Wamesa

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

phrase I paint my toenails red.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku kaki sampai merah.

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

adj only; just

(Indonesian) hanya

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wasp or hornet large, lives on the ground, extremely painful (claimed fatal?) sting

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

noun butterflyfish black/yellow/white stripes, v. common, can be eaten. Chaerodon ocellicaudus, baronessa, etc.

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun starfish Ophidiasteridae. Pictured: Linckia laevigata (L), Nardoa novaecaledoniae (R)

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kacang merah

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

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

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb tired; exhausted; to be tired, exhausted

(Indonesian) capek

Speaker: IMK

verb roll

(Indonesian) terguling

verb drop; fall; to drop; fall

(Indonesian) menurun

Example: Imarura naina wisene.

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun gong made of iron

(Indonesian) gong

Speaker: IMK

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

Speaker: IMK

noun tree kangaroo Dendrolagus, probably inustus (grizzled tree kangaroo)

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

adjective generous

(Indonesian) murah hati

Speaker: IMK

noun rice Wanderwort. Refers to both cooked and raw.

(Indonesian) nasi; beras

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb come; to come verama = coming, future ’taune verama wai’ = next year

(Indonesian) datang

Speaker: IMK

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

adjective blue

(Indonesian) biru

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

noun needle

Speaker: IMK

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

adjective; verb be clever; understand; know

(Indonesian) pandai; mengerti; tahu

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun cricket eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun fishing pole

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) celana

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

noun holy place

(Indonesian) tempat suci

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

Speaker: IMK

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun mouth; lips

(Indonesian) mulut; bibir

Speaker: IMK

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go into the cave.

(Indonesian) Saya masuk gua.