Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun village

(Indonesian) desa

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun cobweb

(Indonesian) sarang laba-laba

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit eaten

(Indonesian) buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun butterflyfish black/yellow/white stripes, v. common, can be eaten. Chaerodon ocellicaudus, baronessa, etc.

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

verb sleep; to sleep

(Indonesian) tidur

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

noun coral (sm)

(Indonesian) karang (kecil)

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

adjective clean; clear; white Wondama. In Windesi ’white’ is more often ’vusa’

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

phrase The boy takes one, six frogs remain.

(Indonesian) Anak bawa satu, tinggal kodok enam.

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du excl pronoun

(Indonesian) kami dua

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

adjective strong

(Indonesian) kuat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small clam eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional song

(Indonesian) lagu adat

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

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

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun edible leaf; vegetable; greens

(Indonesian) daun; sayur

Example: Yau ira ivori rau na toko.

Speaker: IMK

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

noun horns

(Indonesian) tanduk

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

verb pant; to pant

(Indonesian) hosa

Example: Wona nei sise.

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

verb call; ask permission

(Indonesian) panggil; minta ijin

Example: Isawe irane.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large shell produces pearls

(Indonesian) sejenis bia besar

Speaker: IMK

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun k.o. small citrus

(Indonesian) jeruk kecil

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

noun shark

(Indonesian) ikan hiu; ikan mangiwang

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun axe

(Indonesian) kapak

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

Speaker: IMK

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

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

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I come down from the ladder.

(Indonesian) Saya turun dari tangga.