Wamesa

phrase I paint my toenails red.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku kaki sampai merah.

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun jackfruit; lit. meaning (’immigrant breadfruit’) ’amber’ is melayu Papua

(Indonesian) nangka

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

noun village

(Indonesian) desa

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

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

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

verb sleep; to sleep

(Indonesian) tidur

Speaker: IMK

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

phrase I gather my family.

(Indonesian) Saya berkumpul keluarga

noun eagle

(Indonesian) burung elang

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

verb get check initial vowel; final [i] may be 3sg DO

(Indonesian) ambil

Speaker: IMK

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

verb be at; reside; to be at or in a place, reside

(Indonesian) ada; berada; tinggal

Example: Yau inai na Manokwari.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ne;

verb curse; to curse

(Indonesian) maki

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

Speaker: IMK

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

Speaker: IMK

noun eye; point

(Indonesian) mata; ujung

noun land; shore

(Indonesian) darat

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited, proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

Speaker: IMK

adverb left (side)

(Indonesian) kiri

Speaker: IMK

noun sail

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: IMK

noun fishing pole

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun bow of a canoe

(Indonesian) mata perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

noun pomelo; lit. meaning (’large orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

noun ground cuscus; phalanger (k.o. marsupial)

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun saliva

(Indonesian) liur; air mulut

noun shark

(Indonesian) ikan hiu; ikan mangiwang

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

verb swell; to swell

(Indonesian) bengkak

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I sing a traditional (ri) song.

(Indonesian) Saya nyanyi lagu ada ri.

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.