Wamesa

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

noun week

(Indonesian) minggu

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bivalve mollusk found in mangrove logs; canoe worm eaten raw or boiled with salt, vinegar, and lime

(Indonesian) tambelo

Speaker: IMK

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

verb shave one’s head

(Indonesian) cukur kepala

noun frog; k.o. green frog Inedible. From Indonesian ’kodok’

(Indonesian) kodok

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

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

Speaker: IMK

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

verb dance; to dance

(Indonesian) tari

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

verb curse; to curse

(Indonesian) maki

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

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) nenas

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

adjective tired; sleepy

(Indonesian) mengantuk

noun needle

Speaker: IMK

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

verb crawl

(Indonesian) merayap

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; trap

(Indonesian) merayap; merangkap

Speaker: IMK

verb cry

(Indonesian) menangis

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun sail

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: IMK

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

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

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

noun gap; space; opening

(Indonesian) celah

Speaker: IMK

verb close

(Indonesian) tutup

Speaker: IMK

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

verb swell; to swell

(Indonesian) bengkak

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

noun cassowary

(Indonesian) burung kasuari

Speaker: IMK