Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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akaj

noun grandfather

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

akum

noun women (sg. woman)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunbun munaŋ

noun; phrase women’s paddle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

alanandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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 ibona wala asaŋalaŋa

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama wala jagasoŋgot

sentence I don’t see

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama wala jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I don’t see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama wala jɨmbantoŋgot

sentence I didn’t see them

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

amblija

noun firewood

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amburija

amburija

noun firewood

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amenagɨn

phrase my X

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aunda

proper name Aunda

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

inmasɨnma

noun frog

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jaga awan

sentence I shot X

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jaga awigɨt ɨmbijen akunmemne

sentence I took the pig from the woman

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jaga awigɨt ɨmbijen akunmemne

sentence I took the pig from the woman

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

janda kuben ɨmbijen

phrase this big pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jaŋgrin paklap

noun hand

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jaŋgun

noun mosquito (pl. mosquitos)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelapakɨs

noun ears (sg. ear)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelasɨmbaj

jelasɨmbaj

noun flower (generic)

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

jimbunaŋalɨɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jubamba

phrase goodbye

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jumbulum

noun leaf (pl. leaves)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

juwan

noun tree (pl. trees)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

juwana ama ajglavat

sentence I cut the tree

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

juŋguluŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbuŋ

noun small drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj mbej amenagɨn

phrase my one canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kamaŋ

noun bamboo

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kamaŋ

noun bamboo [drum]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban megabugan wuruŋ me kulagan

sentence I know that you are lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamdaŋ

noun fish carrying basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kawi

noun kawi fish, snakehead gobifish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kawilme

phrase one X

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kobok

noun sickness

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

koŋgop

noun ladder

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kumbut

noun flying fox (pl. flying foxes)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kundiman

proper name Kundiman

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

majaŋ

noun banana plant

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malaj ama amuŋgut

sentence I want to drink water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

manbajme

noun female crocodile

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

manban joŋ

noun crocodile egg

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

manbas

noun crocodiles (sg. crocodile)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

manʤamaj

proper name Manjamai

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

mauŋ

noun sky

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

mbam aliŋgɨm

phrase one arrow

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

mesamden

noun tongue

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

meŋ amenen

phrase my husband

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

mi abaga

sentence (you) come here (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi asas ʧaŋgola

sentence look at me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mi ʧaman wala kurijaraŋa

sentence don’t come here (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

monaŋgɨn kunduk

monaŋgɨn kunduk

noun; phrase paddle handle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mundakalaŋ

noun stomach

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

munduba

noun hat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

mɨɲen kuben ɨmbijen

phrase my big pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

nʤɨn

nʤɨn

noun fish basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

nʤɨŋ

nʤɨŋ

noun small fish basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pambijes ʧɨbɨʧagumas

phrase short men

Speaker: Chris Nick ,
Dialect: Manjamai

pamuŋgri

noun leg

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

panda

noun fingernail

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

pandawi

pandawi

noun top part of tool for pounding sago

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sambɨs

noun eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

samɨn

numeral three

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sanbo

noun black and white pig

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

saun

noun egret

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suam

numeral five

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

sumankondim

noun coconut shell dish

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨkɨt

sɨkɨt

noun stool

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmasɨn punʤuŋ

sɨmasɨn punʤuŋ

noun; phrase sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨpan nambiŋ

noun sipan fruit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨsɨŋgi

sɨsɨŋgi

noun fruit (seeds)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulaŋ

noun coconut

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

undumburinʤaŋ

noun all black pig

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala miŋa megabugan

sentence you don’t know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala miŋa soŋgot

sentence you didn’t see me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambun

noun sago starch flour

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wambuŋ

noun chest

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wasakɨndaj

noun younger sister

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wija

wija

noun dog

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wija amenen

phrase my dog

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ɨmbijen

noun pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen asaŋala

sentence give the pig to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijes

noun pigs (sg. pig)

Speaker: Ben Koni ,
Dialect: Konmei

ɨmbuŋ

ɨmbuŋ

noun drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmɨnbam

noun ear (pl. ears)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧambwi

noun fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧimbua

noun woman’s grass skirt

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧumbun

ʧumbun

noun clouds (sg. cloud)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧumɨngoŋ

noun small cane

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧɨgɨs

noun sago pulp, flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧɨkɨs

noun sago pulp, flour

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

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Dictionary produced by Gregory D. S. Anderson, K. David Harrison and Madeleine Booth. (2014)
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