Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small bamboo used to make kalawai

(Indonesian) bambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun heel

(Indonesian) tumit

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

verb read

(Indonesian) membaca

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

noun octopus

(Indonesian) gurita

Speaker: IMK

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

adj? become; happen ’yau ivediadi’ ’I become’

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun wood mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur kayu

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun kerosene

(Indonesian) minyak tanah

Speaker: IMK

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

phrase The boy takes one, six frogs remain.

(Indonesian) Anak bawa satu, tinggal kodok enam.

proper noun name of a stream maria + avo = red fruit stream

(Indonesian) nama kali hutan

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

adjective generous

(Indonesian) murah hati

Speaker: IMK

adjective full

(Indonesian) penuh

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

noun rice Wanderwort. Refers to both cooked and raw.

(Indonesian) nasi; beras

Speaker: IMK

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

noun watermelon loan?

(Indonesian) semangka

Speaker: IMK

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger boom

(Indonesian) tangan perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun gun lit. ’they use it to fire over here’

(Indonesian) pistol

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

noun spoon loan

(Indonesian) sendok

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

proper noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog looks over at the turtle.

(Indonesian) Anjing lihat ke kura-kura.

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.