Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

adjective very delicious at + vesie?

(Indonesian) enak sekali

Example: Aibuo wasi siambesie to diadiva.

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large thorny sago; lit. meaning ’good sago’

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

adverb towards outside lit: do+ri+wa

(Indonesian) ke luar

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I stir-fry the fish in a little oil.

(Indonesian) Saya tumis ikan di minyak sedikit.

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

Speaker: IMK

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

noun sea cucumber general term

(Indonesian) teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

adjective very beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun water source; spring; lit. meaning (’water eye’)

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

adjective interesting

(Indonesian) menarik

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

noun soft coral

(Indonesian) karang lembek

Speaker: IMK

adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun pineapple "karena bukan kita yang tanam - orang dari luar belanda, orang Jerman bawa tanam di sini"

(Indonesian) nenas

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun lizard; animal; four-legged creature

(Indonesian) soa-soa, kaki empat

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

noun wide river

(Indonesian) sungai luas

Speaker: IMK

noun edible leaf; vegetable; greens

(Indonesian) daun; sayur

Example: Yau ira ivori rau na toko.

Speaker: IMK

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

verb cry

(Indonesian) menangis

Speaker: IMK

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

noun holy place

(Indonesian) tempat suci

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun cave

(Indonesian) goa; gua

Speaker: IMK

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

verb swell; to swell

(Indonesian) bengkak

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.