Wamesa

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wasp or hornet large, lives on the ground, extremely painful (claimed fatal?) sting

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun starfish Ophidiasteridae. Pictured: Linckia laevigata (L), Nardoa novaecaledoniae (R)

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun back; behind

(Indonesian) belakang

verb turn one’s back on; to turn one’s back on (something)

(Indonesian) membelakangi

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

verb shave one’s head

(Indonesian) cukur kepala

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

noun kerosene

(Indonesian) minyak tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

noun shell bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang kerang

Speaker: IMK

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

particle no; not; negative particle

(Indonesian) tidak

Speaker: IMK

adjective dull

(Indonesian) tumpul

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

Speaker: IMK

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

Speaker: IMK

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

noun bedbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

adjective smelly; putrid

(Indonesian) bauh; busuk

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun sail

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

verb call; ask permission

(Indonesian) panggil; minta ijin

Example: Isawe irane.

Speaker: IMK

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

noun outrigger boom

(Indonesian) tangan perahu

Speaker: IMK

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

phrase They wind up papeda.

(Indonesian) Mereka balik papeda.

noun girl the [tʃ] is odd

(Indonesian) anak perempuan

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

noun ground cuscus; phalanger (k.o. marsupial)

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

verb blow; to blow

(Indonesian) tiup

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun axe

(Indonesian) kapak

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

adverb already; already, completive aspect

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Diapai niunu tomanau.

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

noun honey

(Indonesian) madu

Speaker: IMK

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.