Wamesa

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung 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 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

pronoun we three; 1tri excl pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kami tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wasp or hornet large, lives on the ground, extremely painful (claimed fatal?) sting

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

verb weave; to weave

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Emily dianu rota pai.

Speaker: IMK

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater fish

(Indonesian) ikanair tawar

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

phrase I gather my family.

(Indonesian) Saya berkumpul keluarga

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

verb scream; shout

(Indonesian) berteriak

Speaker: IMK

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

noun term of address for a younger man from an elder; boy

(Indonesian) mas; anak laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

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

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut oil

(Indonesian) minyak kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

verb wear jewelry; decorate oneself

(Indonesian) menghiasi

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

verb tired; exhausted; to be tired, exhausted

(Indonesian) capek

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

noun corn

(Indonesian) jagung

Speaker: IMK

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

verb come; to come verama = coming, future ’taune verama wai’ = next year

(Indonesian) datang

Speaker: IMK

noun Sunday; lit. meaning (’church day’)

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

numeral seven

(Indonesian) tujuh

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

noun fishing pole

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

verb pant; to pant

(Indonesian) hosa

Example: Wona nei sise.

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.