Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

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

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

adjective sweet var: anona

(Indonesian) manis

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

Speaker: IMK

noun basement

(Indonesian) kolong rumah

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut oil

(Indonesian) minyak kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun chili pepper also ’marisiani’

(Indonesian) cabe; rica; lombok

Speaker: IMK

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

noun gong made of iron

(Indonesian) gong

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. coleus plant used medicinally for lung problems, eaten

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb curse; to curse

(Indonesian) maki

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. harmonika made from rosewood (kayu linggua) or bamboo

(Indonesian) segenis harmonika; kecapi mulut

Speaker: IMK

noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

adjective tired; sleepy

(Indonesian) mengantuk

noun needle

Speaker: IMK

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

verb hit; to hit

(Indonesian) pukul

noun head

(Indonesian) kepala

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun horns

(Indonesian) tanduk

Speaker: IMK

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

noun pants; lit. meaning (’buttock clothing’)

(Indonesian) celana

noun outrigger boom

(Indonesian) tangan perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

noun mouth; lips

(Indonesian) mulut; bibir

Speaker: IMK

noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun father Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

noun fingernail; lit. meaning (’finger tooth’) var: varakedir

(Indonesian) kuku jari

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.