Wamesa

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) pohon paku

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava; lit. meaning (’large guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu bola

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun a part of the sago plant "di atas, yang kecil-kecil"

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun cloud

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: IMK

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun fruit

(Indonesian) buah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun coral (sm)

(Indonesian) karang (kecil)

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; slice; to cut; to slice

(Indonesian) gunting, iris

Example: Tatawura tanggutu tandunandau nesi kota.

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 ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

noun gong made of iron

(Indonesian) gong

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

noun crow L from Indonesian

(Indonesian) burung gagak

Speaker: IMK

noun banana

(Indonesian) pisang

Speaker: IMK

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

Speaker: IMK

adverb today; lit. meaning (’day this’)

(Indonesian) hari ini

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

verb marry; to marry

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

Example: Au ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

noun eye; point

(Indonesian) mata; ujung

noun land; shore

(Indonesian) darat

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

verb remain; live

(Indonesian) tinggal

Example: Mararea kio sire, sisa kodo rime siri.

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

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

(Indonesian) kemeja

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun god; master

(Indonesian) tuhan; Allah

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

noun saliva

(Indonesian) liur; air mulut

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun father Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

verb fall on; hit; be afflicted by; to fall on; to hit ; to be afflicted by

(Indonesian) menimpa; kena

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I light the fire.

(Indonesian) Saya menyalakan api.

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.