Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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akum

noun women (sg. woman)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunma jeŋa awiŋ ariŋ ɨmbijen

sentence the woman took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

akunme mbenme

phrase one woman

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ama ibona

sentence I don’t want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama ipona

sentence I don’t want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I saw the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

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 ɨbɨʧegan

sentence I’m looking at myself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ambiŋ

ambiŋ

noun clay cooking vessel

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ambrija

noun firewood

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amburija

amburija

noun firewood

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amenen meŋ

phrase my husband

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenenme

phrase my [mother]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

andi

andi

noun clay for face painting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

apɨnʤɨmbɨrɨm

noun loincloth

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ariŋ jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

phrase took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

asaj

noun mother

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

asaj

asaj

noun virgin mary [mother]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aʧa jerɨmbi

sentence tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ba pan kajakan

sentence there is nothing at all

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

bapankaj

phrase never

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

bu jumban soŋgot

sentence they saw me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

guruŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

imuŋga amenaguman

phrase my village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

isɨn malaj

noun; phrase liquid local salt

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jaka megabugan

sentence I know him

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jambi mundagɨnana

sentence there are many houses

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

jelaʧɨmbaj

jelaʧɨmbaj

noun flower (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemdaŋ

noun finger

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jeŋa awiŋ

phrase took from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jimbunaŋalɨɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

juwan pɨnaŋ

juwan pɨnaŋ

noun; phrase tool for digging up grass

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨmbantoŋgot

sentence we saw you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kaj amenagi

phrase my canoe

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

kaj mbej

phrase one canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kaj waʧari

phrase small canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kalapakɨm

noun armband

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaman ɨmbuŋ

kaman ɨmbuŋ

noun; phrase small bamboo drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamaŋ

noun bamboo [drum]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamoŋgli

noun long sticks

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanbat

kanbat

noun pig spears

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kapus

kapus

noun kapus vegetable

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kiawi

noun daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kiawi mbenme

phrase one daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kiaŋ

noun cough

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

klaigɨn

adjective dried [fish]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

klibaj iŋgɨnbaj

phrase two pigs

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

klibaj ɨmɨnbam

phrase two ears

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

kondugɨn kaj

kondugɨn kaj

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

kumbut

noun flying foxes (sg. flying fox)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kupenme

noun elder sister

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

malaj ama amuŋgut

sentence I want to drink water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mandimbli

noun bilum bags

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

maraŋawa

maraŋawa

noun basket

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

mariŋgɨn kaj

mariŋgɨn kaj

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

mbaman

phrase one [river]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman jam

phrase one house

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mban japakɨn

phrase one whiteman

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi ɨbɨʧela

sentence look at yourself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mi ʧaman wala kurijaraŋa

sentence don’t come here (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mongol kliama

numeral eight

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

munam bala

munam bala

noun; phrase paddle blade

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mɨnda ɨmbijen

phrase that pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mɨndau saŋgɨnat malajmne mɨndi ɨmugoraboran

sentence boys are swimming in the river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

pajnbɨn mɨnaŋ

pajnbɨn mɨnaŋ

noun man’s paddle

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

pawijakɨn

adjective red

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

punʤa megabugan

sentence we know them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨnaŋ

pɨnaŋ

noun tool for pounding sago

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨpɨn

noun wind

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

sam

sam

noun seating platform

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

samburuŋ

noun part black pig

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

sandambɨnma

noun spider

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

noun; phrase spider web

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

saun

saun

noun white egret

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sukali

sukali

noun broom

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suluk

noun song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sumbus

sumbus

noun wild ginger

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨkɨt

sɨkɨt

noun stool

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨpan nambiŋ

sɨpan nambiŋ

noun; phrase pandanus fruit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

tiziŋgi

noun (fruit) seeds

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulaŋ mamakɨn

ulaŋ mamakɨn

noun; phrase rotten coconut

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

wanʤiŋ

noun leaf costume

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

wapuk

noun boy

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasakɨn

noun younger brother

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wija mben amenen

phrase my one dog

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wijes

noun dogs (sg. dog)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ɨmbejma

noun female pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jaga asɨn

sentence I killed the pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen miŋa agan

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen mɨn muŋgaj ʧɨvwasɨt ʧaŋgurɨm bɨnaŋ

sentence the pig ran into the forest

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ɨmbijes

noun pigs (sg. pig)

Speaker: Ben Koni ,
Dialect: Konmei

ɨmbima

noun female pig, sow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmɨnjoŋ mamakɨn

ɨmɨnjoŋ mamakɨn

noun; phrase fruit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧamɨn kaj

ʧamɨn kaj

noun; phrase middle of canoe, children’s part of canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧumbus

ʧumbus

noun wild ginger

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧɨpan nambiŋ

ʧɨpan nambiŋ

noun; phrase pandanus fruit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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