Wamesa

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

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verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

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noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

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noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

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noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

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noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

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noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

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noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

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noun a part of the sago plant "di atas, yang kecil-kecil"

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

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noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

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adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

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noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

noun k.o. fish (stingray?) punya tanduk di ekor

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

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phrase I gather my family.

(Indonesian) Saya berkumpul keluarga

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

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noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

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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 mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

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noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

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noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun red bean; kidney bean; lit. meaning (’bean 3sg-red’)

(Indonesian) kacang merah

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

noun sea cucumber general term

(Indonesian) teripang

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noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

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noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

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verb yell

(Indonesian) berteriak

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verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

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proper noun name of a stream maria + avo = red fruit stream

(Indonesian) nama kali hutan

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verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

verb drop; fall; to drop; fall

(Indonesian) menurun

Example: Imarura naina wisene.

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verb afraid; to be afraid

(Indonesian) takut

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verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

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noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

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noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

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noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

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verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

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noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

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verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

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noun rice Wanderwort. Refers to both cooked and raw.

(Indonesian) nasi; beras

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adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

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noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

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noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

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noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

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verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

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noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

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

(Indonesian) tifa

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verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

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noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

adjective blue

(Indonesian) biru

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noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

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noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

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adjective; verb be clever; understand; know

(Indonesian) pandai; mengerti; tahu

verb hit; to hit

(Indonesian) pukul

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

adjective arrogant; not calm

(Indonesian) sombong-sombong; tidak tenang

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verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

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verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

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verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

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verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

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phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun lime; lit. meaning (’small orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis

verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

verb blow; to blow

(Indonesian) tiup

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

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noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

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interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

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noun bay

(Indonesian) teluk

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verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

noun biceps

(Indonesian) otot tangan atas

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verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

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verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

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interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

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verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

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noun father 1st person possessive only

(Indonesian) bapak; papa

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