Wamesa

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

adjective very delicious at + vesie?

(Indonesian) enak sekali

Example: Aibuo wasi siambesie to diadiva.

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jambu bola

verb read

(Indonesian) membaca

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun mother 1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

verb carry; to carry on the hip or over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

Speaker: IMK

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) Saya tumis ikan di minyak sedikit.

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

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

(Indonesian) menarik hati

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

(Indonesian) mas; anak laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

adjective very beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb smile

(Indonesian) senyum

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. coleus plant used medicinally for lung problems, eaten

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

verb dance; to dance

(Indonesian) tari

Speaker: IMK

noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm oncosperma sp.? May also refer to areca palm (?). IMK says there are two kinds of niniai, one which

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

noun eye; point

(Indonesian) mata; ujung

adjective; verb be clever; understand; know

(Indonesian) pandai; mengerti; tahu

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

verb cough

(Indonesian) batuk

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

Speaker: IMK

noun cheek

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: IMK

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

noun fingernail; lit. meaning (’finger tooth’) var: varakedir

(Indonesian) kuku jari

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.