Wamesa

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree related to ai kondo

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we three; 1tri excl pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kami tiga

Speaker: IMK

noun fly

(Indonesian) lalat

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. leaf used for weaving mats

(Indonesian) sejenis daun

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

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bivalve mollusk found in mangrove logs; canoe worm eaten raw or boiled with salt, vinegar, and lime

(Indonesian) tambelo

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun small waves verb?

(Indonesian) gelombang kecil

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

noun bamboo shoot roasted and eaten

(Indonesian) rebung bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

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

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

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

Speaker: IMK

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun water source; spring; lit. meaning (’water eye’)

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

noun chili pepper also ’marisiani’

(Indonesian) cabe; rica; lombok

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

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;

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

particle no; not; negative particle

(Indonesian) tidak

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

noun edible leaf; vegetable; greens

(Indonesian) daun; sayur

Example: Yau ira ivori rau na toko.

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

adjective tired; sleepy

(Indonesian) mengantuk

noun needle

Speaker: IMK

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

phrase Don’t go to the market!

(Indonesian) Jangan pergi ke pasar!

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

Speaker: IMK

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

verb blow; to blow

(Indonesian) tiup

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

noun story

(Indonesian) cerita

Speaker: IMK

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I sing a traditional (ri) song.

(Indonesian) Saya nyanyi lagu ada ri.