Wamesa

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

adjective very delicious at + vesie?

(Indonesian) enak sekali

Example: Aibuo wasi siambesie to diadiva.

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun basket for holding sago; lit. meaning (’sago enter’)

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

noun mother 1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

noun single-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan punya satu mata

Speaker: IMK

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

noun term of address for a younger woman from an elder; girl

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

adjective interesting

(Indonesian) menarik

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun corn

(Indonesian) jagung

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun pineapple "karena bukan kita yang tanam - orang dari luar belanda, orang Jerman bawa tanam di sini"

(Indonesian) nenas

Speaker: IMK

noun lizard; animal; four-legged creature

(Indonesian) soa-soa, kaki empat

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

verb come; to come verama = coming, future ’taune verama wai’ = next year

(Indonesian) datang

Speaker: IMK

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

Speaker: IMK

noun evening

(Indonesian) sore

Speaker: IMK

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

noun needle

Speaker: IMK

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; trap

(Indonesian) merayap; merangkap

Speaker: IMK

adverb quickly; fast

(Indonesian) cepat

Example: Yau ira saira.

Speaker: IMK

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

noun k.o. shell (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

verb call; ask permission

(Indonesian) panggil; minta ijin

Example: Isawe irane.

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

verb swell; to swell

(Indonesian) bengkak

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

Speaker: IMK

noun praying mantis said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it

(Indonesian) belalang besar

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.