Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

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 crown of thorns sea star Acanthaster planci

(Indonesian) duri babi racun

Speaker: IMK

noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun mother 1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

noun fruit

(Indonesian) buah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

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

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

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

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun peanut; lit. meaning (’bean earth’)

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

verb shave one’s head

(Indonesian) cukur kepala

verb get check initial vowel; final [i] may be 3sg DO

(Indonesian) ambil

Speaker: IMK

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

adjective heavy

(Indonesian) berat

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian dua; kamu dua (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

Speaker: IMK

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun banana

(Indonesian) pisang

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun soft coral

(Indonesian) karang lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun edible leaf; vegetable; greens

(Indonesian) daun; sayur

Example: Yau ira ivori rau na toko.

Speaker: IMK

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

Speaker: IMK

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

phrase Don’t go to the market!

(Indonesian) Jangan pergi ke pasar!

adjective smelly; putrid; pungent

(Indonesian) bauh, busuk

Speaker: IMK

adverb quickly; fast

(Indonesian) cepat

Example: Yau ira saira.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bimbang

Speaker: IMK

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

Speaker: IMK

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun fishing pole

noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

phrase They wind up papeda.

(Indonesian) Mereka balik papeda.

verb grow; to grow

(Indonesian) tumbuh

Example: Barimu pasi sisiwara.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

verb stick

(Indonesian) melikat

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog looks over at the turtle.

(Indonesian) Anjing lihat ke kura-kura.

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.