Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large thorny sago; lit. meaning ’good sago’

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

adjective sweet var: anona

(Indonesian) manis

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

adjective very angry

(Indonesian) marah-marah

Speaker: IMK

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun kerosene

(Indonesian) minyak tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

verb curse; to curse

(Indonesian) maki

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun corn

(Indonesian) jagung

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put; to place; to put

(Indonesian) taruh

Example: Wona pai pi direvava na pirio nei vawo.

Speaker: IMK

noun pineapple "karena bukan kita yang tanam - orang dari luar belanda, orang Jerman bawa tanam di sini"

(Indonesian) nenas

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

verb marry; to marry

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

Example: Au ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

adjective arrogant; not calm

(Indonesian) sombong-sombong; tidak tenang

Speaker: IMK

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

noun spoon loan

(Indonesian) sendok

Speaker: IMK

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

noun cheek

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: IMK

noun story

(Indonesian) cerita

Speaker: IMK

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

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

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

phrase I go buy vegetables at the store.

(Indonesian) Saya pergi beli sayur di toko.

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.