Wamesa

noun toenail

(Indonesian) kuku kaki

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) pohon paku

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun sago porridge staple food, often served with yellow fish stew.

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun basket for holding sago; lit. meaning (’sago enter’)

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

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pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava; lit. meaning (’large guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu bola

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun cobweb

(Indonesian) sarang laba-laba

Speaker: IMK

noun cloud

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: IMK

noun coral tree (Erythrina sp.); lit. meaning (’foreign flower’) tall, fruiting, possibly brought by Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun hot water; any hot liquid, including water, coffee, tea, etc

(Indonesian) air panas

Example: Yau sore karu yunu karomas kopi.

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish (crescent-banded grunter?) black & white striped

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kodok

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut oil

(Indonesian) minyak kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large wasp; lit. meaning ("pig wasp") v. dangerous, stings said to be fatal

(Indonesian) lebah bunuh babi

Speaker: IMK

verb wear jewelry; decorate oneself

(Indonesian) menghiasi

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK

noun chili pepper also ’marisiani’

(Indonesian) cabe; rica; lombok

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

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

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

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noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

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verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

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noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

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preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

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noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) segenis harmonika; kecapi mulut

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm oncosperma sp.? May also refer to areca palm (?). IMK says there are two kinds of niniai, one which

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

noun pineapple "karena bukan kita yang tanam - orang dari luar belanda, orang Jerman bawa tanam di sini"

(Indonesian) nenas

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

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adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

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verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

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noun traditional drum; lit. meaning (’thing with sound’)

(Indonesian) tifa

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verb slither; to slither, as a snake.

(Indonesian) lingkar; merayap

Example: Tawai pai ria pavi na ai pai.

noun Sunday; lit. meaning (’church day’)

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

noun head

(Indonesian) kepala

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

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verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

Speaker: IMK

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

verb pant; to pant

(Indonesian) hosa

Example: Wona nei sise.

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

noun candy

(Indonesian) gula-gula

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

verb close

(Indonesian) tutup

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noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

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noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

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noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) matoa

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

noun fingernail; lit. meaning (’finger tooth’) var: varakedir

(Indonesian) kuku jari

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

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verb; adjective die; dead; to die; be dead

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

noun smoke

(Indonesian) asap

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.