Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

noun utensil for eating papeda

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) pohon paku

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun mace

(Indonesian) bunga pala

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

phrase The fish has already been grilled.

(Indonesian) Ikan sudah dibakar.

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

noun reef fish (crescent-banded grunter?) black & white striped

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

noun peanut; lit. meaning (’bean earth’)

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

noun tree resin

(Indonesian) pohon damar

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

verb paralyzed; to be paralyzed

(Indonesian) lumpuh

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

verb afraid; to be afraid

(Indonesian) takut

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

verb work; to work

(Indonesian) kerja

Example: Emily ninaripi.

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm oncosperma sp.? May also refer to areca palm (?). IMK says there are two kinds of niniai, one which

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

adjective generous

(Indonesian) murah hati

Speaker: IMK

adjective full

(Indonesian) penuh

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) pisah

Speaker: IMK

noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun land; shore

(Indonesian) darat

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

Speaker: IMK

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun cricket; cicada

(Indonesian) jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

verb look for; seek; to look for, to seek

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun gun lit. ’they use it to fire over here’

(Indonesian) pistol

Speaker: IMK

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

noun orange; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk manis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small citrus

(Indonesian) jeruk kecil

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb close

(Indonesian) tutup

Speaker: IMK

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun fish spear Used for larger fish such as sharks.

(Indonesian) tombak ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog pants.

(Indonesian) Anjing hosa.

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari