Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

noun sandal; lit. meaning (’leg sole sheath’)

(Indonesian) sandal

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

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 mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun a part of the sago plant "di atas, yang kecil-kecil"

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

noun rope trap

(Indonesian) jerat tali

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

verb trick; deceive; to trick, decieve

(Indonesian) tipu; menipu

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

noun butterflyfish black/yellow/white stripes, v. common, can be eaten. Chaerodon ocellicaudus, baronessa, etc.

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

Morinda tree Morinda sp (likely citrifolia); used to make medicine.

(Indonesian) pohon mengkudu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

noun eagle

(Indonesian) burung elang

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

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

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

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

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian dua; kamu dua (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

verb wear jewelry; decorate oneself

(Indonesian) menghiasi

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK

noun water source; spring; lit. meaning (’water eye’)

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

noun banana

(Indonesian) pisang

Speaker: IMK

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm oncosperma sp.? May also refer to areca palm (?). IMK says there are two kinds of niniai, one which

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun front

(Indonesian) depan

Example: Buku pai niena do po garduse pai.

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

noun bedbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

verb crawl; trap

(Indonesian) merayap; merangkap

Speaker: IMK

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

noun orange; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk manis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.