Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

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noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

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complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

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noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

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verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

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adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

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adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

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noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

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noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

noun butterflyfish black/yellow/white stripes, v. common, can be eaten. Chaerodon ocellicaudus, baronessa, etc.

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

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noun freshwater fish

(Indonesian) ikanair tawar

adj? become; happen ’yau ivediadi’ ’I become’

(Indonesian) jadi

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

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adjective very angry

(Indonesian) marah-marah

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adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

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noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

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noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

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noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

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

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

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noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

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verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

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noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

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adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

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verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

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noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

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noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

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noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

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verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

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noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

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demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

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

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

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noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

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noun lake

(Indonesian) danau

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

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verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

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verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

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adjective arrogant; not calm

(Indonesian) sombong-sombong; tidak tenang

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verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

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adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

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phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.

phrase I come down from the ladder.

(Indonesian) Saya turun dari tangga.

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

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