Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abijumba

sentence we are leaving

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Manjamai

agaj

noun grandmother

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

agum

noun back

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

agunma ɨmbijenme amena jeŋa awigɨt

sentence the woman took the pig from me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

alamandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aliŋ

phrase tomorrow

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ama wala jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I don’t see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ambiŋ

ambiŋ

noun place where drum is hit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amburija

amburija

noun firewood

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amenagɨn mbej kaj

phrase my one canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenaki sɨpi

phrase my sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenaki ɨmbi ɲɨmbɨt

phrase my sago pulp basket

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenen guluŋ

phrase my eye

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

aranandi

noun red body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ba pan kajak

phrase no way

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

bapankaj

phrase never

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

gluŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

halamandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

imiɲu

noun coconut

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jabagɨm

noun white men (sg. white man)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jambi

noun houses (sg. house)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jaŋgrɨʤɨmbri

numeral five

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jaŋgrɨʤɨmbri

numeral twenty

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

jelabagɨms

noun ears (sg. ear)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jeŋa aŋagut ɨmbijen (ja)amena

sentence the woman gave the pig to me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

juwan pɨnaŋ

juwan pɨnaŋ

noun; phrase tool for digging up grass

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨmbuŋ

noun drum

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbɨk

noun mountain

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kamban soŋgot

sentence I saw you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanben

kanben

noun armband

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kandagɨm

noun roof

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

karawari

proper name Karawari

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

kawijaleŋ

noun fly

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kawinʤit

noun fishes

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kaŋgun

kaŋgun

noun vegetable (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

klasa

klasa

noun stick for stirring pot

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

klibaj iŋgɨnbaj

phrase two pigs

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

kuluŋ

noun fence

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kupan mamijaŋ

noun elder sister

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

majaŋ

majaŋ

noun banana tree

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamijaŋ

noun daughter, sister

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

man jam

phrase one man

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman

phrase one [river]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbej

phrase one [tear]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi abaga pambaŋ asaŋala

sentence come here and give me the bow (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi miŋa aŋagut ɨmbijen

sentence you will give the pig to me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

mi wala saŋalaŋa

sentence don’t give to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mi ʧaman wala kurijaraŋa

sentence don’t come here (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mikajgam

phrase hey you just walking around

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

monaŋ

monaŋ

noun paddle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol klipaj

numeral seven

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

munduba

noun hat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

muŋgoŋgi

muŋgoŋgi

noun roof posts

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mɨndau saŋgɨnat malajmne mɨndi ɨmugoraboran

sentence boys are swimming in the river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mʤakaj jambugan malajmne

sentence canoe is on the river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

nʤɨŋ

nʤɨŋ

noun small fish basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pambijes ʧɨbɨʧagumas

phrase short men

Speaker: Chris Nick ,
Dialect: Manjamai

pamuŋ

noun leg

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pandawi

pandawi

noun top part of tool for pounding sago

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

panʤamuŋ

noun bench for one person

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pusumbun

noun local fishing hook made of sago thorn

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

salukuli

noun fish arrow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

samut

noun slippy gobifish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

noun; phrase spider web

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

saun

noun egret

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sawija

noun shell money

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suam

numeral five

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

sɨkɨs

noun sago pulp, flour

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmbat

noun jungle

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨpan nambiŋgɨn sɨsɨŋgi

sɨpan nambiŋgɨn sɨsɨŋgi

noun; phrase pandanus fruit seeds

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨpi

noun sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨpi

sɨpi

noun sago pancake

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨsɨn

noun tooth (pl. teeth)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨsɨngisɨm

noun teeth (sg. tooth)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨsɨŋgi

sɨsɨŋgi

noun fruit (seeds)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulupambani

noun fungus

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wabus

noun hair

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

wala jemben aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I didn’t give the pig to you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala miŋa megabugan

sentence you don’t know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

walɨm

walɨm

noun bowl for putting sago in

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambis

wambis

noun salt container

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambiŋ

wambiŋ

noun feather (pl. feathers)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambiŋgi

wambiŋgi

noun feathers (sg. feather)

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

wandisɨlɨm

noun small tool for making canoes

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wapus

noun hair

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wi

noun name

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wi jabagi

phrase good night

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wija

noun dog (pl. dogs)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wija amenen

phrase my dog

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

wija mben

phrase one dog

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wusiŋ

noun penis

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ɨmalija

noun river

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbejma

noun female pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jaga awlaŋa

sentence I took the pig from the woman

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧambijaŋ

noun body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧamɨn kaj

ʧamɨn kaj

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧaŋgurɨm

phrase ran

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧejpa

noun belly

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧumɨnkoŋ

noun small cane

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧɨbi amenaki

phrase my sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

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