Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun canoe wood

(Indonesian) kayu perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

noun small matoa fruit

(Indonesian) matoa kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun week

(Indonesian) minggu

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

adj? become; happen ’yau ivediadi’ ’I become’

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

phrase I gather my family.

(Indonesian) Saya berkumpul keluarga

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

noun bamboo shoot roasted and eaten

(Indonesian) rebung bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

Speaker: IMK

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun sea cucumber general term

(Indonesian) teripang

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

adjective gentle

(Indonesian) lembut

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

verb play; to play

(Indonesian) bermain

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

verb be at; reside; to be at or in a place, reside

(Indonesian) ada; berada; tinggal

Example: Yau inai na Manokwari.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ne;

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb have (intr); mine, yours, etc. inwe + i

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

noun soft coral

(Indonesian) karang lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) pisah

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun evening

(Indonesian) sore

Speaker: IMK

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

adjective tired; sleepy

(Indonesian) mengantuk

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

verb cry

(Indonesian) menangis

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

noun cricket eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket; cicada

(Indonesian) jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

noun fishing pole

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

noun father Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

noun story

(Indonesian) cerita

Speaker: IMK

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK