Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

noun utensil for eating papeda

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small bamboo used to make kalawai

(Indonesian) bambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. pandan tree grows at the beach, used to sew a thatched roof

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun lime; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wasp or hornet large, lives on the ground, extremely painful (claimed fatal?) sting

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

verb trick; deceive; to trick, decieve

(Indonesian) tipu; menipu

phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun small waves verb?

(Indonesian) gelombang kecil

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

adjective captivating; interesting; lit. meaning (’hold stomach’)

(Indonesian) menarik hati

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

verb wear jewelry; decorate oneself

(Indonesian) menghiasi

Speaker: IMK

verb smile

(Indonesian) senyum

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

verb dance; to dance

(Indonesian) tari

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

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 leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

noun watermelon loan?

(Indonesian) semangka

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket; cicada

(Indonesian) jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

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

(Indonesian) pistol

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

noun shark

(Indonesian) ikan hiu; ikan mangiwang

noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

phrase He hugs the dog.

(Indonesian) Dia peluk anjing.

verb stick

(Indonesian) melikat

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.