Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

verb trick; deceive; to trick, decieve

(Indonesian) tipu; menipu

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

phrase His character is good.

(Indonesian) Sifat bagus.

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

Morinda tree Morinda sp (likely citrifolia); used to make medicine.

(Indonesian) pohon mengkudu

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

verb turn one’s back on; to turn one’s back on (something)

(Indonesian) membelakangi

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun frog; k.o. green frog Inedible. From Indonesian ’kodok’

(Indonesian) kodok

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

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

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

adjective very beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik sekali

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) nama kali hutan

Speaker: IMK

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

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;

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

noun shell bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang kerang

Speaker: IMK

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small clam eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb come from the rear, from behind; to come from the rear, from behind

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

verb marry; to marry

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

Example: Au ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

Speaker: IMK

verb pant; to pant

(Indonesian) hosa

Example: Wona nei sise.

Speaker: IMK

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

noun holy place

(Indonesian) tempat suci

Speaker: IMK

noun pomelo; lit. meaning (’large orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

noun father’s older sister

(Indonesian) kakak perempuan bapak; mama tua

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

noun spoon loan

(Indonesian) sendok

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

verb ; noun live; life; to live; life

(Indonesian) hidup; kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) menimpa; kena

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

noun storm

(Indonesian) angin ribut

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I go buy vegetables at the store.

(Indonesian) Saya pergi beli sayur di toko.

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.