Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abaga

sentence come here (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

agunare

noun throat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

akunbun munaŋ

noun; phrase women’s paddle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

alamandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama andaga ʧaŋgwaj kanat ɨmbijen

sentence I can see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama ibona

sentence I don’t want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama wala jɨmbantoŋgot

sentence I didn’t see them

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ama wandukogodna jaga ajglavan juwan ʧambɨgna

sentence I cut the tree with an axe

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

amenaki ɨmbi ɲɨmbɨt

phrase my sago pulp basket

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenakɨn ulaŋ

phrase my coconut

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenenme jelme

phrase my wife

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenokwa

phrase my X

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

andi

andi

noun clay for face painting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

andi

noun ground

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

awa

noun cassowary

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

aʧa jerɨmbi

sentence tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
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

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

janda kuben ɨmbijen

phrase this big pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jaŋgri

noun arm, hand

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jelamakɨs

noun seeds for making music

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemen koŋgop

jemen koŋgop

noun; phrase ladder leading up to house

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jes

noun tears

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jeŋa aŋagut ɨmbijen (ja)amena

sentence the woman gave the pig to me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jibisapa

noun coconut leaf

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

jɨmbijan

noun pig (pl. pigs)

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kaj

kaj

noun canoe

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kalawandakɨnma

noun stamps for body painting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamaŋ

noun bamboo

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kamaŋ

noun bamboo [drum]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kambija amasɨgan

sentence I’m hungry

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kandagɨm

noun roof

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

kapus

noun organ

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kiawi amenenma

phrase my daughter

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kluput

noun back

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kɨnda awaŋgamuŋ

noun; phrase costume hat

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

mamaŋ

mamaŋ

adjective rotten [coconut]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamɨɲɨŋ

noun tongue

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

manban joŋ

noun crocodile egg

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

masɨn wasakɨn

noun younger brother

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
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 ɨmbijen

sentence don’t give me the pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

miŋa megabugan

sentence do you know me?

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

miŋa megabugan

sentence you know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

miŋa soŋgot

sentence you saw me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

monaŋ

monaŋ

noun paddle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol ʧamɨn

numeral nine

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mundupa

mundupa

noun coconut husk

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mɨɲokwa

phrase your [house]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

nʤɨn

nʤɨn

noun fish basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

nʤɨŋgi klibaj

nʤɨŋgi klibaj

noun; phrase two small fish baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pandigɨm

noun sago flour basket

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

pandɨŋ

pandɨŋ

noun tongs

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

puga aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I gave the pig to them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨniŋgi

noun heel, tendon

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

saklija

saklija

noun stakes holding sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sambijaŋ

noun snot

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

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

saŋgrialɨpalaj

noun sitting veranda

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

suam

numeral four

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

suam bunija

numeral ten

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmaliɲa

noun daytime

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmasɨn punʤuŋ

sɨmasɨn punʤuŋ

noun; phrase sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

tisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

tɨzɨngi

noun teeth (sg. tooth)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

wakɨndi

noun snakes (sg. snake)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wala miŋa soŋgot

sentence you didn’t see me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala mɨndi kurijaraŋa

sentence don’t come here (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wandukakut

noun axe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wandusɨlɨm

wandusɨlɨm

noun adze for making canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wapus

noun hair

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasakɨn

noun younger brother

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wuluŋ me kulakan

sentence you are lying to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨbɨselaŋa

sentence don’t look at yourself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmalija

noun river

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijan

noun pig (pl. pigs)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ɨmbijen amanagɨn

sentence It’s my pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen amenagɨn

phrase my pig (pl. my pigs)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jaga awlaŋa

sentence I took the pig from the woman

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jaka aŋat akunmemne

sentence I gave the pig to the woman

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ɨmbijen miŋa aŋat

sentence you gave the pig to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen puka aŋat

sentence I gave the pig to them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijes

noun pigs (sg. pig)

Speaker: Ben Koni ,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧambuna

noun arm (pl. arms)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧanʤɨlɨman usapi

ʧanʤɨlɨman usapi

noun; phrase flame of the forest flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧimbua

noun woman’s grass skirt

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧuluk amenaŋ

phrase my song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨbi amenaki

phrase my sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨmbluk

ʧɨmbluk

noun sago trunk

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

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