Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung besar

Speaker: IMK

noun calf (of leg)

(Indonesian) betis

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

Speaker: IMK

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

adverb towards outside lit: do+ri+wa

(Indonesian) ke luar

phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun wood mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur kayu

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun sea cucumber general term

(Indonesian) teripang

Speaker: IMK

adjective clean; clear; white Wondama. In Windesi ’white’ is more often ’vusa’

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; trap

(Indonesian) merayap; merangkap

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

noun bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

(Indonesian) tahi; berak; (buang) air besar

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kemeja

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun spoon loan

(Indonesian) sendok

Speaker: IMK

noun mouth; lips

(Indonesian) mulut; bibir

Speaker: IMK

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

phrase He hugs the dog.

(Indonesian) Dia peluk anjing.

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb; adjective die; dead; to die; be dead

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK