Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit similar to jackfruit, Artocarpus integer

(Indonesian) cempedak

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

verb weave; to weave

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Emily dianu rota pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun sparrow

(Indonesian) burung pipit

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

Speaker: IMK

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

verb sleep; to sleep

(Indonesian) tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

adjective angry

(Indonesian) marah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

verb get check initial vowel; final [i] may be 3sg DO

(Indonesian) ambil

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kodok

noun sea cucumber general term

(Indonesian) teripang

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

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 nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

noun shell bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang kerang

Speaker: IMK

adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

adjective dull

(Indonesian) tumpul

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun cricket; cicada

(Indonesian) jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

Speaker: IMK

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun candy

(Indonesian) gula-gula

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

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

noun saliva

(Indonesian) liur; air mulut

verb close

(Indonesian) tutup

Speaker: IMK

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

noun bay

(Indonesian) teluk

Speaker: IMK

noun honey

(Indonesian) madu

Speaker: IMK

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

phrase I light the fire.

(Indonesian) Saya menyalakan api.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.