Wamesa

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

phrase I paint my toenails red.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku kaki sampai merah.

noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun beetle eats holes in areca

(Indonesian) kumbang

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun coral (sm)

(Indonesian) karang (kecil)

Speaker: IMK

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

proper noun name of a stream maria + avo = red fruit stream

(Indonesian) nama kali hutan

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb curse; to curse

(Indonesian) maki

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

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm oncosperma sp.? May also refer to areca palm (?). IMK says there are two kinds of niniai, one which

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

adjective full

(Indonesian) penuh

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

Speaker: IMK

adjective first

(Indonesian) pertama

numeral six

(Indonesian) enam

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

noun louse

(Indonesian) kutu

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl

(Indonesian) merayap

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

Speaker: IMK

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun shirt; lit. meaning (’hand clothing’)

(Indonesian) kemeja

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

noun outrigger boom

(Indonesian) tangan perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

noun orange; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk manis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

noun ground cuscus; phalanger (k.o. marsupial)

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun gap; space; opening

(Indonesian) celah

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

adjective short

(Indonesian) pendek

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

noun bay

(Indonesian) teluk

Speaker: IMK

adjective whole; complete

(Indonesian) antero; seutuhnya

numeral twenty

(Indonesian) dua puluh

noun biceps

(Indonesian) otot tangan atas

Speaker: IMK

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

noun smoke

(Indonesian) asap

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.