Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung besar

Speaker: IMK

noun calf (of leg)

(Indonesian) betis

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. pandan tree grows at the beach, used to sew a thatched roof

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

noun gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

noun twig

(Indonesian) ranting

Speaker: IMK

noun coral tree (Erythrina sp.); lit. meaning (’foreign flower’) tall, fruiting, possibly brought by Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

phrase His character is good.

(Indonesian) Sifat bagus.

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

noun morinda (noni) fruit Morinda sp (likely citrifolia)

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

noun eagle

(Indonesian) burung elang

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun peanut; lit. meaning (’bean earth’)

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

verb scream; shout

(Indonesian) berteriak

Speaker: IMK

verb shave one’s head

(Indonesian) cukur kepala

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

noun amaranth leaves eaten

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

adjective interesting

(Indonesian) menarik

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

noun tree kangaroo Dendrolagus, probably inustus (grizzled tree kangaroo)

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

noun rice Wanderwort. Refers to both cooked and raw.

(Indonesian) nasi; beras

Speaker: IMK

phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small clam eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

particle no; not; negative particle

(Indonesian) tidak

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum; lit. meaning (’thing with sound’)

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun front

(Indonesian) depan

Example: Buku pai niena do po garduse pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

numeral six

(Indonesian) enam

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

noun singkong

(Indonesian) cassava

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

noun tree kangaroo Dendrolagus, probably inustus (grizzled tree kangaroo)

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK

noun smoke

(Indonesian) asap