Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

phrase I paint my toenails red.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku kaki sampai merah.

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

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large thorny sago; lit. meaning ’good sago’

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

noun sparrow

(Indonesian) burung pipit

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

noun beetle eats holes in areca

(Indonesian) kumbang

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

noun tree resin

(Indonesian) pohon damar

noun amaranth leaves eaten

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

Speaker: IMK

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; slice; to cut; to slice

(Indonesian) gunting, iris

Example: Tatawura tanggutu tandunandau nesi kota.

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

adjective very beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

verb play; to play

(Indonesian) bermain

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

verb have; to have

(Indonesian) punya

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

Speaker: IMK

noun soft coral

(Indonesian) karang lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

Speaker: IMK

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

Speaker: IMK

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

phrase Don’t go to the market!

(Indonesian) Jangan pergi ke pasar!

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

verb cough

(Indonesian) batuk

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

verb grow; to grow

(Indonesian) tumbuh

Example: Barimu pasi sisiwara.

Speaker: IMK

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb swell; to swell

(Indonesian) bengkak

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I light the fire.

(Indonesian) Saya menyalakan api.