Wamesa

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun utensil for eating papeda

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun sago porridge staple food, often served with yellow fish stew.

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

noun cloud

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: IMK

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

verb guard

(Indonesian) jaga

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

noun lungs

(Indonesian) paru-paru

Speaker: IMK

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

noun papeda chopsticks; utensils for sago mush made from the spines of sago leaves.

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

Speaker: IMK

noun single-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan punya satu mata

Speaker: IMK

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun anchor

(Indonesian) jangkar

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

noun frog; k.o. green frog Inedible. From Indonesian ’kodok’

(Indonesian) kodok

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. seaweed fruit eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis buah rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

phrase Manokwari is near Ransiki.

(Indonesian) Manokwari berdekat Ransiki.

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

adjective crazy

(Indonesian) gila

Example: Sia vura sembepisavir.

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

verb lick; to lick

(Indonesian) jilat

Example: Wona nei riepi marareia katu nei.

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

noun frog; k.o. brown frog Edible, tastes like chicken.

(Indonesian) kodok

phrase Don’t go to the market!

(Indonesian) Jangan pergi ke pasar!

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket; cicada

(Indonesian) jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

Speaker: IMK

verb cough

(Indonesian) batuk

Speaker: IMK

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small citrus

(Indonesian) jeruk kecil

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

noun ground cuscus; phalanger (k.o. marsupial)

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

noun shark

(Indonesian) ikan hiu; ikan mangiwang

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

noun sago mixed with buah hitam fruit cooked and eaten, can be mixed with sago

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

Speaker: IMK

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.