OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Silzer (1983g): Wamesa Wandamen

Original citation: Silzer, Peter. 1983. Ambai: An Austronesian Language of Irian Jaya, Indonesia. PhD Thesis, Australian National University.

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Total entries: 58
Headword IPA Glosses
anan

‘scabies’

anaana

‘sago pudding’

aroiaroi

‘long’

atoviatoβi

‘arrow’

atumaatuma

‘child’

avavaβaβ

‘below’

baba

‘west’

baibai

‘carry on back’

deredere

‘tooth’

dirardirar

‘current’

dirudiru

‘night’

eaea

‘again’

kabebarkabebar

‘lightning’

kainukainu

‘handle (n.)’

kapatieikapatiei

‘lizard’

kasivoikasiβoi

‘worm’

katukatu

‘small’

kotakota

‘also’

mamen-demamen-de

‘fishhook’

maraimarai

‘ripe’

ma-saima-sai

‘sharp’

masoimasoi

‘sit’

meimei

‘play’

momo

‘sleepy’

nineininei

‘here’

pas-amberpas-amber

‘maize’

paupau

‘many’

pisiapisia

‘food’

ramorramor

‘beads’

randanrandan

‘roof’

raturerature

‘door’

re-ru-vavurure-ru-βaβuru

‘eyelash’

retret

‘needle’

royarrojar

‘roll’

ruriaruria

‘light a fire’

samu-aisamu-ai

‘meet’

sarasara

‘pour’

sasaraisasarai

‘wrong’

simutisimuti

‘citrus’

sinio-tusinio-tu

‘person’

somsom

‘praise’

soresore

‘mouth’

sumsum

‘suck’

tariaitariai

‘tall’

tautau

‘sago powder’

tavinataβina

‘release’

tawatawa

‘Pometia’

tete

‘steps’

teitei

‘who’

tindiatindia

‘narrow’

totaptotap

‘dismantle’

usarusar

‘follow’

vapeβape

‘but’

vaverβaβer

‘turn’

visambiarβisambiar

‘shine’

voiβoi

‘float’

wiwi

‘mountain’

yawarjawar

‘reef’