Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun basket for holding sago; lit. meaning (’sago enter’)

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun twig

(Indonesian) ranting

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

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

(Indonesian) pohon mengkudu

Speaker: IMK

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

noun land crab lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

Speaker: IMK

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

Speaker: IMK

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

adjective heavy

(Indonesian) berat

noun mother

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian dua; kamu dua (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut oil

(Indonesian) minyak kelapa

Speaker: IMK

phrase The boy takes one, six frogs remain.

(Indonesian) Anak bawa satu, tinggal kodok enam.

adjective very beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective low-spirited; weak

(Indonesian) loyo

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

verb afraid; to be afraid

(Indonesian) takut

Speaker: IMK

verb dance; to dance

(Indonesian) tari

Speaker: IMK

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

noun front

(Indonesian) depan

Example: Buku pai niena do po garduse pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

Speaker: IMK

noun Sunday; lit. meaning (’church day’)

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

noun wide river

(Indonesian) sungai luas

Speaker: IMK

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

numeral six

(Indonesian) enam

adjective; verb be clever; understand; know

(Indonesian) pandai; mengerti; tahu

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

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

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

noun bow of a canoe

(Indonesian) mata perahu

Speaker: IMK

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun gun lit. ’they use it to fire over here’

(Indonesian) pistol

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun orange; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk manis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small citrus

(Indonesian) jeruk kecil

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) menimpa; kena

adverb already; already, completive aspect

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Diapai niunu tomanau.

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

noun praying mantis said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it

(Indonesian) belalang besar

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

Speaker: IMK

noun tree kangaroo Dendrolagus, probably inustus (grizzled tree kangaroo)

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.