Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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agaj

noun grandmother

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

akaj

noun grandfather

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

akunmɨn manbajme

noun female crocodile

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

aliŋ

phrase yesterday

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

aliŋgɨm

noun arrow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

aliŋgɨm amenam

phrase my arrow

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ama jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I saw the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

amenagɨn mbej kaj

phrase my one canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenokwa

phrase my X

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amuŋ klaikɨn

noun; phrase dried fish

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

apman

apman

noun roof posts

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awa

noun cassowary

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awaj

noun uncle

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

awi amenagi

phrase my fire

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

aʧa jerɨmbi

sentence tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ba

phrase goodbye

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

bu wala jɨmbuŋasoŋgot

sentence they didn’t see me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ikɨm

noun basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

isɨn

noun local salt

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

japaki

phrase greetings

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jej

noun blood

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jemak

noun fish trap basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemen koŋgop

jemen koŋgop

noun; phrase ladder leading up to house

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

phrase took the pig from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨmbijan

noun pig (pl. pigs)

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jɨmbuŋ

noun drum

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbuŋ

noun small drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨmbuŋa megabugan

sentence They know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj amenaki

phrase my canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kalis

noun sago pudding

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kaman

noun bamboo

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanʤilia

noun flooring

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kapus

kapus

noun kapus vegetable

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kawi

noun kawi fish, snakehead gobifish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kiawi mbenme

phrase one daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kiawi mbenme amenenme

phrase my one daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kriama ɨmbijen

phrase three pigs

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

kumbut

noun flying fox (pl. flying foxes)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kumbut

noun flying foxes (sg. flying fox)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kupenme

noun elder sister

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

majaŋ

majaŋ

noun banana tree

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malaj

malaj

noun river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

malaj ama amuŋgut

sentence I want to drink water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamɨɲɨŋ

noun tongue

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

manba

noun crocodile (pl. crocodiles)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

manba mban

phrase one crocodile

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

manbajme

noun female crocodile

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

manban maraŋ

manban maraŋ

noun; phrase crocodile prow

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

maraŋawa

maraŋawa

noun basket

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

masɨn wasakɨn

noun younger brother

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

mban iba

phrase one iba

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaŋ

phrase one [tear]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi wala sa jerɨmbija

sentence don’t tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi ɨbɨʧela

sentence look at yourself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol kliama

numeral eight

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

mundakalaŋ

noun stomach

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

muŋgoŋgi

muŋgoŋgi

noun house posts

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

muŋgoŋgon uli

muŋgoŋgon uli

noun; phrase hole in ground for house post

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mʤakaj jambugan malajmne

sentence canoe is on the river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

nʤɨŋgi

nʤɨŋgi

noun small fish baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ojɨmɨne

noun sky

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

pambaŋ

noun bow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pandawi

pandawi

noun top part of tool for pounding sago

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pandɨŋ

pandɨŋ

noun tongs

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

panʤamoŋ

panʤamoŋ

noun small stool

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

puga aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I gave the pig to them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pusumbun

pusumbun

noun fishing rod

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pusumbun

noun local fishing hook made of sago thorn

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

noun; phrase spider web

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

saŋgɨnma

noun girl

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

sukali

sukali

noun broom

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suŋgwiʤilijen

noun star (pl. stars)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨgriŋ

noun sago waste pulp

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmasɨm amenagwa

phrase my sago palm

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

sɨmasɨnmɨn punʤuŋ

sɨmasɨnmɨn punʤuŋ

noun; phrase sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨpi

sɨpi

noun sago pancake

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨsɨngisɨm

noun teeth (sg. tooth)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨzɨn mbaŋ

phrase one tooth

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

tiziŋgi

noun (fruit) seeds

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wakɨn

noun snake (pl. snakes)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wala asa jerɨmbi

sentence don’t tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala wuluŋ ama kulagan

sentence I’m not lying to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambis

wambis

noun salt container

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambun

noun sago starch flour

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wandusɨlɨm

wandusɨlɨm

noun adze for making canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wapus

noun hair

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasan

noun boy, son

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wi

noun night

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wi jabagi

phrase good night

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ŋgluŋ mbaŋ

phrase one eye

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ɨmbijen amenagɨn

phrase my pig (pl. my pigs)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jaga asɨn

sentence I killed the pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jagakat

sentence I spear(ed) the pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧambunas

noun arms (sg. arm)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧambwiŋ ɨmblum

ʧambwiŋ ɨmblum

noun; phrase fern

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

ʧɨmbluk

ʧɨmbluk

noun sago trunk

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨzɨŋgɨs klat

noun; phrase toothache

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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