Wamesa

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

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noun k.o. small bamboo used to make kalawai

(Indonesian) bambu kecil

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noun tree fern

(Indonesian) pohon paku

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noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

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noun lime; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis; lemon

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verb weave; to weave

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Emily dianu rota pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun small matoa fruit

(Indonesian) matoa kecil

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noun week

(Indonesian) minggu

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verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

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noun rope trap

(Indonesian) jerat tali

noun sea urchin eaten

(Indonesian) babi duri

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noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

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noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

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

(Indonesian) gendong

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

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noun freshwater fish

(Indonesian) ikanair tawar

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

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

(Indonesian) jadi

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adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

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noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

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phrase I go wake up the child.

(Indonesian) Saya kasih bangun anak itu.

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

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verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

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verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

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noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

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noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

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adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

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noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

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noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

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verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

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noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

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complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

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pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

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

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adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

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adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

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noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

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verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

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noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

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adverb earlier; an earlier time; front

(Indonesian) dulu; depan

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noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

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adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

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noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

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noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

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noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

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verb catch (fish); go fishing; to catch, as fish

(Indonesian) mancing

Example: Yau ya ipotei diapai tomanau.

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noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

adverb someday; one day

(Indonesian) satu saat

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

verb wash (dishes); to wash (dishes)

(Indonesian) cuci (piring)

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verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

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verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

noun small net bag

(Indonesian) noken kecil

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noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

adjective smelly; putrid

(Indonesian) bauh; busuk

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

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verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

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noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

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verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

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adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

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noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

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noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

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

Example: Wona wai sisi.

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noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

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noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

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verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

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adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

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noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

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noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

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verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

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noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

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noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

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verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

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noun fingernail; lit. meaning (’finger tooth’) var: varakedir

(Indonesian) kuku jari

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

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verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

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noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

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phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

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phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.