Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung besar

Speaker: IMK

phrase I paint my toenails red.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku kaki sampai merah.

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree (beach casuarina/she-oak)

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

noun small matoa fruit

(Indonesian) matoa kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun land crab lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun term of address for a younger woman from an elder; girl

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

adjective gentle

(Indonesian) lembut

noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun wide river

(Indonesian) sungai luas

Speaker: IMK

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

verb lick; to lick

(Indonesian) jilat

Example: Wona nei riepi marareia katu nei.

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

verb remain; live

(Indonesian) tinggal

Example: Mararea kio sire, sisa kodo rime siri.

Speaker: IMK

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

verb look for; seek; to look for, to seek

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

noun bow of a canoe

(Indonesian) mata perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger boom

(Indonesian) tangan perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

noun girl the [tʃ] is odd

(Indonesian) anak perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun stepmother

(Indonesian) mama tiri

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

verb want (to eat); crave

(Indonesian) ingin (makan)

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

noun fingernail; lit. meaning (’finger tooth’) var: varakedir

(Indonesian) kuku jari

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.