Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

verb weave; to weave

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Emily dianu rota pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

noun small matoa fruit

(Indonesian) matoa kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

noun mother 1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

noun k.o. fish (stingray?) punya tanduk di ekor

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

phrase I go wake up the child.

(Indonesian) Saya kasih bangun anak itu.

noun papeda spoon; utensils for sago mush made from the spines of sago leaves.

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kacang merah

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

noun term of address for a younger man from an elder; boy

(Indonesian) mas; anak laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

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

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

verb work; to work

(Indonesian) kerja

Example: Emily ninaripi.

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb have; to have

(Indonesian) punya

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited, proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

noun god; master

(Indonesian) tuhan; Allah

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun father’s older sister

(Indonesian) kakak perempuan bapak; mama tua

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

noun gap; space; opening

(Indonesian) celah

Speaker: IMK

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun bay

(Indonesian) teluk

Speaker: IMK

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I go buy vegetables at the store.

(Indonesian) Saya pergi beli sayur di toko.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.