Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. pandan tree grows at the beach, used to sew a thatched roof

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we three; 1tri excl pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kami tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

adj only; just

(Indonesian) hanya

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

noun k.o. fish (stingray?) punya tanduk di ekor

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

phrase The fish has already been grilled.

(Indonesian) Ikan sudah dibakar.

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

phrase I go wake up the child.

(Indonesian) Saya kasih bangun anak itu.

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

verb turn one’s back on; to turn one’s back on (something)

(Indonesian) membelakangi

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun speech

(Indonesian) bicaraan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bird

(Indonesian) sejenis burung

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective very beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

Speaker: IMK

noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

verb muddy

(Indonesian) tanah lumpur

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

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 yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

adjective first

(Indonesian) pertama

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

verb hit; to hit

(Indonesian) pukul

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb crawl

(Indonesian) merayap

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

adjective arrogant; not calm

(Indonesian) sombong-sombong; tidak tenang

Speaker: IMK

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

noun gun lit. ’they use it to fire over here’

(Indonesian) pistol

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun stepmother

(Indonesian) mama tiri

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

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noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

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adjective tall; to be tall

(Indonesian) tinggi

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog looks over at the turtle.

(Indonesian) Anjing lihat ke kura-kura.

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.