Wamesa

noun calf (of leg)

(Indonesian) betis

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun lime; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun small waves verb?

(Indonesian) gelombang kecil

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

noun lungs

(Indonesian) paru-paru

Speaker: IMK

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

verb sleep; to sleep

(Indonesian) tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun k.o. large land turtle reportedly climbs trees - panjat phon

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

adjective angry

(Indonesian) marah

Speaker: IMK

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

Speaker: IMK

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

noun speech

(Indonesian) bicaraan

Speaker: IMK

noun term of address for a younger man from an elder; boy

(Indonesian) mas; anak laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) lebah bunuh babi

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

Speaker: IMK

verb tired; exhausted; to be tired, exhausted

(Indonesian) capek

Speaker: IMK

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

noun gong made of iron

(Indonesian) gong

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

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

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

adjective dull

(Indonesian) tumpul

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

adjective smelly; putrid; pungent

(Indonesian) bauh, busuk

Speaker: IMK

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun Laportea Decumana leaves have stinging hairs; used medicinally, as a stimulant

(Indonesian) daun gatal

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kemeja

noun k.o. shell (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun father’s older sister

(Indonesian) kakak perempuan bapak; mama tua

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

noun smoke

(Indonesian) asap

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.