Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wasp or hornet large, lives on the ground, extremely painful (claimed fatal?) sting

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

noun small matoa fruit

(Indonesian) matoa kecil

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

adjective clean; clear; white Wondama. In Windesi ’white’ is more often ’vusa’

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

verb have; to have

(Indonesian) punya

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

adjective full

(Indonesian) penuh

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

adverb earlier; an earlier time; front

(Indonesian) dulu; depan

Speaker: IMK

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

adjective dull

(Indonesian) tumpul

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun eye; point

(Indonesian) mata; ujung

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

Speaker: IMK

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

verb cry

(Indonesian) menangis

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bimbang

Speaker: IMK

verb remember; to remember

(Indonesian) ingat

Speaker: IMK

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

Speaker: IMK

noun Laportea Decumana leaves have stinging hairs; used medicinally, as a stimulant

(Indonesian) daun gatal

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

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 k.o. small citrus

(Indonesian) jeruk kecil

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

verb blow; to blow

(Indonesian) tiup

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun sago mixed with buah hitam fruit cooked and eaten, can be mixed with sago

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

adverb already; already, completive aspect

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Diapai niunu tomanau.

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

Speaker: IMK

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.

phrase I come down from the ladder.

(Indonesian) Saya turun dari tangga.