Wamesa

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun toenail

(Indonesian) kuku kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

noun octopus

(Indonesian) gurita

Speaker: IMK

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

noun sparrow

(Indonesian) burung pipit

Speaker: IMK

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 older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

phrase The fish has already been grilled.

(Indonesian) Ikan sudah dibakar.

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

noun frog; k.o. green frog Inedible. From Indonesian ’kodok’

(Indonesian) kodok

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun kerosene

(Indonesian) minyak tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

Speaker: IMK

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

adverb earlier; an earlier time; front

(Indonesian) dulu; depan

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

adverb someday; one day

(Indonesian) satu saat

noun wide river

(Indonesian) sungai luas

Speaker: IMK

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun evening

(Indonesian) sore

Speaker: IMK

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

phrase Don’t go to the market!

(Indonesian) Jangan pergi ke pasar!

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

noun sail

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) celana

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.