Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun sago porridge staple food, often served with yellow fish stew.

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater fish

(Indonesian) ikanair tawar

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

noun morinda (noni) fruit Morinda sp (likely citrifolia)

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

noun land crab lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

verb drop; fall; to drop; fall

(Indonesian) menurun

Example: Imarura naina wisene.

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. coleus plant used medicinally for lung problems, eaten

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

verb be at; reside; to be at or in a place, reside

(Indonesian) ada; berada; tinggal

Example: Yau inai na Manokwari.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ne;

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

verb have (intr); mine, yours, etc. inwe + i

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

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

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

numeral seven

(Indonesian) tujuh

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun fishing pole

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

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

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun stepmother

(Indonesian) mama tiri

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK