Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abɨnʤɨmbɨrɨm

noun male loin cloth

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

agaj

noun grandmother

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

agorim

noun arm (pl. arms)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

akunma

noun woman, lady

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunma jeŋa awiŋ ariŋ ɨmbijen

sentence the woman took the pig from me yesterday

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

akunma koŋgijakɨnma

phrase tall woman

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunme mbenme

phrase one woman

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

alanandi

noun red body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay ,
Dialect: Konmei

aliŋ jaga ʧaŋgwajkit ɨmbijen

sentence tomorrow I will see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

alum

noun skin

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

ama andaga ʧaŋgwaj kanat ɨmbijen

sentence I can see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama ibona wala asaŋalaŋa

sentence I don’t want it, don’t give the pig to me

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

amblija

noun firewood

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenaki kaj

phrase my canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenakɨn jelabagɨn

phrase my ear

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenen guluŋ

phrase my eye

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

arafundi

proper name Arafundi River

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

asaŋala

sentence I want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awan dɨmɨnja

noun head ornament

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awi

noun fire

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ba pan kajak

phrase no way

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ba pan kajakan

sentence there is nothing at all

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

imalija

imalija

noun river

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

imbles

noun leaves (sg. leaf)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

imiɲu

noun coconut

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

isɨn malaj

noun; phrase liquid local salt

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

iʧɨn

noun river bank

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jaga awan

sentence I shot X

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jakwan

jakwan

noun chicken

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jawi

noun vagina

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelɨsembaj

noun hibiscus flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemen koŋgop

jemen koŋgop

noun; phrase ladder leading up to house

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jemkasɨn

noun foot

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jepen

phrase thank you

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jibisapa

noun coconut leaf

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jokoim

proper name Yokoim

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jubamba

phrase goodbye

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jɨmbuŋa megabugan

sentence They know you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj

kaj

noun canoe

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

kaj

noun canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kaj amenaki

phrase my canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kalis

noun sago pudding

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kaman

noun bamboo

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamaŋ

noun bamboo [drum]

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban aŋan ɨmbijen

sentence I will give the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamban megabugan wuruŋ me kulagan

sentence I know that you are lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kambija amasɨgan

sentence I’m hungry

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kamoŋgli

noun long sticks

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanben

kanben

noun armband

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kandakɨm

noun roof

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kapus

kapus

noun kapus vegetable

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kawinʤit

noun fishes

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

kiawi mbenme

phrase one daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kuban ɨmbijen

phrase big pig (pl. big pigs)

Speaker: Ben Koni ,
Dialect: Konmei

kumbut

noun flying fox (pl. flying foxes)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kupan mamijaŋ

noun elder sister

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

mamijaŋ

noun daughter, sister

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

manba

noun crocodile (pl. crocodiles)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mariŋgɨn kaj

mariŋgɨn kaj

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

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

mban iba

phrase one iba

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mbej kaj

phrase one canoe

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mejŋ

noun husband

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

miŋa megabugan

sentence you know 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

mongol ʧamɨn

numeral eight

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mundakana

adjective many

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

mɨnda amenagɨn

phrase my pig (pl. my pigs)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

nʤɨŋ

nʤɨŋ

noun small fish basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pamuŋ

noun leg

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pamuŋgri

noun leg

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

panbi

adjective true

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

puga aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence I gave the pig to them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

puklɨŋ

noun neck

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

punʤa megabugan

sentence we know them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pusumbun

pusumbun

noun fishing rod

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sanbo

noun black and white pig

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

sandambɨnmɨndɨs sɨndi

noun; phrase spider web

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

suam bunija

numeral ten

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

suŋgwiʤilijen

noun star (pl. stars)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmasɨnmɨn punʤuŋ

sɨmasɨnmɨn punʤuŋ

noun; phrase sago log

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ulupapambani

noun fungus

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

wambun

wambun

noun sago flour

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wandusɨlɨm

wandusɨlɨm

noun adze for making canoe

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wasakɨndaj

noun younger sister

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wija

wija

noun dog

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wuruŋ

adjective fake, false, lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbima

noun female pig, sow

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɲum

noun knee

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧambuna

noun arm (pl. arms)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧambwi

noun fern

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧena

noun hole money

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧumankondim

noun coconut shell dish

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧumɨngoŋ

noun small cane

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧɨmbluk

ʧɨmbluk

noun sago trunk

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

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