Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit similar to jackfruit, Artocarpus integer

(Indonesian) cempedak

Speaker: IMK

adjective very delicious at + vesie?

(Indonesian) enak sekali

Example: Aibuo wasi siambesie to diadiva.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun village

(Indonesian) desa

Speaker: IMK

noun mace

(Indonesian) bunga pala

Speaker: IMK

noun cloud

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

Speaker: IMK

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

noun small waves verb?

(Indonesian) gelombang kecil

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

phrase I gather my family.

(Indonesian) Saya berkumpul keluarga

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun starfish Ophidiasteridae. Pictured: Linckia laevigata (L), Nardoa novaecaledoniae (R)

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

verb scratch; to scratch

(Indonesian) garut

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun peanut; lit. meaning (’bean earth’)

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

noun red bean; kidney bean; lit. meaning (’bean 3sg-red’)

(Indonesian) kacang merah

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

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

(Indonesian) kodok

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

adjective heavy

(Indonesian) berat

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

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

(Indonesian) lebah bunuh babi

Speaker: IMK

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lombo; lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb smile

(Indonesian) senyum

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

verb lick; to lick

(Indonesian) jilat

Example: Wona nei riepi marareia katu nei.

verb wash (dishes); to wash (dishes)

(Indonesian) cuci (piring)

Speaker: IMK

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

Speaker: IMK

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb remain; live

(Indonesian) tinggal

Example: Mararea kio sire, sisa kodo rime siri.

Speaker: IMK

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; trap

(Indonesian) merayap; merangkap

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited, proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

noun sail

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

noun spoon loan

(Indonesian) sendok

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

noun cheek

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb ; noun live; life; to live; life

(Indonesian) hidup; kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

verb swell; to swell

(Indonesian) bengkak

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK