Wamesa

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) nangka

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

noun village

(Indonesian) desa

Speaker: IMK

verb weave; to weave

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Emily dianu rota pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

noun small waves verb?

(Indonesian) gelombang kecil

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

noun bamboo shoot roasted and eaten

(Indonesian) rebung bambu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun eagle

(Indonesian) burung elang

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

verb cut; slice; to cut; to slice

(Indonesian) gunting, iris

Example: Tatawura tanggutu tandunandau nesi kota.

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb smile

(Indonesian) senyum

Speaker: IMK

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

Speaker: IMK

verb afraid; to be afraid

(Indonesian) takut

Speaker: IMK

noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

verb have; to have

(Indonesian) punya

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun soft coral

(Indonesian) karang lembek

Speaker: IMK

adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

particle no; not; negative particle

(Indonesian) tidak

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb come; to come verama = coming, future ’taune verama wai’ = next year

(Indonesian) datang

Speaker: IMK

adverb someday; one day

(Indonesian) satu saat

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

noun head

(Indonesian) kepala

verb remain; live

(Indonesian) tinggal

Example: Mararea kio sire, sisa kodo rime siri.

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

adverb left (side)

(Indonesian) kiri

Speaker: IMK

noun bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

Speaker: IMK

verb pant; to pant

(Indonesian) hosa

Example: Wona nei sise.

Speaker: IMK

verb look for; seek; to look for, to seek

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.