Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun calf (of leg)

(Indonesian) betis

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun canoe wood

(Indonesian) kayu perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun fly

(Indonesian) lalat

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun mace

(Indonesian) bunga pala

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

noun mother 1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun sparrow

(Indonesian) burung pipit

Speaker: IMK

noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

adjective very angry

(Indonesian) marah-marah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun sea cucumber general term

(Indonesian) teripang

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun kerosene

(Indonesian) minyak tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm oncosperma sp.? May also refer to areca palm (?). IMK says there are two kinds of niniai, one which

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun corn

(Indonesian) jagung

Speaker: IMK

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

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

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

Speaker: IMK

adverb someday; one day

(Indonesian) satu saat

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun land; shore

(Indonesian) darat

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

Speaker: IMK

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t; forms negative commands, ’don’t’ dl: Windesi

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

noun sail

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

verb call; ask permission

(Indonesian) panggil; minta ijin

Example: Isawe irane.

Speaker: IMK

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

verb want (to eat); crave

(Indonesian) ingin (makan)

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

noun biceps

(Indonesian) otot tangan atas

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

noun tree kangaroo Dendrolagus, probably inustus (grizzled tree kangaroo)

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.