Wamesa

noun utensil for eating papeda

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small bamboo used to make kalawai

(Indonesian) bambu kecil

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

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

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noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

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noun k.o. tree related to ai kondo

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

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

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

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noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

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verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

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noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

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noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

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noun gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

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verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

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

(Indonesian) gendong

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

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

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

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verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

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noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

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noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

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noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

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verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

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noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

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noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

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noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

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verb soft

(Indonesian) lombo; lembek-lembek

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adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

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noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

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pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

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noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

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imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

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verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

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

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

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noun map

(Indonesian) peta

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

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noun small sea turtle

(Indonesian) kura-kura laut kecil

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noun traditional song

(Indonesian) lagu adat

verb marry; to marry

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

Example: Au ruau te teina?

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verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

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verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

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verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

noun small net bag

(Indonesian) noken kecil

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verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb climb

(Indonesian) naik; panjat

Example: Wona ne dio sia na ai rabo ne.

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

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noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

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adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

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noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

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noun cricket eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

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noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

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verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

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noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

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noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

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noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

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noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

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numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

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adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

verb blow; to blow

(Indonesian) tiup

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

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noun father Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) bapak

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noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

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noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

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adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kuku jari

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

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verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

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verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

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verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK