Wamesa

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

(Indonesian) sandal

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

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

noun cobweb

(Indonesian) sarang laba-laba

Speaker: IMK

noun cloud

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bivalve mollusk found in mangrove logs; canoe worm eaten raw or boiled with salt, vinegar, and lime

(Indonesian) tambelo

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noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kacang merah

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

Speaker: IMK

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK

noun chili pepper also ’marisiani’

(Indonesian) cabe; rica; lombok

Speaker: IMK

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

verb drop; fall; to drop; fall

(Indonesian) menurun

Example: Imarura naina wisene.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. coleus plant used medicinally for lung problems, eaten

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

verb play; to play

(Indonesian) bermain

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

noun banana

(Indonesian) pisang

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

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verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

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noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

adjective dull

(Indonesian) tumpul

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

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

(Indonesian) datang

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noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun Sunday; lit. meaning (’church day’)

(Indonesian) hari minggu

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noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

adjective tired; sleepy

(Indonesian) mengantuk

numeral six

(Indonesian) enam

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

verb hit; to hit

(Indonesian) pukul

noun head

(Indonesian) kepala

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

verb climb

(Indonesian) naik; panjat

Example: Wona ne dio sia na ai rabo ne.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun sail

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: IMK

noun fishing pole

verb look for; seek; to look for, to seek

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

noun pants; lit. meaning (’buttock clothing’)

(Indonesian) celana

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun cave

(Indonesian) goa; gua

Speaker: IMK

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

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noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

noun praying mantis said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it

(Indonesian) belalang besar

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog pants.

(Indonesian) Anjing hosa.

phrase I light the fire.

(Indonesian) Saya menyalakan api.