Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun toenail

(Indonesian) kuku kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava; lit. meaning (’large guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu bola

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

adjective sweet var: anona

(Indonesian) manis

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

noun rope trap

(Indonesian) jerat tali

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun mother 1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

adj? become; happen ’yau ivediadi’ ’I become’

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

verb sleep; to sleep

(Indonesian) tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go wake up the child.

(Indonesian) Saya kasih bangun anak itu.

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

(Indonesian) Saya tumis ikan di minyak sedikit.

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun peanut; lit. meaning (’bean earth’)

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

verb get check initial vowel; final [i] may be 3sg DO

(Indonesian) ambil

Speaker: IMK

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun sea cucumber general term

(Indonesian) teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

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

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

adjective very fine

(Indonesian) halus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

verb come from the rear, from behind; to come from the rear, from behind

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun Sunday; lit. meaning (’church day’)

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

adverb today; lit. meaning (’day this’)

(Indonesian) hari ini

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

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

(Indonesian) kodok

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

noun watermelon loan?

(Indonesian) semangka

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

noun candy

(Indonesian) gula-gula

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun story

(Indonesian) cerita

Speaker: IMK

verb ; noun live; life; to live; life

(Indonesian) hidup; kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

Speaker: IMK

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

proper noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.