Wamesa

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small bamboo used to make kalawai

(Indonesian) bambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we three; 1tri excl pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kami tiga

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun cloud

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: IMK

noun week

(Indonesian) minggu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater fish

(Indonesian) ikanair tawar

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

noun back; behind

(Indonesian) belakang

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

noun term of address for a younger man from an elder; boy

(Indonesian) mas; anak laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun mother

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

Speaker: IMK

noun crow L from Indonesian

(Indonesian) burung gagak

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun rice Wanderwort. Refers to both cooked and raw.

(Indonesian) nasi; beras

Speaker: IMK

adjective strong

(Indonesian) kuat

Speaker: IMK

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

Speaker: IMK

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) pisah

Speaker: IMK

verb catch (fish); go fishing; to catch, as fish

(Indonesian) mancing

Example: Yau ya ipotei diapai tomanau.

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

verb come from the rear, from behind; to come from the rear, from behind

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

verb dance; k.o. traditional dance with drums

(Indonesian) adat menari pake tifa

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

noun small net bag

(Indonesian) noken kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; trap

(Indonesian) merayap; merangkap

Speaker: IMK

adjective smelly; putrid

(Indonesian) bauh; busuk

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

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

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun Laportea Decumana leaves have stinging hairs; used medicinally, as a stimulant

(Indonesian) daun gatal

noun sail

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

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

(Indonesian) celana

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun girl the [tʃ] is odd

(Indonesian) anak perempuan

Speaker: IMK

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

verb close

(Indonesian) tutup

Speaker: IMK

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

phrase He hugs the dog.

(Indonesian) Dia peluk anjing.

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.