Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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ablum

numeral twenty

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

agorim

noun arm (pl. arms)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

agorimbri

noun arms (sg. arm)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

akunme

noun woman, lady

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunmɨn manbajme

noun female crocodile

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

aliŋ

phrase tomorrow

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

aliŋ

phrase yesterday

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ama jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I saw the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama wala jagasoŋgot

sentence I don’t see

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ambrija

noun firewood

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amuŋgut

sentence I want to drink

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

anduk

noun mouth

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

angam

angam

noun black body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

apman

apman

noun roof posts

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aranandi

noun red body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ba panbi

adjective very true

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

halamnandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

imalija

imalija

noun river

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

imuŋga amenaguman

phrase my village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

jakasɨkɨn

adjective black

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

janda ɨmbijen

phrase this pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jaŋgopurum

noun meat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelamakɨs

noun seeds for making music

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelasɨmbaj

jelasɨmbaj

noun flower (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelɨsembaj

noun hibiscus flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemak

noun fish trap basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemben aŋagut ɨmbijen

sentence I will give the pig to you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jeŋa awiŋ

phrase took from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jimuŋga

noun village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

jipɨn

noun nose

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

juŋguluŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbuŋ

noun small drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj

noun canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj waʧari

phrase small canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kalis

noun sago pudding

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kaman ɨmbuŋ

noun; phrase bamboo drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋan

sentence I give you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban soŋgot

sentence I saw you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kambija amasɨgan

sentence I’m hungry

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamdaŋ

noun fish carrying basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanabaŋ

noun head

Speaker: Chris Nick ,
Dialect: Manjamai

kandakɨm

noun roof

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

klipaj

numeral two

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

koklum

noun sago bark

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kondugɨn kaj

kondugɨn kaj

noun; phrase back of canoe, woman’s part of canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

konmej imuŋga

proper name Konmei village

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

koŋgo

noun stairs

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

koŋgop

noun ladder

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kumbut

noun flying foxes (sg. flying fox)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kundiman

proper name Kundiman

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kupen amenam

phrase my elder brother

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kupen amenen

phrase my elder brother

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kuragan

phrase am, are [lying]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

majaŋ

noun banana plant

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamijaŋ wasakɨn

noun younger sister

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

mamɨɲɨŋ

noun tongue

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

man jam

phrase one man

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

manbajma

noun female crocodile

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Karawari

manbajme

noun female crocodile

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

manban maraŋ

manban maraŋ

noun; phrase crocodile prow

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

mandimbli

noun bilum bags

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

maraŋ

maraŋ

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mban jam

phrase one man

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi asas ʧaŋgola

sentence look at me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mi aʧa jerɨmbi

sentence (you) tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mikajgam

phrase hey you just walking around

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

mongol klipaj

numeral seven

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mongol ʧamɨn

numeral eight

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mongol ʧuam

numeral nine

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

muŋgoŋgi

muŋgoŋgi

noun house posts

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

muŋgoŋgi

muŋgoŋgi

noun roof posts

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mɨnda amenagɨn

phrase my pig (pl. my pigs)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pamun tisin

pamun tisin

noun; phrase fruit fed to fish

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pawijakɨn

adjective red

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

puklɨŋ

noun neck

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

pun soŋgot

sentence I saw them

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

sambɨs

noun eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

samut

noun slippy gobifish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sanʤɨlɨma

noun red flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suam

numeral four

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sukali

sukali

noun broom

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suŋgwiʤilim

noun stars (sg. star)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨsɨŋgɨs klat

noun; phrase toothache

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

tisɨn

noun (fruit) seed

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala jemɨn megabugan

sentence he does not know me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala mɨɲɨn

sentence it’s not yours

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambiŋ

wambiŋ

noun feather (pl. feathers)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wambiŋgi

wambiŋgi

noun feathers (sg. feather)

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

wasabo

noun son

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

wasakɨn

adjective young

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasakɨndaj

noun younger sister

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wi

noun night

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wi japaki

phrase good night

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ɨmbijen amanagɨn

sentence It’s my pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen kamban aŋat

sentence I gave the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen miŋa aŋanen

sentence you gave the pig to me already

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen ŋgwaruŋgri

phrase my pigs (sg. my pig)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ɨmbuŋ

noun small drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧamuŋ

noun belly

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧanʤɨlɨma

ʧanʤɨlɨma

noun flame of the forest flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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