Wamesa

noun k.o. guava; lit. meaning (’large guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu bola

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

noun a part of the sago plant "di atas, yang kecil-kecil"

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

noun fruit

(Indonesian) buah

Speaker: IMK

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

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

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun eye; point

(Indonesian) mata; ujung

adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

Speaker: IMK

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

verb climb

(Indonesian) naik; panjat

Example: Wona ne dio sia na ai rabo ne.

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

(Indonesian) tahi; berak; (buang) air besar

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

noun pomelo; lit. meaning (’large orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

noun ground cuscus; phalanger (k.o. marsupial)

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective short

(Indonesian) pendek

noun bay

(Indonesian) teluk

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

noun praying mantis said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it

(Indonesian) belalang besar

Speaker: IMK

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK