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 log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun heel

(Indonesian) tumit

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava; lit. meaning (’large guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu bola

noun village

(Indonesian) desa

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

Speaker: IMK

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large land turtle reportedly climbs trees - panjat phon

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

verb scratch; to scratch

(Indonesian) garut

Speaker: IMK

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

adjective captivating; interesting; lit. meaning (’hold stomach’)

(Indonesian) menarik hati

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lombo; lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

Speaker: IMK

verb afraid; to be afraid

(Indonesian) takut

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

verb curse; to curse

(Indonesian) maki

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

noun corn

(Indonesian) jagung

Speaker: IMK

adjective strong

(Indonesian) kuat

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

verb catch (fish); go fishing; to catch, as fish

(Indonesian) mancing

Example: Yau ya ipotei diapai tomanau.

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

adverb today; lit. meaning (’day this’)

(Indonesian) hari ini

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun eye; point

(Indonesian) mata; ujung

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

noun needle

Speaker: IMK

verb dance; k.o. traditional dance with drums

(Indonesian) adat menari pake tifa

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

noun sand

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

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

(Indonesian) daun gatal

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

(Indonesian) celana

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

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

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb blow; to blow

(Indonesian) tiup

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

noun sago mixed with buah hitam fruit cooked and eaten, can be mixed with sago

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb fall on; hit; be afflicted by; to fall on; to hit ; to be afflicted by

(Indonesian) menimpa; kena

verb stick

(Indonesian) melikat

adverb already; already, completive aspect

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Diapai niunu tomanau.

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

noun cassowary

(Indonesian) burung kasuari

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go into the cave.

(Indonesian) Saya masuk gua.

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.