Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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akunara

noun throat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

akunma

noun woman, lady

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunma ariŋ jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

sentence the woman took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

akunma koŋgijakɨnma

phrase tall woman

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

aliŋ jaga ʧaŋgwajkit ɨmbijen

sentence tomorrow I will see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama ibona wala asaŋalaŋa

sentence I don’t want it, don’t give the pig to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama kajag klibaj ɨmbijen ŋgwaruŋgri

sentence I don’t have two pigs

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama wala jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I don’t see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama wala jɨmbantoŋgot

sentence I didn’t see them

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ambalija

ambalija

noun shell necklace

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amenagɨn

phrase my X

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amenaki sɨpi

phrase my sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amuŋ

noun fishes

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

amɨn

noun food

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

anʤaŋala

sentence I want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ariŋ jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

phrase took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awaj

noun uncle

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

awnija

awnija

noun sugarcane which grows by river

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ba

phrase goodbye

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

bu wala jɨmbuŋasoŋgot

sentence they didn’t see me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

gluŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

habɨnʤɨmbɨrɨm

noun full grass skirt

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

halamnandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

imblum

noun leaf (pl. leaves)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

imbunaŋalɨɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

jaga awigɨt ɨmbijen akunmemne

sentence I took the pig from the woman

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jakwan

jakwan

noun chicken

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jam amenagwa

phrase my house

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jambi mundagɨnana

sentence there are many houses

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

janda kuben ɨmbijen

phrase this big pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jangun meri

noun mosquitos (sg. mosquito)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

japakɨn

noun white man (pl. white men)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jaŋgopurum

noun meat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jaŋgun

noun mosquito (pl. mosquitos)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelamakɨs

noun seeds for making music

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemak

noun fish trap basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemdaŋ

noun finger

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jokoim

proper name Yokoim

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

joŋ

noun egg (pl. eggs)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

juŋgumban

noun foot

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jɨmbi

jɨmbi

noun sago (pulp) basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kalis

kalis

noun sago pudding

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaman ɨmbuŋ

noun; phrase bamboo drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋan ɨmbijen

sentence I will give the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban megabugan wuruŋ me kulagan

sentence I know that you are lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamoŋ

noun long stick

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamoŋgli

noun long sticks

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanʤilia

noun flooring

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kapus

noun organ

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

klaigɨn

adjective dried [fish]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kɨnʤije

noun knotting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kɨnʤim

kɨnʤim

noun lashing connecting house poles

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mandɨm

mandɨm

noun bilum bag

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

maraŋ

maraŋ

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mariŋgɨn kaj

mariŋgɨn kaj

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

mbaman

phrase one [coconut palm]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman

phrase one [river]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mban japakɨn

phrase one whiteman

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

mban ɨmbijen

phrase one pig

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaŋ

phrase one [tear]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbej

phrase one [tear]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

monaŋgɨn kunduk

monaŋgɨn kunduk

noun; phrase paddle handle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol ʧuam

numeral ten

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

munam bala

munam bala

noun; phrase paddle blade

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mundupa

noun hat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mɨnda ɨmbijen

phrase that pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

nʤɨn

nʤɨn

noun small fish basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pambijes sɨbɨsagumas

phrase short men

Speaker: Chris Nick ,
Dialect: Manjamai

pun soŋgot

sentence I saw them

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

pusumbun

pusumbun

noun fishing rod

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sambwiŋ ɨmblum

sambwiŋ ɨmblum

noun; phrase fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

samɨn

numeral four

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

noun; phrase spider web

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sanʤɨlɨma

noun red flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sumankondim

noun coconut shell dish

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨsɨn

noun tooth (pl. teeth)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨsɨŋgɨs klat

noun; phrase toothache

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨzɨngi

noun teeth (sg. tooth)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmari

ulupambani

noun fungus

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wakɨndi

noun snakes (sg. snake)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wala jemben aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I didn’t give the pig to you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala miŋa aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence you didn’t give the pig to me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala mɨndi kurijaraŋa

sentence don’t come here (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wali

noun wind

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wandikakut

noun axe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

waŋgun

waŋgun

noun drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wi

noun name

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wija mben

phrase one dog

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wuluŋ ama kulakan

sentence I’m lying to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ŋgwaruŋgri

phrase my [two pigs]

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ɨmbijen jaga asɨn

sentence I killed the pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jeŋa awiŋ ariŋ

phrase took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen minavwasɨt ɨmuŋgan

sentence the pig came out from the forest

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ɨmbijen miŋa agan

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbuŋ

noun small drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧambijaŋ

noun white body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧambwi

noun fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧimbua

noun woman’s grass skirt

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧuluk

noun song

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨpan nambiŋ

ʧɨpan nambiŋ

noun; phrase pandanus fruit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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