Wamesa

noun utensil for eating papeda

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung besar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun inland; interior country; lit. meaning (’behind village’)

(Indonesian) udik

Speaker: IMK

noun cobweb

(Indonesian) sarang laba-laba

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

noun back; behind

(Indonesian) belakang

adjective angry

(Indonesian) marah

Speaker: IMK

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

adjective narrow

(Indonesian) sempit

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

adverb earlier; an earlier time; front

(Indonesian) dulu; depan

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

verb come from the rear, from behind; to come from the rear, from behind

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

adjective blue

(Indonesian) biru

Speaker: IMK

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

verb close

(Indonesian) tutup

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

noun cheek

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: IMK

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun matoa (k.o. fruiting tree) Pometia pinnata

(Indonesian) matoa

noun bay

(Indonesian) teluk

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

noun smoke

(Indonesian) asap

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I sing a traditional (ri) song.

(Indonesian) Saya nyanyi lagu ada ri.

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.