Wamesa

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun jackfruit; lit. meaning (’immigrant breadfruit’) ’amber’ is melayu Papua

(Indonesian) nangka

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

adj only; just

(Indonesian) hanya

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun lime; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

noun sand dollar; lit. meaning (’urchin skin’) asaruai, rawa

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

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

Speaker: IMK

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

adverb towards outside lit: do+ri+wa

(Indonesian) ke luar

Morinda tree Morinda sp (likely citrifolia); used to make medicine.

(Indonesian) pohon mengkudu

Speaker: IMK

noun morinda (noni) fruit Morinda sp (likely citrifolia)

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

verb scream; shout

(Indonesian) berteriak

Speaker: IMK

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

adjective low-spirited; weak

(Indonesian) loyo

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

noun k.o. coleus plant used medicinally for lung problems, eaten

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

adjective interesting

(Indonesian) menarik

verb alone; to be alone

(Indonesian) sendiri

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

Speaker: IMK

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

adjective crazy

(Indonesian) gila

Example: Sia vura sembepisavir.

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun traditional song

(Indonesian) lagu adat

noun Sunday; lit. meaning (’church day’)

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

noun head

(Indonesian) kepala

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

particle don’t; forms negative commands, ’don’t’ dl: Windesi

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bimbang

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun shirt; lit. meaning (’hand clothing’)

(Indonesian) kemeja

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun singkong

(Indonesian) cassava

Speaker: IMK

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb swell; to swell

(Indonesian) bengkak

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

noun tree kangaroo Dendrolagus, probably inustus (grizzled tree kangaroo)

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.