbi

noun sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

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