Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung besar

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) nangka

Speaker: IMK

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 gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

noun cloud

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun sea urchin eaten

(Indonesian) babi duri

Speaker: IMK

noun octopus

(Indonesian) gurita

Speaker: IMK

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

phrase I stir-fry the fish in a little oil.

(Indonesian) Saya tumis ikan di minyak sedikit.

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large land turtle reportedly climbs trees - panjat phon

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun land crab lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun peanut; lit. meaning (’bean earth’)

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

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

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

noun mother

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

noun gong made of iron

(Indonesian) gong

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) pisah

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

adjective dull

(Indonesian) tumpul

verb slither; to slither, as a snake.

(Indonesian) lingkar; merayap

Example: Tawai pai ria pavi na ai pai.

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

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

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

noun edible leaf; vegetable; greens

(Indonesian) daun; sayur

Example: Yau ira ivori rau na toko.

Speaker: IMK

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

verb remain; live

(Indonesian) tinggal

Example: Mararea kio sire, sisa kodo rime siri.

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

noun pants; lit. meaning (’buttock clothing’)

(Indonesian) celana

noun k.o. shell (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

noun holy place

(Indonesian) tempat suci

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

verb ; noun live; life; to live; life

(Indonesian) hidup; kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

verb fall on; hit; be afflicted by; to fall on; to hit ; to be afflicted by

(Indonesian) menimpa; kena

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

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

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

proper noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK