Wamesa

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jambu bola

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

noun twig

(Indonesian) ranting

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit eaten

(Indonesian) buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun octopus

(Indonesian) gurita

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun small waves verb?

(Indonesian) gelombang kecil

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

noun lungs

(Indonesian) paru-paru

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater fish

(Indonesian) ikanair tawar

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I gather my family.

(Indonesian) Saya berkumpul keluarga

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

(Indonesian) Saya tumis ikan di minyak sedikit.

noun papeda chopsticks; utensils for sago mush made from the spines of sago leaves.

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

noun eagle

(Indonesian) burung elang

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

Speaker: IMK

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kodok

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

(Indonesian) mas; anak laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

verb smile

(Indonesian) senyum

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

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

Speaker: IMK

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

verb say; to say

(Indonesian) bilang

Example: Yau yoyo diru vesie" so Sutri."

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun small sea turtle

(Indonesian) kura-kura laut kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

particle don’t; forms negative commands, ’don’t’ dl: Windesi

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

adverb quickly; fast

(Indonesian) cepat

Example: Yau ira saira.

Speaker: IMK

verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

Speaker: IMK

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

noun bow of a canoe

(Indonesian) mata perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

noun girl the [tʃ] is odd

(Indonesian) anak perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

noun fish spear Used for larger fish such as sharks.

(Indonesian) tombak ikan

Speaker: IMK

verb stick

(Indonesian) melikat

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.

phrase I come down from the ladder.

(Indonesian) Saya turun dari tangga.