Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

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noun utensil for eating papeda

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

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phrase I paint my toenails red.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku kaki sampai merah.

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

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noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

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noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

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adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

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noun lungs

(Indonesian) paru-paru

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phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

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verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun coral (sm)

(Indonesian) karang (kecil)

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verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

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pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

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

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noun coconut oil

(Indonesian) minyak kelapa

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noun k.o. large wasp; lit. meaning ("pig wasp") v. dangerous, stings said to be fatal

(Indonesian) lebah bunuh babi

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verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

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adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

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noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

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adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

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phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

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noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

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noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

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noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

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noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

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noun fishing pole

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

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

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

(Indonesian) kemeja

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

phrase They wind up papeda.

(Indonesian) Mereka balik papeda.

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

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noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

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noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

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noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

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noun cave

(Indonesian) goa; gua

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verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

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noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

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noun fish spear Used for larger fish such as sharks.

(Indonesian) tombak ikan

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adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

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