Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. pandan tree grows at the beach, used to sew a thatched roof

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we three; 1tri excl pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kami tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun cloud

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun octopus

(Indonesian) gurita

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

noun k.o. fish (stingray?) punya tanduk di ekor

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater fish

(Indonesian) ikanair tawar

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

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)

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

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

(Indonesian) menarik hati

noun amaranth leaves eaten

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

Speaker: IMK

adjective clean; clear; white Wondama. In Windesi ’white’ is more often ’vusa’

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you three; 2tri pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kalian tiga; kamu tiga (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. harmonika made from rosewood (kayu linggua) or bamboo

(Indonesian) segenis harmonika; kecapi mulut

Speaker: IMK

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

noun wide river

(Indonesian) sungai luas

Speaker: IMK

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

adjective; verb be clever; understand; know

(Indonesian) pandai; mengerti; tahu

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl

(Indonesian) merayap

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; trap

(Indonesian) merayap; merangkap

Speaker: IMK

adjective smelly; putrid; pungent

(Indonesian) bauh, busuk

Speaker: IMK

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

noun gap; space; opening

(Indonesian) celah

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

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

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

noun biceps

(Indonesian) otot tangan atas

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.