Wamesa

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun eagle

(Indonesian) burung elang

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

verb scratch; to scratch

(Indonesian) garut

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish (crescent-banded grunter?) black & white striped

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

noun tree resin

(Indonesian) pohon damar

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

verb curse; to curse

(Indonesian) maki

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

verb place; put; to place; to put

(Indonesian) taruh

Example: Wona pai pi direvava na pirio nei vawo.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

verb slither; to slither, as a snake.

(Indonesian) lingkar; merayap

Example: Tawai pai ria pavi na ai pai.

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

adjective first

(Indonesian) pertama

numeral seven

(Indonesian) tujuh

verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

noun small net bag

(Indonesian) noken kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

verb grow; to grow

(Indonesian) tumbuh

Example: Barimu pasi sisiwara.

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

verb blow; to blow

(Indonesian) tiup

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

noun fish spear Used for larger fish such as sharks.

(Indonesian) tombak ikan

Speaker: IMK

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

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

(Indonesian) matoa

verb stick

(Indonesian) melikat

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

verb; adjective die; dead; to die; be dead

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

phrase The dog pants.

(Indonesian) Anjing hosa.

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.