Wamesa

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

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 freshwater fish

(Indonesian) ikanair tawar

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

phrase The fish has already been grilled.

(Indonesian) Ikan sudah dibakar.

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

adverb towards outside lit: do+ri+wa

(Indonesian) ke luar

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK