Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

noun sandal; lit. meaning (’leg sole sheath’)

(Indonesian) sandal

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun sand dollar; lit. meaning (’urchin skin’) asaruai, rawa

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

noun morinda (noni) fruit Morinda sp (likely citrifolia)

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

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

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

adjective heavy

(Indonesian) berat

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

verb wear jewelry; decorate oneself

(Indonesian) menghiasi

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

verb play; to play

(Indonesian) bermain

Speaker: IMK

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

verb say; to say

(Indonesian) bilang

Example: Yau yoyo diru vesie" so Sutri."

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

adjective strong

(Indonesian) kuat

Speaker: IMK

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put; to place; to put

(Indonesian) taruh

Example: Wona pai pi direvava na pirio nei vawo.

Speaker: IMK

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

Speaker: IMK

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

verb call; ask permission

(Indonesian) panggil; minta ijin

Example: Isawe irane.

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

verb want (to eat); crave

(Indonesian) ingin (makan)

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

noun sago mixed with buah hitam fruit cooked and eaten, can be mixed with sago

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) menimpa; kena

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

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

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

noun storm

(Indonesian) angin ribut

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

Speaker: IMK