Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun sago porridge staple food, often served with yellow fish stew.

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit eaten

(Indonesian) buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun octopus

(Indonesian) gurita

Speaker: IMK

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

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

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

noun beetle eats holes in areca

(Indonesian) kumbang

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

verb scream; shout

(Indonesian) berteriak

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fern eaten, Diplazium esculentum

(Indonesian) sayur paku, pakis

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb paralyzed; to be paralyzed

(Indonesian) lumpuh

Speaker: IMK

noun chili pepper also ’marisiani’

(Indonesian) cabe; rica; lombok

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

adjective scattered

(Indonesian) terhambur

verb sit, live

(Indonesian) duduk, tinggal

Example: Imaso na karapea.

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

verb regret

(Indonesian) menyesal

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun land; shore

(Indonesian) darat

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

Speaker: IMK

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

verb hit; to hit

(Indonesian) pukul

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb climb

(Indonesian) naik; panjat

Example: Wona ne dio sia na ai rabo ne.

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

noun Laportea Decumana leaves have stinging hairs; used medicinally, as a stimulant

(Indonesian) daun gatal

noun small mangrove tree fruits are soaked, cooked with coconut, peeled, and eaten

(Indonesian) nangro kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

(Indonesian) tahi; berak; (buang) air besar

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

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

(Indonesian) kemeja

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

verb guard; to guard

(Indonesian) menjaga; jaga lihat

Speaker: IMK

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

noun axe

(Indonesian) kapak

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

Speaker: IMK

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

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

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

noun cassowary

(Indonesian) burung kasuari

Speaker: IMK

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.