Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

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noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

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noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

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noun k.o. tree (beach casuarina/she-oak)

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

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noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

adjective sweet var: anona

(Indonesian) manis

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noun k.o. leaf used for weaving mats

(Indonesian) sejenis daun

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

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adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

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noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

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verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun mother 1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

phrase The fish has already been grilled.

(Indonesian) Ikan sudah dibakar.

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

adverb towards outside lit: do+ri+wa

(Indonesian) ke luar

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

verb sleep; to sleep

(Indonesian) tidur

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verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

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noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

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verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

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noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

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noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

adjective captivating; interesting; lit. meaning (’hold stomach’)

(Indonesian) menarik hati

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

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noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

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noun child

(Indonesian) anak

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verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

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proper noun name of a stream maria + avo = red fruit stream

(Indonesian) nama kali hutan

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adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

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verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

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verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

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numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

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imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

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adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

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locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

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demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

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noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

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verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

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noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

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noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

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noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

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verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

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verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

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verb marry; to marry

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

Example: Au ruau te teina?

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noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

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adjective blue

(Indonesian) biru

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noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

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verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

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numeral seven

(Indonesian) tujuh

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

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verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun k.o. shell (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

(Indonesian) mata bulan

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noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

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noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

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noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

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noun stepmother

(Indonesian) mama tiri

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

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noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

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noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

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noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

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numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

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numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

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noun father Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) bapak

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noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

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verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

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verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

Speaker: IMK

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

noun storm

(Indonesian) angin ribut

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK