Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

phrase I paint my toenails red.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku kaki sampai merah.

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

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun jackfruit; lit. meaning (’immigrant breadfruit’) ’amber’ is melayu Papua

(Indonesian) nangka

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

noun small matoa fruit

(Indonesian) matoa kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

verb guard

(Indonesian) jaga

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun bird

(Indonesian) burung

Speaker: IMK

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

Speaker: IMK

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

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

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

Speaker: IMK

noun single-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan punya satu mata

Speaker: IMK

noun basement

(Indonesian) kolong rumah

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun wood mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur kayu

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb come from the rear, from behind; to come from the rear, from behind

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

noun horns

(Indonesian) tanduk

Speaker: IMK

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun god; master

(Indonesian) tuhan; Allah

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun spoon loan

(Indonesian) sendok

Speaker: IMK

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu

phrase I light the fire.

(Indonesian) Saya menyalakan api.

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.