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[ grows at the beach, used to sew a thatched roof ]
noun k.o. pandan tree
( Indonesian ) sejenis pandan
[ ’amber’ is melayu Papua ]
noun jackfruit; lit. meaning (’immigrant breadfruit’)
( Indonesian ) nangka
noun k.o. large thorny sago; lit. meaning ’good sago’
( Indonesian ) sejenis sagu besar berduri
[ tall, fruiting, possibly brought by Dutch ]
noun coral tree (Erythrina sp.); lit. meaning (’foreign flower’)
( Indonesian ) pohon dadak
[ asaruai, rawa ]
noun sand dollar; lit. meaning (’urchin skin’)
( Indonesian ) sejenis karang
[ black/yellow/white stripes, v. common, can be eaten. Chaerodon ocellicaudus, baronessa, etc. ]
noun butterflyfish
( Indonesian ) sejenis ikan
[ Morinda sp (likely citrifolia); used to make medicine. ]
Morinda tree
( Indonesian ) pohon mengkudu
[ Morinda sp (likely citrifolia) ]
noun morinda (noni) fruit
( Indonesian ) buah noni (mengkudu)
[ made from the spines of sago leaves. ]
noun papeda spoon; utensils for sago mush
( Indonesian ) sendok papeda
[ Ophidiasteridae. Pictured: Linckia laevigata (L), Nardoa novaecaledoniae (R) ]
noun starfish
( Indonesian ) bintang laut
[ reportedly climbs trees - panjat phon ]
noun k.o. large land turtle
( Indonesian ) kura-kura darat besar
[ Spirobranchus corniculatus spp. ]
noun christmas tree worm
( Indonesian ) sejenis cacing laut
[ lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’ ]
noun land crab
( Indonesian ) kepiting tanah
[ used medicinally for lung problems, eaten ]
noun k.o. coleus plant
( Indonesian ) daun meyana
[ found on rocks, lit ’widow’ ]
noun k.o. sea shell
( Indonesian ) sejenis karang tempel di batu
[ Lansium domesticum ]
noun k.o. fruit, langsat
( Indonesian ) langsat
Dialect: Wandamen
[ said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it ]
noun praying mantis
( Indonesian ) belalang besar
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Wamesa Talking Dictionary, version 1.0.
Swarthmore College.
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