Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abulum

numeral twenty

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

agunma jeŋa aŋakut ɨmbijen amena

sentence the woman gave the pig to me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

alanandi

noun flower for face painting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

alanandi

noun red body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

alisɨn

noun smoke

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

aliŋ

phrase tomorrow

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

ama ipona

sentence I don’t want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama ɨbɨʧegan

sentence I’m looking at myself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ambiŋ

ambiŋ

noun place where drum is hit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ambrija

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

amenaki kaj

phrase my canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenen wija

phrase my dog

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

amenoka waɲa

phrase my knife

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenokwa

phrase my X

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

anaj

noun father

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

asaŋala

sentence I want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

guruŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ikɨm bas

noun; phrase three baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

imiɲu

noun coconut

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

imuŋga amenagwa

phrase my village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

jakwas

noun chickens (sg. chicken)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jambi mundagɨnana

sentence there are many houses

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

jaŋgopurum

noun meat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelamakɨs

jelamakɨs

noun musical seeds

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jimuŋga

noun village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

juwan

noun tree (pl. trees)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

juŋguluŋgi

noun eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbi aŋat

sentence they gave to us

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kalis

kalis

noun sago pudding

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋan ɨmbijen

sentence I will give the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban megabugan

sentence I know you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamoŋ

noun long stick

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamoŋgli

noun long sticks

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanbat

kanbat

noun pig spears

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kiawi

noun daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kiaŋ

noun cough

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

klibaj iŋgɨnbaj

phrase two pigs

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

kriama ɨmbijen

phrase three pigs

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

kuban manba

phrase big crocodile

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kumbut

noun flying fox (pl. flying foxes)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kumbut

noun flying foxes (sg. flying fox)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kupen amenam

phrase my elder brother

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kupenme

noun elder sister

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

malaj

noun coconut water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malaj

malaj

noun river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

malaj

noun water

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

malaja amuŋgut

sentence I drink water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

manbas

noun crocodiles (sg. crocodile)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

manʤamaj

proper name Manjamai

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

maraŋgɨn kaj

maraŋgɨn kaj

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

masɨn wasakɨn

noun younger brother

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman

phrase one [house]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi abaga pambaŋ asaŋala

sentence come here and give me the bow (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi asas ʧaŋgola

sentence look at me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

monaŋ

monaŋ

noun paddle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

monaŋgɨn kunduk

monaŋgɨn kunduk

noun; phrase paddle handle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mundakana

adjective many

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mɨnda ɨmbijen

phrase that pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mɨɲen ɨmbijen

phrase my pig (pl. my pigs)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mɨɲokwa

phrase your [house]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

pajnbun monaŋ

pajnbun monaŋ

noun; phrase men’s paddle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

panmari koŋgijakɨn

phrase tall man

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

panʤamoŋ

panʤamoŋ

noun small stool

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pawijakɨn

adjective red

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

poguluŋ kiŋasan kasijakan

sentence I’m thirsty

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨniŋgi

noun heel, tendon

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

samuŋ

noun belly

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

samɨn

numeral four

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

sandambɨnma

noun spider

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sukali

sukali

noun broom

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suluk mbaŋ

phrase one song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨkɨt

sɨkɨt

noun stool

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmaliɲa

noun daytime

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmbat

noun jungle

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

tisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

tɨzɨngi

noun teeth (sg. tooth)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulaŋ mamakɨn

ulaŋ mamakɨn

noun; phrase rotten coconut

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulupambani

noun fungus

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wandisɨlɨm

noun small tool for making canoes

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wapus

wapus

noun feathers

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wija amenen

phrase my dog

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

woŋks

woŋks

proper name Wonks (man’s name)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijan

noun pig (pl. pigs)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ɨmbijen

ɨmbijen

noun male pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen amanagɨn

sentence It’s my pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen kamban aŋat

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbima

noun female pig, sow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧam

ʧam

noun seating platform

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧambijaŋ

noun body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧambunas

noun arms (sg. arm)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧamuŋgun klat

noun; phrase stomach ache

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧena

noun hole money

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧumɨnkoŋ

noun small cane

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧuŋgwiʤilijen

noun star (pl. stars)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧɨmbluk

ʧɨmbluk

noun sago trunk

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

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