Wamesa

noun heel

(Indonesian) tumit

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) cempedak

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

verb read

(Indonesian) membaca

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun twig

(Indonesian) ranting

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun sea urchin eaten

(Indonesian) babi duri

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

phrase His character is good.

(Indonesian) Sifat bagus.

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

adj? become; happen ’yau ivediadi’ ’I become’

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

phrase I stir-fry the fish in a little oil.

(Indonesian) Saya tumis ikan di minyak sedikit.

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

Speaker: IMK

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun red bean; kidney bean; lit. meaning (’bean 3sg-red’)

(Indonesian) kacang merah

noun term of address for a younger woman from an elder; girl

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian dua; kamu dua (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb work; to work

(Indonesian) kerja

Example: Emily ninaripi.

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: IMK

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

adjective very fine

(Indonesian) halus sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small clam eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

particle no; not; negative particle

(Indonesian) tidak

Speaker: IMK

noun front

(Indonesian) depan

Example: Buku pai niena do po garduse pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

verb catch (fish); go fishing; to catch, as fish

(Indonesian) mancing

Example: Yau ya ipotei diapai tomanau.

Speaker: IMK

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

verb cry

(Indonesian) menangis

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

Speaker: IMK

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

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

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

noun mouth; lips

(Indonesian) mulut; bibir

Speaker: IMK

noun shark

(Indonesian) ikan hiu; ikan mangiwang

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

verb ; noun live; life; to live; life

(Indonesian) hidup; kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go buy vegetables at the store.

(Indonesian) Saya pergi beli sayur di toko.