Wamesa

noun k.o. small bamboo used to make kalawai

(Indonesian) bambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun heel

(Indonesian) tumit

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large thorny sago; lit. meaning ’good sago’

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb eat; to eat (tr)

(Indonesian) makan

Speaker: IMK

adjective sweet var: anona

(Indonesian) manis

Speaker: IMK

noun village

(Indonesian) desa

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

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

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

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

Speaker: IMK

phrase The boy takes one, six frogs remain.

(Indonesian) Anak bawa satu, tinggal kodok enam.

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

noun chili pepper also ’marisiani’

(Indonesian) cabe; rica; lombok

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

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

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

adjective generous

(Indonesian) murah hati

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

adverb someday; one day

(Indonesian) satu saat

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

Speaker: IMK

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kodok

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

verb cough

(Indonesian) batuk

Speaker: IMK

noun candy

(Indonesian) gula-gula

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

noun fingernail; lit. meaning (’finger tooth’) var: varakedir

(Indonesian) kuku jari

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.