Wamesa

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) nangka

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun village

(Indonesian) desa

Speaker: IMK

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

Speaker: IMK

verb carry; to carry on the hip or over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

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 cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

adjective very angry

(Indonesian) marah-marah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun speech

(Indonesian) bicaraan

Speaker: IMK

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

verb paralyzed; to be paralyzed

(Indonesian) lumpuh

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun gong made of iron

(Indonesian) gong

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

noun soft coral

(Indonesian) karang lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun rice Wanderwort. Refers to both cooked and raw.

(Indonesian) nasi; beras

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put; to place; to put

(Indonesian) taruh

Example: Wona pai pi direvava na pirio nei vawo.

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

Speaker: IMK

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

adverb left (side)

(Indonesian) kiri

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

verb pant; to pant

(Indonesian) hosa

Example: Wona nei sise.

Speaker: IMK

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

(Indonesian) tahi; berak; (buang) air besar

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

adjective arrogant; not calm

(Indonesian) sombong-sombong; tidak tenang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large shell produces pearls

(Indonesian) sejenis bia besar

Speaker: IMK

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

noun cave

(Indonesian) goa; gua

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

noun axe

(Indonesian) kapak

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

noun storm

(Indonesian) angin ribut

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.