Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun sparrow

(Indonesian) burung pipit

Speaker: IMK

noun small waves verb?

(Indonesian) gelombang kecil

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

Speaker: IMK

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

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

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo shoot roasted and eaten

(Indonesian) rebung bambu

Speaker: IMK

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

Speaker: IMK

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

verb soft

(Indonesian) lombo; lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

adjective gentle

(Indonesian) lembut

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

verb regret

(Indonesian) menyesal

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

adverb earlier; an earlier time; front

(Indonesian) dulu; depan

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

noun corn

(Indonesian) jagung

Speaker: IMK

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

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

noun lizard; animal; four-legged creature

(Indonesian) soa-soa, kaki empat

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

verb marry; to marry

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

Example: Au ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

verb lick; to lick

(Indonesian) jilat

Example: Wona nei riepi marareia katu nei.

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

noun frog; k.o. brown frog Edible, tastes like chicken.

(Indonesian) kodok

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

noun horns

(Indonesian) tanduk

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

verb want (to eat); crave

(Indonesian) ingin (makan)

noun saliva

(Indonesian) liur; air mulut

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

Speaker: IMK

noun cheek

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: IMK

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

Speaker: IMK

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

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