Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun a part of the sago plant "di atas, yang kecil-kecil"

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater fish

(Indonesian) ikanair tawar

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun morinda (noni) fruit Morinda sp (likely citrifolia)

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun anchor

(Indonesian) jangkar

verb scratch; to scratch

(Indonesian) garut

Speaker: IMK

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

noun term of address for a younger man from an elder; boy

(Indonesian) mas; anak laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

verb tired; exhausted; to be tired, exhausted

(Indonesian) capek

Speaker: IMK

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

verb play; to play

(Indonesian) bermain

Speaker: IMK

noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

Speaker: IMK

noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum; lit. meaning (’thing with sound’)

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

verb dance; k.o. traditional dance with drums

(Indonesian) adat menari pake tifa

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

noun horns

(Indonesian) tanduk

Speaker: IMK

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb remain; live

(Indonesian) tinggal

Example: Mararea kio sire, sisa kodo rime siri.

Speaker: IMK

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited, proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

verb want (to eat); crave

(Indonesian) ingin (makan)

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

adjective short

(Indonesian) pendek

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

noun honey

(Indonesian) madu

Speaker: IMK

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

phrase I sing a traditional (ri) song.

(Indonesian) Saya nyanyi lagu ada ri.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.