Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree (beach casuarina/she-oak)

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

noun fly

(Indonesian) lalat

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun village

(Indonesian) desa

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun sand dollar; lit. meaning (’urchin skin’) asaruai, rawa

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

verb guard

(Indonesian) jaga

Speaker: IMK

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol asociated with Bintuni dialect?

(Indonesian) meronda

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

Speaker: IMK

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

noun small waves verb?

(Indonesian) gelombang kecil

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

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.

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

noun starfish Ophidiasteridae. Pictured: Linckia laevigata (L), Nardoa novaecaledoniae (R)

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

verb turn one’s back on; to turn one’s back on (something)

(Indonesian) membelakangi

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun cucumber

(Indonesian) ketimun

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

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

noun frog; k.o. green frog Inedible. From Indonesian ’kodok’

(Indonesian) kodok

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun sea cucumber general term

(Indonesian) teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun coconut oil

(Indonesian) minyak kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun chili pepper also ’marisiani’

(Indonesian) cabe; rica; lombok

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

noun banana

(Indonesian) pisang

Speaker: IMK

noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: IMK

adjective generous

(Indonesian) murah hati

Speaker: IMK

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) nangro kecil

Speaker: IMK

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

noun pomelo; lit. meaning (’large orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

noun saliva

(Indonesian) liur; air mulut

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

adjective short

(Indonesian) pendek

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

phrase He hugs the dog.

(Indonesian) Dia peluk anjing.

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

noun praying mantis said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it

(Indonesian) belalang besar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.