Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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agum

noun back

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

akunmemne

phrase to the woman

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

aliŋgɨm amenam

phrase my arrow

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ama andaga ʧaŋgwaj kanat ɨmbijen

sentence I can see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama jemben aŋagut

sentence I will give you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ama kajag klibaj ɨmbijen ŋgwaruŋgri

sentence I don’t have two pigs

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ambisɨpi

ambisɨpi

noun cockscomb

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amblija

noun firewood

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenagi wi

phrase my name is

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

amenagɨn

phrase my X

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amenaŋ ʧuluk

phrase my song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenoka waɲa

phrase my knife

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

asaj ama ʧɨpi

sentence Mother give me a pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

awi

noun fire

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

bu wala jɨmbuŋasoŋgot

sentence they didn’t see me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

handagas

noun roof

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

imalija mbaman

phrase one river

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

imblum

noun leaf (pl. leaves)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

inmasɨnma

noun frog

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jakwan

jakwan

noun chicken

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jam amenagwa

phrase my house

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jambi

noun houses (sg. 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

jangunmeri mundakana

phrase many mosquitos

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

japakɨn

adjective white

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

japakɨn

noun white man (pl. white men)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jemak

noun fish trap basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemgas

noun leg, foot

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jemkasɨn

noun foot

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jepen

phrase thank you

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

phrase took the pig from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jikɨm

noun basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jumbulum

noun leaf (pl. leaves)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

juwaɲe

noun trees (sg. tree)

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

juŋguluŋgi

noun eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbuŋa megabugan

sentence They know you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kabaŋ

kabaŋ

noun three-pronged fish spear

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kaj amenagi

phrase my canoe

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

kaj mbej

phrase one canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kalabagum

kalabagum

noun armband

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kalis

kalis

noun sago pudding

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaman ɨmbuŋ

kaman ɨmbuŋ

noun; phrase small bamboo drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kambukumbi

kambukumbi

noun cloud or sky

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kamoŋ

noun long stick

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kapus

kapus

noun kapus vegetable

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

koliori

proper name Karawari

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kopok

noun sickness

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

koŋgijerɨn mas

phrase many tall men

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kuban manba

phrase big crocodile

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kupenme

noun elder sister

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kuragan

phrase am, are [lying]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

majaŋ

majaŋ

noun banana tree

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malaj ama amuŋgut

sentence I want to drink water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamɨs

noun navel

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

manban maraŋ

manban maraŋ

noun; phrase crocodile prow

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

maraŋ

noun prow

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

mbaman

phrase one [coconut palm]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbaman jam

phrase one house

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

men puŋmegabugan

sentence he knows them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mi abaga

sentence (you) come here (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi wala asa ʧaŋgolaŋa

sentence don’t look at me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mi wala sa jerɨmbija

sentence don’t tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

miŋa aŋanen

sentence you gave to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mongol ʧuam

numeral ten

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

mundi

noun feces

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

muŋgoŋgi

muŋgoŋgi

noun roof posts

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

muŋgoŋgon uli

muŋgoŋgon uli

noun; phrase hole in ground for house post

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mɨɲen ɨmbijen

phrase my pig (pl. my pigs)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

panbi

adjective true

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pandikundi

proper name Pandikundi

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

pandukoŋgon

pandukoŋgon

noun sago pulp baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

panʤamuŋ

noun bench for one person

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pusumbun

noun local fishing hook made of sago thorn

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

saklija

saklija

noun stakes holding sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sambwiŋ ɨmblum

sambwiŋ ɨmblum

noun; phrase fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

samuŋ

noun belly

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

sandambɨnma

noun spider

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sandambɨnmɨndɨs ʧɨndi

sandambɨnmɨndɨs ʧɨndi

noun; phrase spider web

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sarukuri

noun fish arrow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

suam bunija

numeral ten

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

suŋgwiʤilijen

noun star (pl. stars)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨgriŋ

noun sago waste pulp

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmaliɲa

noun daytime

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmasɨm amenagwa

phrase my sago palm

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

tɨzɨngi

noun teeth (sg. tooth)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

usim

noun sweat

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wala miŋa megabugan

sentence you don’t know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala mɨnʤa soŋgot

sentence you didn’t see us

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

walɨm

walɨm

noun bowl for putting sago in

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambiŋ

wambiŋ

noun feather (pl. feathers)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wasakɨn

adjective young

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasan

noun boy, son

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen miŋa aŋanen

sentence you gave the pig to me already

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmɨnjoŋ mamakɨn

ɨmɨnjoŋ mamakɨn

noun; phrase fruit

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧam

ʧam

noun seating platform

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧuluk amenaŋ

phrase my song

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨmbaŋ

noun fish scoop basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧɨmbluk

ʧɨmbluk

noun sago trunk

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

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