Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun fly

(Indonesian) lalat

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

noun crown of thorns sea star Acanthaster planci

(Indonesian) duri babi racun

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun k.o. leaf used for weaving mats

(Indonesian) sejenis daun

noun cloud

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: IMK

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) gendong

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

verb scratch; to scratch

(Indonesian) garut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

Speaker: IMK

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

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 valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

phrase The boy takes one, six frogs remain.

(Indonesian) Anak bawa satu, tinggal kodok enam.

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

verb tired; exhausted; to be tired, exhausted

(Indonesian) capek

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

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

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

adjective very fine

(Indonesian) halus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small clam eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun lizard; animal; four-legged creature

(Indonesian) soa-soa, kaki empat

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb slither; to slither, as a snake.

(Indonesian) lingkar; merayap

Example: Tawai pai ria pavi na ai pai.

verb come; to come verama = coming, future ’taune verama wai’ = next year

(Indonesian) datang

Speaker: IMK

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

numeral seven

(Indonesian) tujuh

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

verb crawl

(Indonesian) merayap

Speaker: IMK

verb cry

(Indonesian) menangis

Speaker: IMK

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited, proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

adjective arrogant; not calm

(Indonesian) sombong-sombong; tidak tenang

Speaker: IMK

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

noun father’s older sister

(Indonesian) kakak perempuan bapak; mama tua

noun stepmother

(Indonesian) mama tiri

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

noun saliva

(Indonesian) liur; air mulut

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

noun shark

(Indonesian) ikan hiu; ikan mangiwang

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

phrase I come down from the ladder.

(Indonesian) Saya turun dari tangga.