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 heel

(Indonesian) tumit

Speaker: IMK

noun sandal; lit. meaning (’leg sole sheath’)

(Indonesian) sandal

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb read

(Indonesian) membaca

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

noun week

(Indonesian) minggu

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun mother 1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit

(Indonesian) buah

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

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

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

adverb towards outside lit: do+ri+wa

(Indonesian) ke luar

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

Morinda tree Morinda sp (likely citrifolia); used to make medicine.

(Indonesian) pohon mengkudu

Speaker: IMK

noun beetle eats holes in areca

(Indonesian) kumbang

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

adjective very angry

(Indonesian) marah-marah

Speaker: IMK

noun red bean; kidney bean; lit. meaning (’bean 3sg-red’)

(Indonesian) kacang merah

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

adjective clean; clear; white Wondama. In Windesi ’white’ is more often ’vusa’

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

verb have (intr); mine, yours, etc. inwe + i

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

adjective generous

(Indonesian) murah hati

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

verb come; to come verama = coming, future ’taune verama wai’ = next year

(Indonesian) datang

Speaker: IMK

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

adjective first

(Indonesian) pertama

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

noun stepmother

(Indonesian) mama tiri

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK

noun father 1st person possessive only

(Indonesian) bapak; papa

Speaker: IMK

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.