Wamesa

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

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

noun gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun bird

(Indonesian) burung

Speaker: IMK

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

noun bamboo shoot roasted and eaten

(Indonesian) rebung bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun basement

(Indonesian) kolong rumah

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

noun cucumber

(Indonesian) ketimun

noun reef fish (crescent-banded grunter?) black & white striped

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

Speaker: IMK

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

noun speech

(Indonesian) bicaraan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

adjective heavy

(Indonesian) berat

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

Speaker: IMK

proper noun name of a stream maria + avo = red fruit stream

(Indonesian) nama kali hutan

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

verb play; to play

(Indonesian) bermain

Speaker: IMK

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

Speaker: IMK

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

Speaker: IMK

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

Speaker: IMK

noun pineapple "karena bukan kita yang tanam - orang dari luar belanda, orang Jerman bawa tanam di sini"

(Indonesian) nenas

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

verb slither; to slither, as a snake.

(Indonesian) lingkar; merayap

Example: Tawai pai ria pavi na ai pai.

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

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

(Indonesian) kodok

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

phrase Don’t go to the market!

(Indonesian) Jangan pergi ke pasar!

adjective smelly; putrid; pungent

(Indonesian) bauh, busuk

Speaker: IMK

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun father’s older sister

(Indonesian) kakak perempuan bapak; mama tua

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

noun matoa (k.o. fruiting tree) Pometia pinnata

(Indonesian) matoa

phrase He hugs the dog.

(Indonesian) Dia peluk anjing.

adjective tall; to be tall

(Indonesian) tinggi

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kuku jari

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

noun cassowary

(Indonesian) burung kasuari

Speaker: IMK

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.