Wamesa

noun k.o. small mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small bamboo used to make kalawai

(Indonesian) bambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) pohon paku

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. pandan tree grows at the beach, used to sew a thatched roof

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun canoe wood

(Indonesian) kayu perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree (beach casuarina/she-oak)

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

noun jackfruit; lit. meaning (’immigrant breadfruit’) ’amber’ is melayu Papua

(Indonesian) nangka

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 oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

noun crown of thorns sea star Acanthaster planci

(Indonesian) duri babi racun

Speaker: IMK

noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. leaf used for weaving mats

(Indonesian) sejenis daun

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

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

noun sea urchin eaten

(Indonesian) babi duri

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

noun butterflyfish black/yellow/white stripes, v. common, can be eaten. Chaerodon ocellicaudus, baronessa, etc.

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

Morinda tree Morinda sp (likely citrifolia); used to make medicine.

(Indonesian) pohon mengkudu

Speaker: IMK

noun morinda (noni) fruit Morinda sp (likely citrifolia)

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

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

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun coral (sm)

(Indonesian) karang (kecil)

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun land crab lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun k.o. small clam eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

noun cricket eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket; cicada

(Indonesian) jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

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

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) matoa

noun praying mantis said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it

(Indonesian) belalang besar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari