Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun basket for holding sago; lit. meaning (’sago enter’)

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

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

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

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noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

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noun k.o. guava; lit. meaning (’large guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu bola

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun a part of the sago plant "di atas, yang kecil-kecil"

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun coral tree (Erythrina sp.); lit. meaning (’foreign flower’) tall, fruiting, possibly brought by Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

noun sand dollar; lit. meaning (’urchin skin’) asaruai, rawa

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

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noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun red bean; kidney bean; lit. meaning (’bean 3sg-red’)

(Indonesian) kacang merah

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

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noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

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noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

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phrase The boy takes one, six frogs remain.

(Indonesian) Anak bawa satu, tinggal kodok enam.

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

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verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

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verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

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noun k.o. coleus plant used medicinally for lung problems, eaten

(Indonesian) daun meyana

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verb dance; to dance

(Indonesian) tari

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verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

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verb regret

(Indonesian) menyesal

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imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

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noun banana

(Indonesian) pisang

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pronoun we two; 1du excl pronoun

(Indonesian) kami dua

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

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noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

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noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

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particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

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verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

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noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

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noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

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adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

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noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

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verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

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noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

numeral twenty

(Indonesian) dua puluh

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

proper noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

phrase The dog pants.

(Indonesian) Anjing hosa.

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

phrase I sing a traditional (ri) song.

(Indonesian) Saya nyanyi lagu ada ri.

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

(Indonesian) Saya bilang "selamat malam" ke Sutri.