Wamesa

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 knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun basket for holding sago; lit. meaning (’sago enter’)

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

noun papeda spoon; utensils for sago mush made from the spines of sago leaves.

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

verb shave one’s head

(Indonesian) cukur kepala

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

(Indonesian) ambil

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

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 separate; to separate

(Indonesian) pisah

Speaker: IMK

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

Speaker: IMK

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

noun wide river

(Indonesian) sungai luas

Speaker: IMK

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

verb lick; to lick

(Indonesian) jilat

Example: Wona nei riepi marareia katu nei.

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

noun horns

(Indonesian) tanduk

Speaker: IMK

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun fishing pole

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

noun holy place

(Indonesian) tempat suci

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

noun pomelo; lit. meaning (’large orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

adjective short

(Indonesian) pendek

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

noun cheek

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: IMK

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

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

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

noun smoke

(Indonesian) asap

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 go into the cave.

(Indonesian) Saya masuk gua.