Wamesa

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) nangka

Speaker: IMK

noun sago porridge staple food, often served with yellow fish stew.

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. leaf used for weaving mats

(Indonesian) sejenis daun

noun cobweb

(Indonesian) sarang laba-laba

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

noun small matoa fruit

(Indonesian) matoa kecil

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

noun octopus

(Indonesian) gurita

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

verb carry; to carry on the hip or over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

noun anchor

(Indonesian) jangkar

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun cucumber

(Indonesian) ketimun

adjective very angry

(Indonesian) marah-marah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

verb get check initial vowel; final [i] may be 3sg DO

(Indonesian) ambil

Speaker: IMK

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

Speaker: IMK

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

adjective smelly; putrid; pungent

(Indonesian) bauh, busuk

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

Speaker: IMK

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kemeja

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

noun spoon loan

(Indonesian) sendok

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I go into the cave.

(Indonesian) Saya masuk gua.