Wamesa

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large thorny sago; lit. meaning ’good sago’

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun twig

(Indonesian) ranting

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit eaten

(Indonesian) buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

phrase I go wake up the child.

(Indonesian) Saya kasih bangun anak itu.

phrase I stir-fry the fish in a little oil.

(Indonesian) Saya tumis ikan di minyak sedikit.

noun papeda spoon; utensils for sago mush made from the spines of sago leaves.

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun eagle

(Indonesian) burung elang

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun starfish Ophidiasteridae. Pictured: Linckia laevigata (L), Nardoa novaecaledoniae (R)

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

Speaker: IMK

noun tree resin

(Indonesian) pohon damar

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

(Indonesian) kodok

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

phrase The boy takes one, six frogs remain.

(Indonesian) Anak bawa satu, tinggal kodok enam.

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

verb afraid; to be afraid

(Indonesian) takut

Speaker: IMK

noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. harmonika made from rosewood (kayu linggua) or bamboo

(Indonesian) segenis harmonika; kecapi mulut

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm oncosperma sp.? May also refer to areca palm (?). IMK says there are two kinds of niniai, one which

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

noun soft coral

(Indonesian) karang lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

noun wide river

(Indonesian) sungai luas

Speaker: IMK

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

numeral six

(Indonesian) enam

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited, proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun small mangrove tree fruits are soaked, cooked with coconut, peeled, and eaten

(Indonesian) nangro kecil

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

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

phrase They wind up papeda.

(Indonesian) Mereka balik papeda.

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun candy

(Indonesian) gula-gula

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

verb stick

(Indonesian) melikat

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

noun biceps

(Indonesian) otot tangan atas

Speaker: IMK

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.