Wamesa

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit similar to jackfruit, Artocarpus integer

(Indonesian) cempedak

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun village

(Indonesian) desa

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

phrase The fish has already been grilled.

(Indonesian) Ikan sudah dibakar.

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

noun beetle eats holes in areca

(Indonesian) kumbang

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

noun papeda chopsticks; utensils for sago mush made from the spines of sago leaves.

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

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

(Indonesian) membelakangi

noun term of address for a younger woman from an elder; girl

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun tree resin

(Indonesian) pohon damar

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

Speaker: IMK

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

particle no; not; negative particle

(Indonesian) tidak

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) pisah

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

noun edible leaf; vegetable; greens

(Indonesian) daun; sayur

Example: Yau ira ivori rau na toko.

Speaker: IMK

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large shell produces pearls

(Indonesian) sejenis bia besar

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun god; master

(Indonesian) tuhan; Allah

Speaker: IMK

noun pomelo; lit. meaning (’large orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

noun cheek

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

noun matoa (k.o. fruiting tree) Pometia pinnata

(Indonesian) matoa

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.