Wamesa

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun crown of thorns sea star Acanthaster planci

(Indonesian) duri babi racun

Speaker: IMK

adjective sweet var: anona

(Indonesian) manis

Speaker: IMK

noun inland; interior country; lit. meaning (’behind village’)

(Indonesian) udik

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun decorum; character; behavior

(Indonesian) sopan santum; sifat; pembawaan

Example: Buai pai dite.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

Speaker: IMK

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun back; behind

(Indonesian) belakang

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun tree resin

(Indonesian) pohon damar

verb shave one’s head

(Indonesian) cukur kepala

noun speech

(Indonesian) bicaraan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

noun mother

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

adjective clean; clear; white Wondama. In Windesi ’white’ is more often ’vusa’

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

verb, adverb already, completive

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Yau imanau yunu kambu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

verb drop; fall; to drop; fall

(Indonesian) menurun

Example: Imarura naina wisene.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

verb work; to work

(Indonesian) kerja

Example: Emily ninaripi.

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

adjective very fine

(Indonesian) halus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun pineapple "karena bukan kita yang tanam - orang dari luar belanda, orang Jerman bawa tanam di sini"

(Indonesian) nenas

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

noun front

(Indonesian) depan

Example: Buku pai niena do po garduse pai.

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun evening

(Indonesian) sore

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

verb tinkle; ring (as of ears)

(Indonesian) berdering (telinga)

Example: Tarakondi ne sandu sususoya.

Speaker: IMK

noun matoa (k.o. fruiting tree) Pometia pinnata

(Indonesian) matoa

verb ; noun live; life; to live; life

(Indonesian) hidup; kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

verb; adjective die; dead; to die; be dead

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

noun storm

(Indonesian) angin ribut

noun sorrow; grief

(Indonesian) susah; duka

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

Speaker: IMK

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

(Indonesian) Saya bilang "selamat malam" ke Sutri.