Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

adjective very delicious at + vesie?

(Indonesian) enak sekali

Example: Aibuo wasi siambesie to diadiva.

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb eat; to eat (tr)

(Indonesian) makan

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb carry; to carry on the hip or over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

noun small waves verb?

(Indonesian) gelombang kecil

phrase His character is good.

(Indonesian) Sifat bagus.

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go wake up the child.

(Indonesian) Saya kasih bangun anak itu.

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun anchor

(Indonesian) jangkar

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun land crab lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun cucumber

(Indonesian) ketimun

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

(Indonesian) kacang merah

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

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun amaranth leaves eaten

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

Speaker: IMK

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

verb cut; slice; to cut; to slice

(Indonesian) gunting, iris

Example: Tatawura tanggutu tandunandau nesi kota.

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

verb drop; fall; to drop; fall

(Indonesian) menurun

Example: Imarura naina wisene.

Speaker: IMK

verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kalian tiga; kamu tiga (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. harmonika made from rosewood (kayu linggua) or bamboo

(Indonesian) segenis harmonika; kecapi mulut

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

noun rice Wanderwort. Refers to both cooked and raw.

(Indonesian) nasi; beras

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

verb place; put; to place; to put

(Indonesian) taruh

Example: Wona pai pi direvava na pirio nei vawo.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

interjection don’t worry about it

(Indonesian) tidak apa-apa

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

noun wide river

(Indonesian) sungai luas

Speaker: IMK

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

verb dance; k.o. traditional dance with drums

(Indonesian) adat menari pake tifa

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

noun small mangrove tree fruits are soaked, cooked with coconut, peeled, and eaten

(Indonesian) nangro kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

noun god; master

(Indonesian) tuhan; Allah

Speaker: IMK

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

noun gap; space; opening

(Indonesian) celah

Speaker: IMK

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

noun bay

(Indonesian) teluk

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

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 naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

(Indonesian) Saya bilang "selamat malam" ke Sutri.