Wamesa

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree related to ai kondo

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we three; 1tri excl pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kami tiga

Speaker: IMK

noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun a part of the sago plant "di atas, yang kecil-kecil"

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

adverb towards outside lit: do+ri+wa

(Indonesian) ke luar

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

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

(Indonesian) membelakangi

noun term of address for a younger woman from an elder; girl

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

verb smile

(Indonesian) senyum

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

adjective low-spirited; weak

(Indonesian) loyo

adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

Speaker: IMK

verb afraid; to be afraid

(Indonesian) takut

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

noun tree kangaroo Dendrolagus, probably inustus (grizzled tree kangaroo)

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

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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 k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective strong

(Indonesian) kuat

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

adjective crazy

(Indonesian) gila

Example: Sia vura sembepisavir.

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum; lit. meaning (’thing with sound’)

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional song

(Indonesian) lagu adat

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

adjective tired; sleepy

(Indonesian) mengantuk

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb climb

(Indonesian) naik; panjat

Example: Wona ne dio sia na ai rabo ne.

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun cricket eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

(Indonesian) tahi; berak; (buang) air besar

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

noun shirt; lit. meaning (’hand clothing’)

(Indonesian) kemeja

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

verb grow; to grow

(Indonesian) tumbuh

Example: Barimu pasi sisiwara.

Speaker: IMK

noun ground cuscus; phalanger (k.o. marsupial)

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

noun bay

(Indonesian) teluk

Speaker: IMK

noun biceps

(Indonesian) otot tangan atas

Speaker: IMK

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

Speaker: IMK

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

(Indonesian) Saya bilang "selamat malam" ke Sutri.