Wamesa

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung besar

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. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun heel

(Indonesian) tumit

Speaker: IMK

noun canoe wood

(Indonesian) kayu perahu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) nangka

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun twig

(Indonesian) ranting

Speaker: IMK

verb trick; deceive; to trick, decieve

(Indonesian) tipu; menipu

noun fruit

(Indonesian) buah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

adj? become; happen ’yau ivediadi’ ’I become’

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun basement

(Indonesian) kolong rumah

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut oil

(Indonesian) minyak kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective gentle

(Indonesian) lembut

verb drop; fall; to drop; fall

(Indonesian) menurun

Example: Imarura naina wisene.

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

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;

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

noun Sunday; lit. meaning (’church day’)

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

Speaker: IMK

numeral seven

(Indonesian) tujuh

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

particle don’t; forms negative commands, ’don’t’ dl: Windesi

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

Speaker: IMK

verb remain; live

(Indonesian) tinggal

Example: Mararea kio sire, sisa kodo rime siri.

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

verb cough

(Indonesian) batuk

Speaker: IMK

noun god; master

(Indonesian) tuhan; Allah

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun gap; space; opening

(Indonesian) celah

Speaker: IMK

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

verb blow; to blow

(Indonesian) tiup

noun father Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

phrase The dog looks over at the turtle.

(Indonesian) Anjing lihat ke kura-kura.

phrase I go buy vegetables at the store.

(Indonesian) Saya pergi beli sayur di toko.