Koro Aka English

[m.bum] verb to vomit

Speaker: Babung Chijang

[m.lak] noun penis

Speaker: Sange Degio

[ma] adjective black

Speaker: Sange Degio

[ma.de.id] verb reach

Speaker: Anthony Degio

verb to fly

Speaker: Sange Degio

[ma.fi.ma.lɨ] adjective grey color

Speaker: Anthony Degio

verb to fly

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun matchbox

Speaker: Sange Degio

[ma.la.ki.se.o.bo] noun coal

Speaker: Anthony Degio

noun phrase black and white

Speaker: Sange Degio

[ma.le.bi.de.bol.ka.dõ.e] sentence The boy threw the ball.

Speaker: Babung Chijang

[ma.le.bi.de.ne.go.da.ka.sa.dim.bo.li.ba] sentence the boy took the dao from me

Speaker: Katia Yame

[ma.le.bi.li.ka.sa.ne.ma.ra.je] sentence the boy gave me the dao

Speaker: Katia Yame

[ma.le.le.ʧõ.sõ] noun phrase big black pig

Speaker: Sunil Yame

[ma.le.ʔe.tun] noun fast boy

Speaker: Sange Degio

verb to fly

Speaker: Sange Degio

[ma.pa.me] noun carpenter

Speaker: Sange Degio

[ma.pa.mi.nɨŋ.re.go] noun carpenter

Speaker: Sange Degio

[ma.pa.se.bo] noun dance

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun medium-sized round blue bead

Speaker: Abamu Degio and Sange Degio

[ma.su] noun iron tongs

Speaker: Sunil Yame

noun bamboo tongs

Speaker: Sange Degio

verb to take

Speaker: Sange Degio

verb to take

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun priest’s feather bundle

Speaker: Salu Badi

[mam] noun rice

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mam.sa.ji] noun rice beer

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mam.si.pɨ] noun rice wrapped in leaf

Speaker: Anthony Degio

[man.ska.rən.drɨ.ma.pa.ʃe.go] noun comment

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mar.po.ma.ro] jump

Speaker: Sunil Yame

[mar.te] noun hailstone

Speaker: Anthony Degio

[mble] noun father-in-law

Speaker: Sange Degio

[me.de.a.ji.ma.sən] noun mother’s father

Speaker: Sange Degio

[me.gu.i.mim] noun my daughter

Speaker: Sange Degio

[me.le] noun mucus

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun good afternoon

Speaker: Sange Degio

sentence The weather is hot.

Speaker: Sange Degio

[me.ne.bu] noun afternoon

Speaker: Sange Degio

sentence The weather is hot.

Speaker: Sange Degio

[me.pa] noun night

Speaker: Sange Degio

[me.pa] noun night

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun good night

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun white ashes

Speaker: Sange Degio

[men.en.de.la.re.dom.go] sentence the sun sets in the west

Speaker: Katia Yame

[men.en.de.mɨŋ.pra.kan.an.go.pla.di.li.go] sentence the sun rises in the east

Speaker: Katia Yame

[mə̃.ku] adjective dirty

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mə.ro] noun boy

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun black corn

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mi.la] noun fire

Speaker: Sange Degio

verb to set something on fire

Speaker: Sange Degio

verb phrase making fire

Speaker: Sange Degio

sentence The fire is burning.

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun phrase to smoke tobacco

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun phrase local tobacco

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun matches

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun single matches

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mi.mi] noun woman

Speaker: Sange Degio

sentence Three girls are reading.

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mi.mi.bi.de.ju.be.o.tom.ba.da.je] noun phrase woman standing on a rock

Speaker: Katia Yame

[mi.mi.bi.de.kɨ.ke.ku.da.je] noun phrase the woman standing down here

Speaker: Katia Yame

[mi.mi.bi.de.pu.ba.da.je] noun phrase woman standing in the field

Speaker: Katia Yame

[mi.mi.bi.de.ʃi.pa.le.ge.li.ja.gõ.je] sentence the woman is walking along the river

Speaker: Katia Yame

[mi.mi.u.ŋa] noun phrase small girl

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mi.ne] noun day

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mi.ne] noun sun

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mi.ne] noun son

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mi.ni.kə.ʧi] noun evening

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun torch

Speaker: Sange Degio

verb to blow

Speaker: Sange Degio

[min.je.ad.li.ə] noun sunrise

Speaker: Sange Degio

[min.je.tə.pum.gə] noun sunset

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun flies

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun fin (of a fish)

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Speaker: Sange Degio

[mɨ.loŋ] adjective young

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mɨ.mɨŋ] noun priest

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mɨ.ru] noun man

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun good morning

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun rafters (house part)

Speaker: Anthony Degio

[mlã.də] noun arrowhead

Speaker: Anthony Degio

[mlak.si] noun semen

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun arrowhead

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mo.on.go] noun laugh

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mo.pe] noun poison

Speaker: Anthony Degio

[mo.ru.de.pu.gɨ.pu.ʧa.pə.ka.re.ja.sa.go] sentence the man walks across the field

Speaker: Katia Yame

noun crystal on jaw plate

Speaker: Salu Badi

[mog.lɨn] noun white meteorite

Speaker: Anthony Degio

[mor.de.ne.mɨ.gə.de.ba] sentence the man saw me

Speaker: Katia Yame

noun phrase The great man’s three wives

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mu.iŋ.a] noun girl

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mu.ju] noun rain

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mu.ju] noun rain

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mu.ju.ʋo] rains

Speaker: Gujupi Kachim

[mu.ku.ra.pu] noun bamboo pipe

Speaker: Sunil Yame

[mu.mur.fi] noun devil fish

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mu.ru me.ŋo.dõ.e] verb The man is smiling.

Speaker: Babung Chijang

[mu.ru.a.bab.a.gɨ.lɨn] noun phrase very very tall man

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mu.ru.bi.li.mu.ru.de.gu.a.dõ.ŋe] sentence The man is yawning

Speaker: Babung Chijang

sentence The man is sweating.

Speaker: Sange Degio

[mu.ru.gə.lən] noun phrase tall man

Speaker: Sange Degio

noun spider

Speaker: Sange Degio