Wamesa

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun sandal; lit. meaning (’leg sole sheath’)

(Indonesian) sandal

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

adjective sweet var: anona

(Indonesian) manis

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

adj? become; happen ’yau ivediadi’ ’I become’

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun beetle eats holes in areca

(Indonesian) kumbang

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun hot water; any hot liquid, including water, coffee, tea, etc

(Indonesian) air panas

Example: Yau sore karu yunu karomas kopi.

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

verb get check initial vowel; final [i] may be 3sg DO

(Indonesian) ambil

Speaker: IMK

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

adjective narrow

(Indonesian) sempit

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

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

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

verb alone; to be alone

(Indonesian) sendiri

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb have; to have

(Indonesian) punya

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

noun wide river

(Indonesian) sungai luas

Speaker: IMK

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

noun head

(Indonesian) kepala

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

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

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

noun stepmother

(Indonesian) mama tiri

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun cave

(Indonesian) goa; gua

Speaker: IMK

noun shark

(Indonesian) ikan hiu; ikan mangiwang

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

noun axe

(Indonesian) kapak

Speaker: IMK

adjective short

(Indonesian) pendek

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

noun singkong

(Indonesian) cassava

Speaker: IMK

verb stick

(Indonesian) melikat

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go into the cave.

(Indonesian) Saya masuk gua.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.