Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun calf (of leg)

(Indonesian) betis

Speaker: IMK

noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

noun sand dollar; lit. meaning (’urchin skin’) asaruai, rawa

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

verb sleep; to sleep

(Indonesian) tidur

Speaker: IMK

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large land turtle reportedly climbs trees - panjat phon

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

verb scratch; to scratch

(Indonesian) garut

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

Speaker: IMK

adjective heavy

(Indonesian) berat

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

noun k.o. harmonika made from rosewood (kayu linggua) or bamboo

(Indonesian) segenis harmonika; kecapi mulut

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

verb come from the rear, from behind; to come from the rear, from behind

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

adverb today; lit. meaning (’day this’)

(Indonesian) hari ini

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

verb lick; to lick

(Indonesian) jilat

Example: Wona nei riepi marareia katu nei.

verb dance; k.o. traditional dance with drums

(Indonesian) adat menari pake tifa

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb grow; to grow

(Indonesian) tumbuh

Example: Barimu pasi sisiwara.

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun spoon loan

(Indonesian) sendok

Speaker: IMK

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

verb blow; to blow

(Indonesian) tiup

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

adjective short

(Indonesian) pendek

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I go buy vegetables at the store.

(Indonesian) Saya pergi beli sayur di toko.

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.