Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

noun utensil for eating papeda

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun fly

(Indonesian) lalat

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

adj only; just

(Indonesian) hanya

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wasp or hornet large, lives on the ground, extremely painful (claimed fatal?) sting

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

Morinda tree Morinda sp (likely citrifolia); used to make medicine.

(Indonesian) pohon mengkudu

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go wake up the child.

(Indonesian) Saya kasih bangun anak itu.

phrase I gather my family.

(Indonesian) Saya berkumpul keluarga

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

noun back; behind

(Indonesian) belakang

adverb tomorrow; morning

(Indonesian) besok; pagi

Speaker: IMK

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

Speaker: IMK

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kodok

adjective narrow

(Indonesian) sempit

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

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

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lombo; lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

noun tree kangaroo Dendrolagus, probably inustus (grizzled tree kangaroo)

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun banana

(Indonesian) pisang

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

adjective strong

(Indonesian) kuat

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

numeral six

(Indonesian) enam

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

noun bedbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

adverb left (side)

(Indonesian) kiri

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

noun pants; lit. meaning (’buttock clothing’)

(Indonesian) celana

noun k.o. large shell produces pearls

(Indonesian) sejenis bia besar

Speaker: IMK

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

noun mouth; lips

(Indonesian) mulut; bibir

Speaker: IMK

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

noun matoa (k.o. fruiting tree) Pometia pinnata

(Indonesian) matoa

adjective tall; to be tall

(Indonesian) tinggi

Speaker: IMK

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

Speaker: IMK

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog looks over at the turtle.

(Indonesian) Anjing lihat ke kura-kura.

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go into the cave.

(Indonesian) Saya masuk gua.

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.