Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

adjective very delicious at + vesie?

(Indonesian) enak sekali

Example: Aibuo wasi siambesie to diadiva.

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 guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb eat; to eat (tr)

(Indonesian) makan

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fish (stingray?) punya tanduk di ekor

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

adverb towards outside lit: do+ri+wa

(Indonesian) ke luar

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

adjective angry

(Indonesian) marah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

noun frog; k.o. green frog Inedible. From Indonesian ’kodok’

(Indonesian) kodok

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

Speaker: IMK

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

adjective clean; clear; white Wondama. In Windesi ’white’ is more often ’vusa’

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb paralyzed; to be paralyzed

(Indonesian) lumpuh

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

adjective low-spirited; weak

(Indonesian) loyo

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

adjective generous

(Indonesian) murah hati

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

adjective full

(Indonesian) penuh

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

noun rice Wanderwort. Refers to both cooked and raw.

(Indonesian) nasi; beras

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

adjective crazy

(Indonesian) gila

Example: Sia vura sembepisavir.

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

adverb someday; one day

(Indonesian) satu saat

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun land; shore

(Indonesian) darat

verb lick; to lick

(Indonesian) jilat

Example: Wona nei riepi marareia katu nei.

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

adjective first

(Indonesian) pertama

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

verb remember; to remember

(Indonesian) ingat

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

verb pant; to pant

(Indonesian) hosa

Example: Wona nei sise.

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

noun singkong

(Indonesian) cassava

Speaker: IMK

noun honey

(Indonesian) madu

Speaker: IMK

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.

phrase I come down from the ladder.

(Indonesian) Saya turun dari tangga.

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

(Indonesian) Saya bilang "selamat malam" ke Sutri.