Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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agunma jeŋa aŋakut ɨmbijen amena

sentence the woman gave the pig to me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

aj

phrase hello

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

alamandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

alanandi

noun red body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

ama andaga ʧaŋgwaj kanat ɨmbijen

sentence I can see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama ibona wala asaŋalaŋa

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama jemben aŋagut

sentence I will give you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ama ʧaŋgolari ɨmbijenme

sentence I want to see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

amenoka

phrase my [coconut palm]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amuŋ

noun fishes

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

amuŋgut

sentence I want to drink

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

apɨnʤɨmbɨrɨm

noun loincloth

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awaj

noun maternal uncle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awan dɨmɨnja

noun head ornament

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awnija

awnija

noun sugarcane which grows by river

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aʧa jerɨmbi

sentence tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jam amenagwa

phrase my house

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jam wasako

noun small house

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jangun meri

noun mosquitos (sg. mosquito)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jauŋ

noun meat

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelusɨmbaj

jelusɨmbaj

noun hibiscus flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelɨm

noun heart

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jemgas

noun leg, foot

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jikɨm

noun basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jimbunaŋalɨɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jimuŋga

noun village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

jokoim

proper name Yokoim

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kamban soŋgot

sentence I saw you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamoŋgli

noun long sticks

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kawilme

phrase one X

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kiaŋ

noun cough

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

klaigɨn

adjective dried [fish]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kondugɨn kaj

kondugɨn kaj

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

koŋgo

noun stairs

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kumbi amenagi

phrase my family

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

malaj

malaj

noun river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

malaŋapa

noun firewood basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamijaŋ

noun daughter, sister

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

manba

noun crocodile (pl. crocodiles)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
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

manʤamaj

proper name Manjamai

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

maraŋawa

maraŋawa

noun basket

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

mbam

phrase one X

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman

phrase one [house]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mban japakɨn

phrase one whiteman

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

mejŋ

noun husband

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

mi wala saŋalaŋa ɨmbijen

sentence don’t give me the pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

monaŋgɨn kunduk

monaŋgɨn kunduk

noun; phrase paddle handle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol baŋ

numeral six

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mongol kliama

numeral eight

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

mongol klibaj

numeral seven

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

munduba

noun hat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

ojɨmɨne

noun sky

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

pawijakɨn

adjective red

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

pusumbun

pusumbun

noun fishing rod

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

saklija

saklija

noun stakes holding sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sakuri

noun sakuri catfish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sambɨs

noun eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

samut

noun slippy gobifish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

saun

saun

noun white egret

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suam

numeral five

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

sukali

sukali

noun broom

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sumbus

adjective yellow

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmasɨm amenagwa

phrase my sago palm

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

sɨmasɨnmɨn punʤuŋ

sɨmasɨnmɨn punʤuŋ

noun; phrase sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmbat

noun jungle

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨsɨŋgɨs klat

noun; phrase toothache

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

tisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulaŋ mamakɨn

ulaŋ mamakɨn

noun; phrase rotten coconut

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

usim

noun sweat

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wakɨndi

noun snakes (sg. snake)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wala kambentoŋgot

sentence I didn’t see you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala miŋa megabugan

sentence you don’t know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala mɨnʤa soŋgot

sentence you didn’t see us

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala mɨɲɨn

sentence it’s not yours

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala wuluŋ ama kulagan

sentence I’m not lying to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambun

wambun

noun sago flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wandusɨlɨm

wandusɨlɨm

noun adze for making canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wapus

wapus

noun feathers

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wapus

noun hair

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasabo

noun son

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

wasakɨn

noun younger brother

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wasan amenen

phrase my son

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

wuruŋ

adjective fake, false, lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen amanagɨn

sentence It’s my pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jeŋa awiŋ ariŋ

phrase took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen kamban aŋakut

sentence I will give the pig to you later

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen miŋa aŋanen

sentence you gave the pig to me long ago

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen mɨn muŋgaj ʧɨvwasɨt ʧaŋgurɨm bɨnaŋ

sentence the pig ran into the forest

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ɨmɨnjoŋ

ɨmɨnjoŋ

noun coconut seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧambijaŋ

noun white body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧamɨn

adjective middle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧan

noun bone

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧanʤɨlɨman usapi

ʧanʤɨlɨman usapi

noun; phrase flame of the forest flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧɨbi

noun sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨgɨs

noun sago pulp, flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧɨmbaŋ

noun fish scoop basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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