Wamesa

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

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noun k.o. small mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau kecil

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noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

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noun tree fern

(Indonesian) pohon paku

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noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

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noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

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noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

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noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

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noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

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verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

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noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

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adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

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noun k.o. fruit eaten

(Indonesian) buah hitam

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adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

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phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

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noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

phrase The fish has already been grilled.

(Indonesian) Ikan sudah dibakar.

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

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phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

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noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

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noun basement

(Indonesian) kolong rumah

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

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noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

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phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun k.o. large land turtle reportedly climbs trees - panjat phon

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

noun coral (sm)

(Indonesian) karang (kecil)

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noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

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noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

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noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

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phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

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verb smile

(Indonesian) senyum

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noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

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adjective gentle

(Indonesian) lembut

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

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verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

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verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

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verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

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pronoun we two; 1du excl pronoun

(Indonesian) kami dua

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noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

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verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

adverb earlier; an earlier time; front

(Indonesian) dulu; depan

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noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

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noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

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noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

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verb catch (fish); go fishing; to catch, as fish

(Indonesian) mancing

Example: Yau ya ipotei diapai tomanau.

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noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

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adverb today; lit. meaning (’day this’)

(Indonesian) hari ini

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

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noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

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verb wash (dishes); to wash (dishes)

(Indonesian) cuci (piring)

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adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

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verb hit; to hit

(Indonesian) pukul

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

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verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

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noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

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noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

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

(Indonesian) pistol

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phrase They wind up papeda.

(Indonesian) Mereka balik papeda.

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

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noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

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numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

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adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

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interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

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noun bay

(Indonesian) teluk

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numeral twenty

(Indonesian) dua puluh

noun biceps

(Indonesian) otot tangan atas

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noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

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adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

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adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

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noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

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verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

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proper noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

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noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

phrase The dog pants.

(Indonesian) Anjing hosa.

noun cassowary

(Indonesian) burung kasuari

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noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

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phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.