Wamesa

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

noun lime; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun mace

(Indonesian) bunga pala

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun sea urchin eaten

(Indonesian) babi duri

Speaker: IMK

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

verb turn one’s back on; to turn one’s back on (something)

(Indonesian) membelakangi

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

adjective gentle

(Indonesian) lembut

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb work; to work

(Indonesian) kerja

Example: Emily ninaripi.

pronoun we two; 1du excl pronoun

(Indonesian) kami dua

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

noun lizard; animal; four-legged creature

(Indonesian) soa-soa, kaki empat

Speaker: IMK

particle no; not; negative particle

(Indonesian) tidak

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun eye; point

(Indonesian) mata; ujung

verb lick; to lick

(Indonesian) jilat

Example: Wona nei riepi marareia katu nei.

adjective; verb be clever; understand; know

(Indonesian) pandai; mengerti; tahu

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

noun frog; k.o. brown frog Edible, tastes like chicken.

(Indonesian) kodok

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

noun outrigger boom

(Indonesian) tangan perahu

Speaker: IMK

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun ground cuscus; phalanger (k.o. marsupial)

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

noun cave

(Indonesian) goa; gua

Speaker: IMK

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

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

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.