Wamesa

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun sandal; lit. meaning (’leg sole sheath’)

(Indonesian) sandal

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun crown of thorns sea star Acanthaster planci

(Indonesian) duri babi racun

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

verb read

(Indonesian) membaca

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

noun week

(Indonesian) minggu

Speaker: IMK

noun coral tree (Erythrina sp.); lit. meaning (’foreign flower’) tall, fruiting, possibly brought by Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

verb guard

(Indonesian) jaga

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

adverb tomorrow; morning

(Indonesian) besok; pagi

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

verb get check initial vowel; final [i] may be 3sg DO

(Indonesian) ambil

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kodok

noun amaranth leaves eaten

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

Speaker: IMK

verb yell

(Indonesian) berteriak

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

verb wear jewelry; decorate oneself

(Indonesian) menghiasi

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

verb work; to work

(Indonesian) kerja

Example: Emily ninaripi.

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

verb marry; to marry

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

Example: Au ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

Speaker: IMK

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

adjective smelly; putrid

(Indonesian) bauh; busuk

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

noun small mangrove tree fruits are soaked, cooked with coconut, peeled, and eaten

(Indonesian) nangro kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

noun bow of a canoe

(Indonesian) mata perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun god; master

(Indonesian) tuhan; Allah

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun spoon loan

(Indonesian) sendok

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun father Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.