Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

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verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

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noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

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noun calf (of leg)

(Indonesian) betis

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noun tree fern

(Indonesian) pohon paku

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noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

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noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

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noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

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noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

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noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

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noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

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noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

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verb weave; to weave

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Emily dianu rota pai.

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verb read

(Indonesian) membaca

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noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

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verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

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noun week

(Indonesian) minggu

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noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

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noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

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adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

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adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

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noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

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phrase His character is good.

(Indonesian) Sifat bagus.

noun fruit

(Indonesian) buah

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verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

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noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

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verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

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adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

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verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

verb shave one’s head

(Indonesian) cukur kepala

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

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noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

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noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

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verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

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adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

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verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

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adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

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adjective interesting

(Indonesian) menarik

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

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noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

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noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

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imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

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adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

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adjective generous

(Indonesian) murah hati

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noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

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noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

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verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

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verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

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noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

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noun corn

(Indonesian) jagung

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determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

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interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

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verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

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

(Indonesian) hari minggu

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noun evening

(Indonesian) sore

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adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

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noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

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noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

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noun small net bag

(Indonesian) noken kecil

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verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

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particle don’t; forms negative commands, ’don’t’ dl: Windesi

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

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verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

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adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

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adjective confused

(Indonesian) bimbang

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noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

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noun cricket eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

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adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

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noun shirt; lit. meaning (’hand clothing’)

(Indonesian) kemeja

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

(Indonesian) mata bulan

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adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

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noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

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verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

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noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

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noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

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noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

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noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

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noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK