Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun a part of the sago plant "di atas, yang kecil-kecil"

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

verb trick; deceive; to trick, decieve

(Indonesian) tipu; menipu

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun butterflyfish black/yellow/white stripes, v. common, can be eaten. Chaerodon ocellicaudus, baronessa, etc.

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

Speaker: IMK

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

verb shave one’s head

(Indonesian) cukur kepala

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. coleus plant used medicinally for lung problems, eaten

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

adjective interesting

(Indonesian) menarik

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. harmonika made from rosewood (kayu linggua) or bamboo

(Indonesian) segenis harmonika; kecapi mulut

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

noun pineapple "karena bukan kita yang tanam - orang dari luar belanda, orang Jerman bawa tanam di sini"

(Indonesian) nenas

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

adjective dull

(Indonesian) tumpul

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

Speaker: IMK

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

adverb quickly; fast

(Indonesian) cepat

Example: Yau ira saira.

Speaker: IMK

noun watermelon loan?

(Indonesian) semangka

Speaker: IMK

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

adjective conceited, proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pistol

Speaker: IMK

noun girl the [tʃ] is odd

(Indonesian) anak perempuan

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

adverb already; already, completive aspect

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Diapai niunu tomanau.

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I sing a traditional (ri) song.

(Indonesian) Saya nyanyi lagu ada ri.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.