Wamesa

noun calf (of leg)

(Indonesian) betis

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun basket for holding sago; lit. meaning (’sago enter’)

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

noun sea urchin eaten

(Indonesian) babi duri

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

noun bird

(Indonesian) burung

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit

(Indonesian) buah

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

noun single-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan punya satu mata

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

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

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

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

(Indonesian) kacang merah

noun term of address for a younger woman from an elder; girl

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

adjective heavy

(Indonesian) berat

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

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

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) nama kali hutan

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

verb alone; to be alone

(Indonesian) sendiri

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

verb be at; reside; to be at or in a place, reside

(Indonesian) ada; berada; tinggal

Example: Yau inai na Manokwari.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ne;

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) pisah

Speaker: IMK

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

adjective smelly; putrid; pungent

(Indonesian) bauh, busuk

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

noun shirt; lit. meaning (’hand clothing’)

(Indonesian) kemeja

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

noun father’s older sister

(Indonesian) kakak perempuan bapak; mama tua

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun gap; space; opening

(Indonesian) celah

Speaker: IMK

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

noun story

(Indonesian) cerita

Speaker: IMK

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

verb ; noun live; life; to live; life

(Indonesian) hidup; kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun storm

(Indonesian) angin ribut

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

noun cassowary

(Indonesian) burung kasuari

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

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