Wamesa

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 k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun dog Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wasp or hornet large, lives on the ground, extremely painful (claimed fatal?) sting

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun mace

(Indonesian) bunga pala

Speaker: IMK

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

adverb towards outside lit: do+ri+wa

(Indonesian) ke luar

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

noun red bean; kidney bean; lit. meaning (’bean 3sg-red’)

(Indonesian) kacang merah

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

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

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

adjective low-spirited; weak

(Indonesian) loyo

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb have; to have

(Indonesian) punya

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

adjective very fine

(Indonesian) halus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

Speaker: IMK

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

noun small mangrove tree fruits are soaked, cooked with coconut, peeled, and eaten

(Indonesian) nangro kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

noun k.o. shell (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

verb call; ask permission

(Indonesian) panggil; minta ijin

Example: Isawe irane.

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

noun fish spear Used for larger fish such as sharks.

(Indonesian) tombak ikan

Speaker: IMK

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

noun biceps

(Indonesian) otot tangan atas

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

Speaker: IMK

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

noun smoke

(Indonesian) asap

noun father 1st person possessive only

(Indonesian) bapak; papa

Speaker: IMK

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.