Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

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

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

noun twig

(Indonesian) ranting

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

noun lungs

(Indonesian) paru-paru

Speaker: IMK

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go wake up the child.

(Indonesian) Saya kasih bangun anak itu.

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large land turtle reportedly climbs trees - panjat phon

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

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

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mas; anak laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

noun water source; spring; lit. meaning (’water eye’)

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) nama kali hutan

Speaker: IMK

adjective interesting

(Indonesian) menarik

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: IMK

verb say; to say

(Indonesian) bilang

Example: Yau yoyo diru vesie" so Sutri."

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

adjective dull

(Indonesian) tumpul

noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

verb come; to come verama = coming, future ’taune verama wai’ = next year

(Indonesian) datang

Speaker: IMK

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pistol

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun stepmother

(Indonesian) mama tiri

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun ground cuscus; phalanger (k.o. marsupial)

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

verb stick

(Indonesian) melikat

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

noun praying mantis said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it

(Indonesian) belalang besar

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog looks over at the turtle.

(Indonesian) Anjing lihat ke kura-kura.

noun cassowary

(Indonesian) burung kasuari

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.