Wamesa

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun heel

(Indonesian) tumit

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

adj only; just

(Indonesian) hanya

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

noun eagle

(Indonesian) burung elang

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun starfish Ophidiasteridae. Pictured: Linckia laevigata (L), Nardoa novaecaledoniae (R)

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun speech

(Indonesian) bicaraan

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

verb play; to play

(Indonesian) bermain

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb curse; to curse

(Indonesian) maki

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

noun small sea turtle

(Indonesian) kura-kura laut kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

adjective first

(Indonesian) pertama

verb dance; k.o. traditional dance with drums

(Indonesian) adat menari pake tifa

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun holy place

(Indonesian) tempat suci

Speaker: IMK

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

noun shark

(Indonesian) ikan hiu; ikan mangiwang

noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

adjective short

(Indonesian) pendek

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

noun story

(Indonesian) cerita

Speaker: IMK

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

noun honey

(Indonesian) madu

Speaker: IMK

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.