Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abijumba

sentence we are leaving

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Manjamai

agaj

noun grandfather

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

agunma ɨmbijenme amena jeŋa awigɨt

sentence the woman took the pig from me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama ɨbɨʧegan

sentence I’m looking at myself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ambiŋ

ambiŋ

noun place where drum is hit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amburija

amburija

noun firewood

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amenaki sɨpi

phrase my sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenen meŋ

phrase my husband

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenoka

phrase my [coconut palm]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenokwa

phrase my X

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

apɨnʤɨmbɨrɨm

noun loincloth

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

asaj

noun mother

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

aunda

proper name Aunda

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

aʧa jerɨmbi

sentence tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

bu wala jɨmbuŋasoŋgot

sentence they didn’t see me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

gluŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

halamandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

handagas

noun roof

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

imuŋga amenaguman

phrase my village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

iʧɨn

noun river bank

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jaga awigɨt ɨmbijen akunmemne

sentence I took the pig from the woman

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jaki

noun tobacco

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

janda kuben ɨmbijen

phrase this big pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

japaki

phrase greetings

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

japakɨm

noun white men (sg. white man)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jej

noun blood

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelasɨmbaj

jelasɨmbaj

noun flower (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelmɨndi

noun wives (sg. wife)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jemgas

noun leg, foot

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jes

noun tears

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jimbunaŋalɨɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

juŋguluŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbi ɲɨmbɨt

phrase one sago pulp basket

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kaj

noun canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj amenagi

phrase my canoe

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

kaj amenaki

phrase my canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kalis

noun sago pudding

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kamaŋ

noun bamboo

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kambukumbi

kambukumbi

noun cloud or sky

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kaŋgun

kaŋgun

noun vegetable (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kiawi mbenme

phrase one daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

klibaj ɨmbijen ŋgwaruŋgri

phrase my two pigs

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

koklum

noun sago bark

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

konmej

proper name Konmei

Speaker: Augus Kaien ,
Dialect: Karawari

konmej imuŋga

proper name Konmei village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kopok

noun sickness

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kuba ɨmbijes

phrase big pigs (sg. big pigs)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kumbut

noun flying foxes (sg. flying fox)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kupa ɨmbijen

noun pig tusk

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kupen

noun elder brother

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

kupen amenen

phrase my elder brother

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kɨnʤije

noun knotting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malaja amuŋgut

sentence I drink water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malaŋapa

noun firewood basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamɨs

noun navel

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

man jam

phrase one man

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

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

masɨn

noun brother

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

mbam aliŋgɨm

phrase one arrow

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman

phrase one [coconut palm]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman jɨp

phrase one coconut tree

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi ɨbɨʧela

sentence look at yourself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol ʧuam

numeral ten

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

mongol klipaj

numeral seven

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mongol ʧuam

numeral nine

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mundi

noun feces

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

pandigɨm

noun sago flour basket

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

pandɨŋ

pandɨŋ

noun tongs

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

poguluŋ kiŋasan kasijakan

sentence I’m thirsty

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pusumbun

noun local fishing hook made of sago thorn

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨniŋgi

noun heel, tendon

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨɲɨn

noun toe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sumbun

sumbun

noun cloud or sky (pl. clouds)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

suŋgwi

noun moon

Speaker: Augus Kaien ,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨgriŋ

noun sago waste pulp

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨkɨt

sɨkɨt

noun stool

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨpi

noun sago pancake

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

tisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

undumburinʤaŋ

noun all black pig

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala kambija amasɨgan

sentence I’m not hungry

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala miŋa aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence you didn’t give the pig to me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wala miŋa soŋgot

sentence you didn’t see me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambiŋ

wambiŋ

noun feather (pl. feathers)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wandikakut

noun axe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wandisɨlɨm

noun small tool for making canoes

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wasakɨn

noun boy

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

waŋjakɨla

noun coconut tree (pl. coconut trees)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ŋgruŋgi

noun two eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ŋguruŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen amanagɨn

sentence It’s my pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧambijaŋ

noun body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧambuna

noun shoulder

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧanʤɨlɨman usapi

ʧanʤɨlɨman usapi

noun; phrase flame of the forest flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧapasa

ʧapasa

noun small cooking broom

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧumankondim

noun coconut shell dish

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧuŋgwiʤilijen

noun star (pl. stars)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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