Wamesa

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree (beach casuarina/she-oak)

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large thorny sago; lit. meaning ’good sago’

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun single-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan punya satu mata

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun anchor

(Indonesian) jangkar

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

(Indonesian) kura-kura darat besar

Speaker: IMK

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

verb tie up; to tie up

(Indonesian) ikat sampai putar

noun coral (sm)

(Indonesian) karang (kecil)

Speaker: IMK

noun hot water; any hot liquid, including water, coffee, tea, etc

(Indonesian) air panas

Example: Yau sore karu yunu karomas kopi.

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun cucumber

(Indonesian) ketimun

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun red bean; kidney bean; lit. meaning (’bean 3sg-red’)

(Indonesian) kacang merah

noun term of address for a younger woman from an elder; girl

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

noun sea cucumber general term

(Indonesian) teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. seaweed fruit eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis buah rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large wasp; lit. meaning ("pig wasp") v. dangerous, stings said to be fatal

(Indonesian) lebah bunuh babi

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

adjective ripe

(Indonesian) masak; matang

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lombo; lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

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 k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

noun frog; k.o. brown frog Edible, tastes like chicken.

(Indonesian) kodok

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

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

(Indonesian) daun gatal

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

(Indonesian) celana

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small citrus

(Indonesian) jeruk kecil

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

noun matoa (k.o. fruiting tree) Pometia pinnata

(Indonesian) matoa

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.