Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun lime; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

verb sleep; to sleep

(Indonesian) tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun single-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan punya satu mata

Speaker: IMK

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

noun back; behind

(Indonesian) belakang

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

adjective interesting

(Indonesian) menarik

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

Speaker: IMK

verb curse; to curse

(Indonesian) maki

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

Speaker: IMK

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

verb lick; to lick

(Indonesian) jilat

Example: Wona nei riepi marareia katu nei.

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

noun cricket eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

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

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

noun gun lit. ’they use it to fire over here’

(Indonesian) pistol

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

verb blow; to blow

(Indonesian) tiup

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

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

(Indonesian) menimpa; kena

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

Speaker: IMK

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.