Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun utensil for eating papeda

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun lime; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

verb weave; to weave

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Emily dianu rota pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun mace

(Indonesian) bunga pala

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

verb trick; deceive; to trick, decieve

(Indonesian) tipu; menipu

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun k.o. bivalve mollusk found in mangrove logs; canoe worm eaten raw or boiled with salt, vinegar, and lime

(Indonesian) tambelo

Speaker: IMK

verb carry; to carry on the hip or over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fish (stingray?) punya tanduk di ekor

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

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

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

Speaker: IMK

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. seaweed fruit eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis buah rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun kerosene

(Indonesian) minyak tanah

Speaker: IMK

adjective very beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb tired; exhausted; to be tired, exhausted

(Indonesian) capek

Speaker: IMK

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

adjective low-spirited; weak

(Indonesian) loyo

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

verb be at; reside; to be at or in a place, reside

(Indonesian) ada; berada; tinggal

Example: Yau inai na Manokwari.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ne;

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

noun banana

(Indonesian) pisang

Speaker: IMK

verb have (intr); mine, yours, etc. inwe + i

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb slither; to slither, as a snake.

(Indonesian) lingkar; merayap

Example: Tawai pai ria pavi na ai pai.

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kodok

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bimbang

Speaker: IMK

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

verb look for; seek; to look for, to seek

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) celana

noun shirt; lit. meaning (’hand clothing’)

(Indonesian) kemeja

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun orange; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk manis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

adverb already; already, completive aspect

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Diapai niunu tomanau.

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.

phrase I go into the cave.

(Indonesian) Saya masuk gua.

phrase I come down from the ladder.

(Indonesian) Saya turun dari tangga.