Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) pohon nona

Speaker: IMK

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun basket for holding sago; lit. meaning (’sago enter’)

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

adjective sweet var: anona

(Indonesian) manis

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. leaf used for weaving mats

(Indonesian) sejenis daun

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

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun sparrow

(Indonesian) burung pipit

Speaker: IMK

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

noun bamboo shoot roasted and eaten

(Indonesian) rebung bambu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

noun back; behind

(Indonesian) belakang

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun hot water; any hot liquid, including water, coffee, tea, etc

(Indonesian) air panas

Example: Yau sore karu yunu karomas kopi.

noun land crab lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

verb scream; shout

(Indonesian) berteriak

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

verb yell

(Indonesian) berteriak

Speaker: IMK

verb wear jewelry; decorate oneself

(Indonesian) menghiasi

Speaker: IMK

noun water source; spring; lit. meaning (’water eye’)

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

adjective interesting

(Indonesian) menarik

noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

verb work; to work

(Indonesian) kerja

Example: Emily ninaripi.

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

adjective crazy

(Indonesian) gila

Example: Sia vura sembepisavir.

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

adjective dull

(Indonesian) tumpul

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

noun watermelon loan?

(Indonesian) semangka

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

Speaker: IMK

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

Speaker: IMK

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

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

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

verb; adjective die; dead; to die; be dead

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.