Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

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

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

noun mace

(Indonesian) bunga pala

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

noun sand dollar; lit. meaning (’urchin skin’) asaruai, rawa

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

noun octopus

(Indonesian) gurita

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish (crescent-banded grunter?) black & white striped

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

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

(Indonesian) mas; anak laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

adjective heavy

(Indonesian) berat

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK

noun chili pepper also ’marisiani’

(Indonesian) cabe; rica; lombok

Speaker: IMK

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

noun gong made of iron

(Indonesian) gong

Speaker: IMK

verb alone; to be alone

(Indonesian) sendiri

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun lizard; animal; four-legged creature

(Indonesian) soa-soa, kaki empat

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

adjective blue

(Indonesian) biru

Speaker: IMK

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

noun land; shore

(Indonesian) darat

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

verb cry

(Indonesian) menangis

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

Speaker: IMK

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

noun Laportea Decumana leaves have stinging hairs; used medicinally, as a stimulant

(Indonesian) daun gatal

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.