Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit similar to jackfruit, Artocarpus integer

(Indonesian) cempedak

Speaker: IMK

noun sago porridge staple food, often served with yellow fish stew.

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun cloud

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun bird

(Indonesian) burung

Speaker: IMK

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun morinda (noni) fruit Morinda sp (likely citrifolia)

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun starfish Ophidiasteridae. Pictured: Linckia laevigata (L), Nardoa novaecaledoniae (R)

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun wood mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur kayu

noun back; behind

(Indonesian) belakang

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

adjective captivating; interesting; lit. meaning (’hold stomach’)

(Indonesian) menarik hati

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb drop; fall; to drop; fall

(Indonesian) menurun

Example: Imarura naina wisene.

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

verb dance; to dance

(Indonesian) tari

Speaker: IMK

verb alone; to be alone

(Indonesian) sendiri

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

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

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

noun wide river

(Indonesian) sungai luas

Speaker: IMK

adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

Speaker: IMK

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

adjective; verb be clever; understand; know

(Indonesian) pandai; mengerti; tahu

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

noun bedbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

verb cry

(Indonesian) menangis

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

Speaker: IMK

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

verb want (to eat); crave

(Indonesian) ingin (makan)

verb close

(Indonesian) tutup

Speaker: IMK

noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

noun sago mixed with buah hitam fruit cooked and eaten, can be mixed with sago

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

verb ; noun live; life; to live; life

(Indonesian) hidup; kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

verb stick

(Indonesian) melikat

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

phrase The dog pants.

(Indonesian) Anjing hosa.

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.