Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun fly

(Indonesian) lalat

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) udik

Speaker: IMK

noun mace

(Indonesian) bunga pala

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit

(Indonesian) buah

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun k.o. fish (stingray?) punya tanduk di ekor

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun anchor

(Indonesian) jangkar

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun cucumber

(Indonesian) ketimun

adverb tomorrow; morning

(Indonesian) besok; pagi

Speaker: IMK

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

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

(Indonesian) kacang merah

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

verb scream; shout

(Indonesian) berteriak

Speaker: IMK

noun amaranth leaves eaten

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

adjective narrow

(Indonesian) sempit

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun mother

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

Speaker: IMK

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb paralyzed; to be paralyzed

(Indonesian) lumpuh

Speaker: IMK

verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

proper noun name of a stream maria + avo = red fruit stream

(Indonesian) nama kali hutan

Speaker: IMK

adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

Speaker: IMK

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

Speaker: IMK

verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb climb

(Indonesian) naik; panjat

Example: Wona ne dio sia na ai rabo ne.

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

verb pant; to pant

(Indonesian) hosa

Example: Wona nei sise.

Speaker: IMK

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

(Indonesian) tahi; berak; (buang) air besar

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large shell produces pearls

(Indonesian) sejenis bia besar

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

noun cave

(Indonesian) goa; gua

Speaker: IMK

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

noun cheek

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: IMK

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

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 sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK