Wamesa

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun forest; lit. meaning (’to inland’)

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

noun anchor

(Indonesian) jangkar

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

adverb behind

(Indonesian) belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun kerosene

(Indonesian) minyak tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

noun crow L from Indonesian

(Indonesian) burung gagak

Speaker: IMK

noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

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

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

verb come from the rear, from behind; to come from the rear, from behind

(Indonesian) datang dari belakang

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional song

(Indonesian) lagu adat

adverb someday; one day

(Indonesian) satu saat

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

adjective first

(Indonesian) pertama

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun watermelon loan?

(Indonesian) semangka

Speaker: IMK

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun cricket eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang

Speaker: IMK

noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

Speaker: IMK

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

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

(Indonesian) celana

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

pronoun they; 3pl pronoun

(Indonesian) mereka

Speaker: IMK

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun girl the [tʃ] is odd

(Indonesian) anak perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

noun spoon loan

(Indonesian) sendok

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 machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

Speaker: IMK

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu

phrase I go into the cave.

(Indonesian) Saya masuk gua.