Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abulum

numeral twenty

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

akaj

noun grandfather

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

akunmɨn manbajme

noun female crocodile

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

alamandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

alanandi

noun flower for face painting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aliŋgɨm

noun arrow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

ama jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama wala jɨmbantoŋgot

sentence I didn’t see them

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

amenakɨn jelabagɨn

phrase my ear

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

anduk

noun mouth

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

apruŋgi

apruŋgi

noun decorative crocodile scars

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

asa jerɨmbi

sentence tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

awaj

noun uncle

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

bapankaj

phrase never

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

imbles

noun leaves (sg. leaf)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jakwas

noun chickens (sg. chicken)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jambi mundagɨnana

sentence there are many houses

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

japaki

phrase greetings

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jemben aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jemen koŋgop

jemen koŋgop

noun; phrase ladder leading up to house

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemgas

noun leg, foot

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jimbunaŋalɨɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨbus

noun coconut trees (sg. coconut tree)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbuŋa aŋat

sentence they gave to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨnʤa megabugan

sentence we know him

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kabaŋ

kabaŋ

noun three-pronged fish spear

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kaj

kaj

noun canoe

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kaj maraŋ

noun front of canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kalis

noun sago pudding

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kaman

noun bamboo

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamaŋ

noun bamboo

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kamoŋ

noun long stick

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaŋgalandi

noun colored feathers

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kiawi amenenma

phrase my daughter

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

koklum

noun sago bark

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kolum

kolum

noun window

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kuba ɨmbijen

phrase big pig (pl. big pigs)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kumbut

noun flying fox (pl. flying foxes)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kundiman

proper name Kundiman

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kupan mamijaŋ

noun elder sister

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kuput

noun rain

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

malaj

noun coconut water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamɨs

noun navel

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mamɨɲɨŋ

noun tongue

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mandimbli

noun bilum bags

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mbaman

phrase one [coconut palm]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman jam

phrase one house

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaŋ wulaŋ

phrase one coconut

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi aʧa jerɨmbi

sentence (you) tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi wala sa jerɨmbija

sentence don’t tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

monaŋgɨn kunduk

monaŋgɨn kunduk

noun; phrase paddle handle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol baŋ

numeral six

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mongol ʧuam

numeral nine

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mɨɲokwa

phrase your [house]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

nʤɨn

nʤɨn

noun small fish basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pambaŋ

noun bow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pandigɨm

noun sago flour basket

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

punʤa megabugan

sentence we know them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨnaŋ

pɨnaŋ

noun tool for digging up grass

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨɲɨn

noun toe

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

saun

saun

noun white egret

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sawija

noun shell money

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suluk

noun song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sumasɨm

noun sago tree

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sumbus

adjective yellow

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨkɨs

noun sago pulp, flour

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨpi

sɨpi

noun sago pancake

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨzɨn mbaŋ

phrase one tooth

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

tiziŋgi

noun (fruit) seeds

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulaŋ mamakɨn

ulaŋ mamakɨn

noun; phrase rotten coconut

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wabus

noun hair

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

wakɨndi

noun snakes (sg. snake)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wala asa jerɨmbi

sentence don’t tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wambiŋ

wambiŋ

noun feather (pl. feathers)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wapuk

noun boy

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wapus

wapus

noun feathers

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wasabo

noun son

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

waŋgun

waŋgun

noun drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

waŋjakɨla

noun coconut tree (pl. coconut trees)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

waɲa

noun knife

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

wi

noun bird

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wi japaki

phrase good night

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

wuruŋ

sentence you are lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨbɨselaŋa

sentence don’t look at yourself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen

noun pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen minavwasɨt ɨmuŋgan

sentence the pig came out from the forest

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ɨmbijen miŋa aŋanen

sentence you gave the pig to me already

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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

ɨmbuŋ

ɨmbuŋ

noun drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmɨnjoŋ mamakɨn

ɨmɨnjoŋ mamakɨn

noun; phrase fruit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧambuna

noun arm (pl. arms)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧamuŋ

noun belly

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧuluk

noun song

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧuluk amenaŋ

phrase my song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧuŋgwi

noun moon

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧɨkɨs

noun sago pulp, flour

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

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