Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung besar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

Speaker: IMK

noun crown of thorns sea star Acanthaster planci

(Indonesian) duri babi racun

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

adjective sweet var: anona

(Indonesian) manis

Speaker: IMK

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

verb hang; to hang

(Indonesian) gantung; tergantung

Speaker: IMK

verb guard

(Indonesian) jaga

Speaker: IMK

verb trick; deceive; to trick, decieve

(Indonesian) tipu; menipu

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

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

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: IMK

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

noun frog; k.o. green frog Inedible. From Indonesian ’kodok’

(Indonesian) kodok

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

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

Speaker: IMK

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. coleus plant used medicinally for lung problems, eaten

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

pronoun y’all; 2pl pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian; kamu (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

Speaker: IMK

verb forget; to forget

(Indonesian) lupa

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

particle no; not; negative particle

(Indonesian) tidak

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

Speaker: IMK

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

adjective tired; sleepy

(Indonesian) mengantuk

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

numeral seven

(Indonesian) tujuh

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket; cicada

(Indonesian) jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large shell produces pearls

(Indonesian) sejenis bia besar

Speaker: IMK

noun sarong cloth

(Indonesian) kain sarong

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

noun pomelo; lit. meaning (’large orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun singkong

(Indonesian) cassava

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I light the fire.

(Indonesian) Saya menyalakan api.