Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun knee

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jambu bola

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

noun rope trap

(Indonesian) jerat tali

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

phrase His character is good.

(Indonesian) Sifat bagus.

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

noun eagle

(Indonesian) burung elang

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun reef fish (crescent-banded grunter?) black & white striped

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun amaranth leaves eaten

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

Speaker: IMK

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) datang

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verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun sago mixed with buah hitam fruit cooked and eaten, can be mixed with sago

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb swell; to swell

(Indonesian) bengkak

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

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

(Indonesian) kuku jari

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

noun storm

(Indonesian) angin ribut

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari