Yokoim Talking Dictionary

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abulum

numeral twenty

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

akunma koŋgijakɨnma

phrase tall woman

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

akunmemne

phrase to the woman

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

alisɨn

noun smoke

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

aliŋ

phrase yesterday

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

ama andaga ʧaŋgwaj kanat ɨmbijen

sentence I can see the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama ibona

sentence I don’t want it

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ama jagasoŋgot ɨmbijen

sentence I saw the pig

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ama pambaŋ asaŋala

sentence give the bow to me

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

amburija

amburija

noun firewood

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

amenaki sɨpi

phrase my sago pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

amenakɨn jelabagɨn

phrase my ear

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

andagas

noun roof

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

andi

andi

noun clay for face painting

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

aranandi

noun red body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

asaj ama ʧɨpi

sentence Mother give me a pancake

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

awa

noun cassowary

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

awaj

noun uncle

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

awi

noun fire

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

gluŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

hawaŋ wabus

hawaŋ wabus

noun feathers (sg. feather)

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ikɨm

noun basket

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ikɨm bas

noun; phrase three baskets

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

imalija mbaman

phrase one river

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jam wasako

noun small house

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jambi

noun houses (sg. house)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jaŋgopurum

noun meat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jaŋgri

noun arm, hand

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jelabagɨm

noun ear (pl. ears)

Speaker: Chris Nick ,
Dialect: Manjamai

jelapakɨs

noun ears (sg. ear)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

jelmɨndi

noun wives (sg. wife)

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

jelɨsembaj

noun hibiscus flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

jerɨmasɨnat

noun man

Speaker: Augus Kaien,
Dialect: Karawari

jup

noun coconut tree (pl. coconut trees)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

juŋguluŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

jɨmbu megabugan

sentence They know him

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kalabagum

kalabagum

noun armband

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kamban aŋan ɨmbijen

sentence I will give the pig to you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kanabaŋ

noun head

Speaker: Chris Nick ,
Dialect: Manjamai

kaŋgun

kaŋgun

noun vegetable (generic)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kiawi mbenme amenenme

phrase my one daughter

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

kriama ɨmbijen

phrase three pigs

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

kuban ɨmbijen

phrase big pig (pl. big pigs)

Speaker: Ben Koni ,
Dialect: Konmei

kumbi amenagi

phrase my family

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

kupa ɨmbijen

noun pig tusk

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

kupen amenam

phrase my elder brother

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

malaja amuŋgut

sentence I drink water

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

malo

noun male loin cloth

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

mamijaŋ

noun daughter, sister

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

manban kanabaŋ

noun crocodile head

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

manban maraŋ

manban maraŋ

noun; phrase crocodile prow

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

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

mban iba

phrase one iba

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

miŋa aŋat ɨmbijen

sentence you gave the pig to me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

miŋa soŋgot

sentence you saw me

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

monaŋ

monaŋ

noun paddle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

monaŋgɨn kunduk

monaŋgɨn kunduk

noun; phrase paddle handle

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

munduba

noun hat

Speaker: Louis Kolisi ,
Dialect: Kundiman

mɨndau saŋgɨnat malajmne mɨndi ɨmugoraboran

sentence boys are swimming in the river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

mʤakaj jambugan malajmne

sentence canoe is on the river

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

pajnbɨn mɨnaŋ

pajnbɨn mɨnaŋ

noun man’s paddle

Speaker: Chris Nick,
Dialect: Manjamai

pamun tisin

pamun tisin

noun; phrase fruit fed to fish

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

pɨnaŋ

pɨnaŋ

noun tool for pounding sago

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sakuri

noun sakuri catfish

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sam

sam

noun sleeping platform

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

samɨn

numeral four

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

sapasa

sapasa

noun small cooking broom

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sumboka

sumboka

noun grass skirt

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨkɨt

sɨkɨt

noun stool

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

sɨmali

noun day

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmasɨm

noun sago palm

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

sɨmbluk

sɨmbluk

noun sago trunk

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wala kamban megabugan

sentence I don’t know you

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wala kambija amasɨgan

sentence I’m not hungry

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wanʤɨm

noun black palm

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

waŋgun

waŋgun

noun drum

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

waŋjakɨla

noun coconut tree (pl. coconut trees)

Speaker: Felix Andi,
Dialect: Karawari

wi japaki

phrase good night

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

wija

wija

noun dog

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

woŋks

woŋks

proper name Wonks (man’s name)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

wuruŋ

adjective fake, false, lying

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ŋgruŋgi

noun two eyes (sg. eye)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ŋguruŋ

noun eye (pl. eyes)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbejma

noun female pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen

ɨmbijen

noun male pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen

noun pig (pl. pigs)

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ɨmbijen amenagɨn

phrase my pig (pl. my pigs)

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen jaga asɨn

sentence I killed the pig

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen miŋa aŋanen

sentence you gave the pig to me long ago

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ɨmbijen punʤa aŋat

sentence we gave the pig to them

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧambijaŋ

noun snot

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧambijaŋ

noun white body paint

Speaker: Nick Waikay,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧanʤɨlɨma

ʧanʤɨlɨma

noun flame of the forest flower

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧaŋgurɨm

phrase ran

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧumbus

ʧumbus

noun wild ginger

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

ʧuŋgwi

noun moon

Speaker: Ben Koni,
Dialect: Konmei

ʧɨsɨngisɨm

noun teeth (sg. tooth)

Speaker: Felix Andi ,
Dialect: Karawari

ʧɨzɨŋgɨs klat

noun; phrase toothache

Speaker: Louis Kolisi,
Dialect: Kundiman

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