Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) cempedak

Speaker: IMK

noun jackfruit; lit. meaning (’immigrant breadfruit’) ’amber’ is melayu Papua

(Indonesian) nangka

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we three; 1tri excl pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kami tiga

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

noun mother 1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

verb sleep; to sleep

(Indonesian) tidur

Speaker: IMK

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

phrase The boy takes one, six frogs remain.

(Indonesian) Anak bawa satu, tinggal kodok enam.

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lombo; lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put; to place; to put

(Indonesian) taruh

Example: Wona pai pi direvava na pirio nei vawo.

Speaker: IMK

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) pisah

Speaker: IMK

noun small sea turtle

(Indonesian) kura-kura laut kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

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 hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun horns

(Indonesian) tanduk

Speaker: IMK

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger boom

(Indonesian) tangan perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

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

(Indonesian) pistol

Speaker: IMK

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

Speaker: IMK

noun cheek

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

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 The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.