Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abijumba

sentence we are leaving

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Manjamai

abɨnʤɨmbɨrɨm

noun full grass skirt

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

agaj

noun grandmother

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

akunbun mɨnaŋ

akunbun mɨnaŋ

noun; phrase woman’s paddle

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunma ariŋ jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

sentence the woman took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

akunma jeŋa awiŋ

phrase the woman took from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama wala jagasoŋgot

sentence I don’t see

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ambiŋ

ambiŋ

noun clay cooking vessel

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amblija

noun firewood

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenaki ɨmbi ɲɨmbɨt

phrase my sago pulp basket

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenen wija

phrase my dog

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

amenenme jelme

phrase my wife

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenokwa

phrase my X

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

arafundi

proper name Arafundi River

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

arijagwa

noun arrow

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ariŋ jeŋa awiŋ ɨmbijen

phrase took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aruk

noun grandmother

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

asaj ama ʧɨpi

sentence Mother give me a pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

awaj

noun uncle

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

awan dɨmɨnja

awan dɨmɨnja

noun men’s headdress

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

guruŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

halamandi

noun flower, certain type

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

isɨn malaj

noun; phrase liquid local salt

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jaka megabugan

sentence I know him

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jakwan

noun chicken (pl. chickens)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

janda kuben ɨmbijen

phrase this big pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jangun meri

noun mosquitos (sg. mosquito)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

japakɨn

noun white man (pl. white men)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jaŋgrɨʤɨmbri klibaj

numeral ten

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelamakɨs

jelamakɨs

noun musical seeds

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelamakɨs

noun seeds for making music

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jelɨsembaj

noun hibiscus flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jeŋa awiŋ

phrase took from me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jimblumman

jimblumman

noun drum stick

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jokoim

proper name Yokoim

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jumbulum

noun leaf (pl. leaves)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

juwan pɨnaŋ

juwan pɨnaŋ

noun; phrase tool for digging up grass

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jɨbus

noun coconut trees (sg. coconut tree)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

kaj maraŋ

noun front of canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kalapakɨm

noun armband

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋan

sentence I give you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban megabugan wuruŋ me kulagan

sentence I know that you are lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamoŋ

noun long stick

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

klibaj ɨmɨnbam

phrase two ears

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

koklum

noun sago bark

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

koŋgijerɨn mas

phrase many tall men

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kupaj

adjective big

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kɨnʤim

kɨnʤim

noun lashing connecting house poles

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malaj

noun coconut water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malaj ama amuŋgut

sentence I want to drink water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamɨɲɨŋ

noun tongue

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mandimbli

noun bilum bags

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

maraŋgɨn kaj

maraŋgɨn kaj

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

mban japakɨn

phrase one whiteman

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Karawari

mban ɨmbijen

phrase one pig

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mi wala sa jerɨmbija

sentence don’t tell me (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mi wala saŋalaŋa

sentence don’t give to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mi ʧaman wala kurijaraŋa

sentence don’t come here (imperative)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mikajgam

phrase hey you just walking around

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

miŋa aŋanen

sentence you gave to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

miŋa soŋgot

sentence you saw me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

monaŋgɨn kunduk

monaŋgɨn kunduk

noun; phrase paddle handle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mundupa

mundupa

noun coconut husk

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mɨɲokwa

phrase your [house]

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

nʤɨŋgi

nʤɨŋgi

noun small fish baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

nʤɨŋgi klibaj

nʤɨŋgi klibaj

noun; phrase two small fish baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pawijakɨn

adjective red

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

pun soŋgot

sentence I saw them

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

pusumbun

noun local fishing hook made of sago thorn

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨnaŋ

pɨnaŋ

noun tool for digging up grass

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sakuri mban

phrase one sakuri catfish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sam

sam

noun seating platform

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sambwi

noun fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

samun

noun brain

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sanbo

noun black and white pig

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

saun

noun egret

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suam

numeral four

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨgɨs

noun sago pulp, flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmasɨm

noun sago palm

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmbat

noun jungle

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨsɨngisɨm

noun teeth (sg. tooth)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ulaŋ mamakɨn

ulaŋ mamakɨn

noun; phrase rotten coconut

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulupambani

noun fungus

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wakɨndi

noun snakes (sg. snake)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wala jemben aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I didn’t give the pig to you

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

wapuk

noun boy

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wapus

noun hair

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

wasan amenen

phrase my son

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

wi japaki

phrase good night

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ɨbɨselaŋa

sentence don’t look at yourself

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen kamban aŋakut

sentence I will give the pig to you later

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen miŋa aŋat

sentence you gave the pig to me

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

ʧambuna

noun shoulder

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧamɨn kaj

ʧamɨn kaj

noun; phrase middle of canoe, children’s part of canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧaruguri

noun fish arrow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧena

noun hole money

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧimbua

noun woman’s grass skirt

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧuŋgwi

noun moon

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

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