Wamesa

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung besar

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun canoe wood

(Indonesian) kayu perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun sago porridge staple food, often served with yellow fish stew.

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large thorny sago; lit. meaning ’good sago’

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. leaf used for weaving mats

(Indonesian) sejenis daun

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

verb carry; to carry on the hip or over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

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.

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

noun papeda spoon; utensils for sago mush made from the spines of sago leaves.

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

noun red bean; kidney bean; lit. meaning (’bean 3sg-red’)

(Indonesian) kacang merah

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

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

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large wasp; lit. meaning ("pig wasp") v. dangerous, stings said to be fatal

(Indonesian) lebah bunuh babi

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

verb work; to work

(Indonesian) kerja

Example: Emily ninaripi.

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

noun soft coral

(Indonesian) karang lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun rice Wanderwort. Refers to both cooked and raw.

(Indonesian) nasi; beras

Speaker: IMK

noun corn

(Indonesian) jagung

Speaker: IMK

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun lizard; animal; four-legged creature

(Indonesian) soa-soa, kaki empat

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

Speaker: IMK

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

noun bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

verb cough

(Indonesian) batuk

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kuku jari

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

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

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun cassowary

(Indonesian) burung kasuari

Speaker: IMK

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.