Wamesa

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung besar

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree (beach casuarina/she-oak)

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

noun jackfruit; lit. meaning (’immigrant breadfruit’) ’amber’ is melayu Papua

(Indonesian) nangka

Speaker: IMK

noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun inland; interior country; lit. meaning (’behind village’)

(Indonesian) udik

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun week

(Indonesian) minggu

Speaker: IMK

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

noun beetle eats holes in areca

(Indonesian) kumbang

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish (crescent-banded grunter?) black & white striped

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kacang merah

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

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

verb tired; exhausted; to be tired, exhausted

(Indonesian) capek

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

verb play; to play

(Indonesian) bermain

Speaker: IMK

noun crow L from Indonesian

(Indonesian) burung gagak

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

verb regret

(Indonesian) menyesal

Speaker: IMK

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

verb say; to say

(Indonesian) bilang

Example: Yau yoyo diru vesie" so Sutri."

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

noun bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang

Speaker: IMK

verb look for; seek; to look for, to seek

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

noun sago mixed with buah hitam fruit cooked and eaten, can be mixed with sago

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) menimpa; kena

adjective tall; to be tall

(Indonesian) tinggi

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

noun biceps

(Indonesian) otot tangan atas

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

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