Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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ablum

numeral twenty

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

agorimbri

noun arms (sg. arm)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

agunma jeŋa aŋakut ɨmbijen amena

sentence the woman gave the pig to me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

agunma ɨmbijenme amena jeŋa awigɨt

sentence the woman took the pig from me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

akulak

akulak

noun fish hook

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

akum

noun women (sg. woman)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunmemne

phrase to the woman

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

alanandi

noun red body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

ama jemben aŋagut

sentence I will give you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ambisɨpi

ambisɨpi

noun cockscomb

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amuŋ klajkɨn

amuŋ klajkɨn

noun; phrase dried fish

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

andi

noun ground

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

andukas

noun sago leaf

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

apman

apman

noun roof posts

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

asaŋala

sentence give to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awi

noun fire

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ba pan kajak

sentence you will never get it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

bagwan kajak

sentence you will never get it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

imuŋga amenaguman

phrase my village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

imuŋga amenagwa

phrase my village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

jabagɨm

noun white men (sg. white man)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

japakɨn

adjective white

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jauŋ

noun meat

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelasɨmbaj

jelasɨmbaj

noun flower (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelme amenenme

phrase my wife

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

jelusɨmbaj

jelusɨmbaj

noun hibiscus flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemdaŋ

noun finger

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jepen

phrase thank you

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jes

noun tears

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jeŋa awt ɨmbijen agunma

sentence The woman is taking the pig from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jibisapa

noun coconut leaf

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jumbulum

noun leaf (pl. leaves)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jɨbus

noun coconut trees (sg. coconut tree)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbantoŋgot

sentence we saw you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jɨmbunjun

noun elbow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨmbuŋa aŋat

sentence they gave to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨmbɨk

noun mountain

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kajak

phrase no

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kalawandakɨnma

noun stamps for body painting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaŋgun

kaŋgun

noun vegetable (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kiawi

noun daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kumbi amenagi

phrase my family

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kundiman

proper name Kundiman

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kupa ɨmbijen

noun pig tusk

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kupan

adjective elder

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kupen

noun elder brother

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

malaj

malaj

noun river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mamijaŋ

noun daughter, sister

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mamijaŋ wasakɨn

noun younger sister

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

mamɨs

noun navel

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mban jam

phrase one man

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mban ɨmbijen

phrase one pig

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaŋ

phrase one [coconut]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi maj jerɨmbijalaŋa

sentence don’t tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi wala saŋalaŋa

sentence don’t give to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mikajgam

phrase hey you just walking around

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

monaŋgɨn kunduk

monaŋgɨn kunduk

noun; phrase paddle handle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol ʧamɨn

numeral eight

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mɨnda amenagɨn

phrase my pig (pl. my pigs)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pamuŋ

noun leg

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pandikundi

proper name Pandikundi

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

pukuruŋ

noun neck

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

pun soŋgot

sentence I saw them

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

sam

sam

noun sleeping platform

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sambwi

noun fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sambɨs

noun eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sanbo

noun black and white pig

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

noun; phrase spider web

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

saŋgalibi

noun headhunting stones

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suam

numeral four

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

suput

noun suput bird

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨgɨt

sɨgɨt

noun stool

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨsɨŋgi

sɨsɨŋgi

noun fruit (seeds)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wakɨn

noun snake (pl. snakes)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wala asa jerɨmbi

sentence don’t tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala jemɨn megabugan

sentence he does not know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala miŋa megabugan

sentence you don’t know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala wuluŋ ama kulagan

sentence I’m not lying to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambiŋ

wambiŋ

noun feather (pl. feathers)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambuŋ

noun chest

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wapuk

noun boy

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasakɨn

noun younger brother

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

waŋgun

waŋgun

noun drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wi japaki

phrase good night

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ɨbɨselaŋa

sentence don’t look at yourself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen amenagɨn

phrase my pig (pl. my pigs)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen miŋa agan

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen miŋa aŋanen

sentence you gave the pig to me long ago

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen puka aŋat

sentence I gave the pig to them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen punʤa aŋat

sentence we gave the pig to them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbuŋ

ɨmbuŋ

noun drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmɨnbam

noun ear (pl. ears)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧambunas

noun arms (sg. arm)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧambwi

noun fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧamɨn

adjective middle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧaŋgurɨm

phrase ran

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧimbua

noun woman’s grass skirt

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧuluk

noun song

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨmbaŋ

noun fish scoop basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧɨzɨŋgɨs klat

noun; phrase toothache

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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