Wamesa

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

noun calf (of leg)

(Indonesian) betis

Speaker: IMK

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we three; 1tri excl pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kami tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

verb patrol reduplicated

(Indonesian) ronda-ronda

Speaker: IMK

noun sand dollar; lit. meaning (’urchin skin’) asaruai, rawa

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun bird

(Indonesian) burung

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

Speaker: IMK

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

phrase I gather my family.

(Indonesian) Saya berkumpul keluarga

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

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.

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; slice; to cut; to slice

(Indonesian) gunting, iris

Example: Tatawura tanggutu tandunandau nesi kota.

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

phrase The boy takes one, six frogs remain.

(Indonesian) Anak bawa satu, tinggal kodok enam.

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

verb break (of wood)

(Indonesian) patah (kayu)

Speaker: IMK

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

Speaker: IMK

adjective strong

(Indonesian) kuat

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

noun jewelry; decorations pi+marandi

(Indonesian) hiasan; gelang

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

noun lizard; animal; four-legged creature

(Indonesian) soa-soa, kaki empat

Speaker: IMK

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun evening

(Indonesian) sore

Speaker: IMK

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

Speaker: IMK

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

numeral seven

(Indonesian) tujuh

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

(Indonesian) kodok

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

particle don’t; forms negative commands, ’don’t’ dl: Windesi

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb think; to think

(Indonesian) pikir

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

verb call; ask permission

(Indonesian) panggil; minta ijin

Example: Isawe irane.

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

noun god; master

(Indonesian) tuhan; Allah

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

noun gap; space; opening

(Indonesian) celah

Speaker: IMK

noun saliva

(Indonesian) liur; air mulut

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.