Wamesa

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun utensil for eating papeda

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun calf (of leg)

(Indonesian) betis

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun inland; interior country; lit. meaning (’behind village’)

(Indonesian) udik

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun basement

(Indonesian) kolong rumah

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

noun coral (sm)

(Indonesian) karang (kecil)

Speaker: IMK

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun back; behind

(Indonesian) belakang

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

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun tree resin

(Indonesian) pohon damar

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

verb cut; slice; to cut; to slice

(Indonesian) gunting, iris

Example: Tatawura tanggutu tandunandau nesi kota.

noun mother

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

phrase The boy takes one, six frogs remain.

(Indonesian) Anak bawa satu, tinggal kodok enam.

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

verb say; to say

(Indonesian) bilang

Example: Yau yoyo diru vesie" so Sutri."

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

verb place; put; to place; to put

(Indonesian) taruh

Example: Wona pai pi direvava na pirio nei vawo.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

noun front

(Indonesian) depan

Example: Buku pai niena do po garduse pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

numeral seven

(Indonesian) tujuh

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

adjective conceited, proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger boom

(Indonesian) tangan perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun holy place

(Indonesian) tempat suci

Speaker: IMK

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

verb want (to eat); crave

(Indonesian) ingin (makan)

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

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