Wamesa

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large thorny sago; lit. meaning ’good sago’

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

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

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

verb guard

(Indonesian) jaga

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

noun lungs

(Indonesian) paru-paru

Speaker: IMK

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

adj? become; happen ’yau ivediadi’ ’I become’

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

verb sleep; to sleep

(Indonesian) tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun morinda (noni) fruit Morinda sp (likely citrifolia)

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun term of address for a younger woman from an elder; girl

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun speech

(Indonesian) bicaraan

Speaker: IMK

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

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

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

adjective gentle

(Indonesian) lembut

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

verb have; to have

(Indonesian) punya

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. harmonika made from rosewood (kayu linggua) or bamboo

(Indonesian) segenis harmonika; kecapi mulut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective strong

(Indonesian) kuat

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) pisah

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional song

(Indonesian) lagu adat

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

noun frog; k.o. brown frog Edible, tastes like chicken.

(Indonesian) kodok

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

verb remember; to remember

(Indonesian) ingat

Speaker: IMK

noun small mangrove tree fruits are soaked, cooked with coconut, peeled, and eaten

(Indonesian) nangro kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb look for; seek; to look for, to seek

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

phrase They wind up papeda.

(Indonesian) Mereka balik papeda.

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun god; master

(Indonesian) tuhan; Allah

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

numeral twenty

(Indonesian) dua puluh

noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

noun praying mantis said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it

(Indonesian) belalang besar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

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

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I sing a traditional (ri) song.

(Indonesian) Saya nyanyi lagu ada ri.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.