Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun toenail

(Indonesian) kuku kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

adjective very delicious at + vesie?

(Indonesian) enak sekali

Example: Aibuo wasi siambesie to diadiva.

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

noun inland; interior country; lit. meaning (’behind village’)

(Indonesian) udik

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

Speaker: IMK

verb trick; deceive; to trick, decieve

(Indonesian) tipu; menipu

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

(Indonesian) tambelo

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

noun butterflyfish black/yellow/white stripes, v. common, can be eaten. Chaerodon ocellicaudus, baronessa, etc.

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun papeda chopsticks; utensils for sago mush made from the spines of sago leaves.

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum; lit. meaning (’thing with sound’)

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun edible leaf; vegetable; greens

(Indonesian) daun; sayur

Example: Yau ira ivori rau na toko.

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun small mangrove tree fruits are soaked, cooked with coconut, peeled, and eaten

(Indonesian) nangro kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun shirt; lit. meaning (’hand clothing’)

(Indonesian) kemeja

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun gap; space; opening

(Indonesian) celah

Speaker: IMK

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

noun axe

(Indonesian) kapak

Speaker: IMK

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog pants.

(Indonesian) Anjing hosa.

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun father 1st person possessive only

(Indonesian) bapak; papa

Speaker: IMK

phrase I light the fire.

(Indonesian) Saya menyalakan api.