Wamesa

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun octopus

(Indonesian) gurita

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

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

(Indonesian) gendong

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

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

(Indonesian) pohon mengkudu

Speaker: IMK

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

Speaker: IMK

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

noun red bean; kidney bean; lit. meaning (’bean 3sg-red’)

(Indonesian) kacang merah

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

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun frog; k.o. green frog Inedible. From Indonesian ’kodok’

(Indonesian) kodok

noun amaranth leaves eaten

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

adjective narrow

(Indonesian) sempit

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

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

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

verb regret

(Indonesian) menyesal

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

noun shell bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang kerang

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

adjective crazy

(Indonesian) gila

Example: Sia vura sembepisavir.

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum; lit. meaning (’thing with sound’)

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

verb marry; to marry

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

Example: Au ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (dishes); to wash (dishes)

(Indonesian) cuci (piring)

Speaker: IMK

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

verb hit; to hit

(Indonesian) pukul

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

verb climb

(Indonesian) naik; panjat

Example: Wona ne dio sia na ai rabo ne.

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

noun watermelon loan?

(Indonesian) semangka

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

noun sail

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

Speaker: IMK

noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

verb want (to eat); crave

(Indonesian) ingin (makan)

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

Speaker: IMK

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

Speaker: IMK

verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.