Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. pandan tree grows at the beach, used to sew a thatched roof

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb eat; to eat (tr)

(Indonesian) makan

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun sea urchin eaten

(Indonesian) babi duri

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun k.o. bivalve mollusk found in mangrove logs; canoe worm eaten raw or boiled with salt, vinegar, and lime

(Indonesian) tambelo

Speaker: IMK

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun butterflyfish black/yellow/white stripes, v. common, can be eaten. Chaerodon ocellicaudus, baronessa, etc.

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater fish

(Indonesian) ikanair tawar

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

noun amaranth leaves eaten

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

Speaker: IMK

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

adjective clean; clear; white Wondama. In Windesi ’white’ is more often ’vusa’

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

Speaker: IMK

noun water source; spring; lit. meaning (’water eye’)

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du excl pronoun

(Indonesian) kami dua

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

Speaker: IMK

adjective generous

(Indonesian) murah hati

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun shell bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang kerang

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

verb place; put; to place; to put

(Indonesian) taruh

Example: Wona pai pi direvava na pirio nei vawo.

Speaker: IMK

noun pineapple "karena bukan kita yang tanam - orang dari luar belanda, orang Jerman bawa tanam di sini"

(Indonesian) nenas

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun traditional drum; lit. meaning (’thing with sound’)

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) hari ini

noun evening

(Indonesian) sore

Speaker: IMK

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

Speaker: IMK

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

noun fishing pole

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

noun pants; lit. meaning (’buttock clothing’)

(Indonesian) celana

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun girl the [tʃ] is odd

(Indonesian) anak perempuan

Speaker: IMK

verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

Speaker: IMK

verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.