Wamesa

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun toenail

(Indonesian) kuku kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

noun heel

(Indonesian) tumit

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree (beach casuarina/she-oak)

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

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

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

noun land crab lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun peanut; lit. meaning (’bean earth’)

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

Speaker: IMK

verb shave one’s head

(Indonesian) cukur kepala

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

adjective very beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

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adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

Speaker: IMK

verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

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verb work; to work

(Indonesian) kerja

Example: Emily ninaripi.

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

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adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

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adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

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verb say; to say

(Indonesian) bilang

Example: Yau yoyo diru vesie" so Sutri."

adjective generous

(Indonesian) murah hati

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

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

phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional song

(Indonesian) lagu adat

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

noun needle

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noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

Speaker: IMK

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun girl the [tʃ] is odd

(Indonesian) anak perempuan

Speaker: IMK

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

noun mouth; lips

(Indonesian) mulut; bibir

Speaker: IMK

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

noun fingernail; lit. meaning (’finger tooth’) var: varakedir

(Indonesian) kuku jari

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

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adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

proper noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.