Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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aj

phrase hello

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunma jeŋa awiŋ

phrase the woman took from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

akunme mbenme

phrase one woman

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

aliŋ

phrase yesterday

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

aliŋgɨm amenam

phrase my arrow

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

alum

noun skin

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

ama klibaj ɨndɨgen ɨmbijen

sentence I have two pigs

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama wala jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I don’t see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

amenaŋgli

phrase my two X

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

apruŋgi

apruŋgi

noun decorative crocodile scars

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aranandi

noun red body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

asaŋala

sentence give to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

asaŋala

sentence I want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ba

phrase goodbye

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

habɨnʤɨmbɨrɨm

noun full grass skirt

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

halamandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

hawaŋ wabus

hawaŋ wabus

noun feathers (sg. feather)

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ikɨm

noun basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ikɨm bas

noun; phrase three baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

imalija mbaman

phrase one river

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

imblum

noun leaf (pl. leaves)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

imiɲu

noun coconut

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

inmasɨnma

noun frog

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jangun meri

noun mosquitos (sg. mosquito)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

japakɨm

noun white men (sg. white man)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jawi

noun vagina

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelaʧɨmbaj

jelaʧɨmbaj

noun flower (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelusɨmbaj

jelusɨmbaj

noun hibiscus flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemben aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jemdaŋ

noun finger

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jenʤa

jenʤa

noun sleeping mat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jes

noun tears

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

phrase took the pig from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jibɨn

noun nose

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jimbunaŋalɨɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

joŋwi

noun eggs (sg. eggs)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jɨmbantoŋgot

sentence we saw you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jɨmbuŋa megabugan

sentence They know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj

kaj

noun canoe

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kaj waʧari

phrase small canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaman

noun bamboo

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban soŋgot

sentence I saw you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kambija amasɨgan

sentence I’m hungry

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanapaŋ

noun head

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

klibaj ɨmɨnbam

phrase two ears

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

klipaj

numeral two

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kobok

noun sickness

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kuban manba

phrase big crocodile

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kupen

noun elder brother

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

kupen amenen

phrase my elder brother

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

majaŋ

noun banana plant

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malaj

noun water

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

manbas

noun crocodiles (sg. crocodile)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

maraŋ

noun prow

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

maraŋawa

maraŋawa

noun basket

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

mbam aliŋgɨm

phrase one arrow

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman jam

phrase one house

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mban iba

phrase one iba

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mban jam

phrase one man

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaŋ

phrase one [coconut]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mejŋ

noun husband

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

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

mundakana

adjective many

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

muŋgoŋgi

muŋgoŋgi

noun roof posts

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pawijakɨn

adjective red

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

pukuruŋ

noun neck

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

saklija

saklija

noun stakes holding sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

samburuŋ

noun part black pig

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

samut

noun slippy gobifish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

san

noun bone

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

sandambɨnma

noun spider

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

noun; phrase spider web

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suam

numeral four

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

suluk

noun song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨkɨs

sɨkɨs

noun sago pulp

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmali

noun day

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmasɨn punʤuŋ

sɨmasɨn punʤuŋ

noun; phrase sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmbat

noun jungle

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

tisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

tiziŋgi

noun (fruit) seeds

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wakɨn

noun snake (pl. snakes)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wakɨndi

noun snakes (sg. snake)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wala miŋa aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence you didn’t give the pig to me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala mɨnʤa soŋgot

sentence you didn’t see us

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala mɨɲɨn

sentence it’s not yours

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambiŋ

wambiŋ

noun feather (pl. feathers)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambun

wambun

noun sago flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wandusɨlɨm

wandusɨlɨm

noun adze for making canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wi jabagi

phrase good night

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ŋgluŋ mbaŋ

phrase one eye

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ŋgwaruŋgri

phrase my [two pigs]

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧambwi

noun fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧimbua

noun woman’s grass skirt

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧumɨngoŋ

noun small cane

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧuŋgwiʤilijen

noun star (pl. stars)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧɨbi

noun sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨbi amenaki

phrase my sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨpan nambiŋ

ʧɨpan nambiŋ

noun; phrase pandanus fruit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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