Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

noun sandal; lit. meaning (’leg sole sheath’)

(Indonesian) sandal

Speaker: IMK

noun fly

(Indonesian) lalat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun mace

(Indonesian) bunga pala

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

noun beetle eats holes in areca

(Indonesian) kumbang

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

phrase I’m wearing a bracelet.

(Indonesian) Saya pakai gelang.

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

noun cucumber

(Indonesian) ketimun

adjective angry

(Indonesian) marah

Speaker: IMK

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun sea cucumber general term

(Indonesian) teripang

Speaker: IMK

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian dua; kamu dua (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) lebah bunuh babi

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

proper noun name of a stream maria + avo = red fruit stream

(Indonesian) nama kali hutan

Speaker: IMK

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

noun banana

(Indonesian) pisang

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

noun soft coral

(Indonesian) karang lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun place for anchoring canoes

(Indonesian) pelabuhan/tambatan perahu

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

noun evening

(Indonesian) sore

Speaker: IMK

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

phrase Don’t go to the market!

(Indonesian) Jangan pergi ke pasar!

adjective smelly; putrid; pungent

(Indonesian) bauh, busuk

Speaker: IMK

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

verb remember; to remember

(Indonesian) ingat

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

verb fly

(Indonesian) terbang

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

noun storm

(Indonesian) angin ribut

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

noun father 1st person possessive only

(Indonesian) bapak; papa

Speaker: IMK

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.