Wamesa

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree (beach casuarina/she-oak)

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun crown of thorns sea star Acanthaster planci

(Indonesian) duri babi racun

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun twig

(Indonesian) ranting

Speaker: IMK

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

noun bird

(Indonesian) burung

Speaker: IMK

noun sparrow

(Indonesian) burung pipit

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

Speaker: IMK

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun wood mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur kayu

noun coral (sm)

(Indonesian) karang (kecil)

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

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

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lombo; lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb smile

(Indonesian) senyum

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

verb afraid; to be afraid

(Indonesian) takut

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

adjective crazy

(Indonesian) gila

Example: Sia vura sembepisavir.

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

verb remember; to remember

(Indonesian) ingat

Speaker: IMK

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

noun lime; lit. meaning (’small orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

verb fall on; hit; be afflicted by; to fall on; to hit ; to be afflicted by

(Indonesian) menimpa; kena

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

Speaker: IMK

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun cassowary

(Indonesian) burung kasuari

Speaker: IMK

noun father 1st person possessive only

(Indonesian) bapak; papa

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go into the cave.

(Indonesian) Saya masuk gua.