Wamesa

noun yellow pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah kuning pandan

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

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun lime; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun octopus

(Indonesian) gurita

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atu

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

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

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun lungs

(Indonesian) paru-paru

Speaker: IMK

noun smoked fish

(Indonesian) ikan asar

Speaker: IMK

phrase The tide falls.

(Indonesian) Air turun.

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

noun papeda spoon; utensils for sago mush made from the spines of sago leaves.

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

verb scratch; to scratch

(Indonesian) garut

Speaker: IMK

noun high tide

(Indonesian) air naik

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

adverb tomorrow; morning

(Indonesian) besok; pagi

Speaker: IMK

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

Speaker: IMK

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

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

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

verb soft

(Indonesian) lombo; lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

verb dance; to dance

(Indonesian) tari

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

noun shell bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

noun small sea turtle

(Indonesian) kura-kura laut kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun Sunday; lit. meaning (’church day’)

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

noun edible leaf; vegetable; greens

(Indonesian) daun; sayur

Example: Yau ira ivori rau na toko.

Speaker: IMK

adjective blue

(Indonesian) biru

Speaker: IMK

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

numeral seven

(Indonesian) tujuh

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

adjective smelly; putrid; pungent

(Indonesian) bauh, busuk

Speaker: IMK

noun rear end; buttocks

(Indonesian) pantat

Speaker: IMK

noun shirt; lit. meaning (’hand clothing’)

(Indonesian) kemeja

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

noun bow of a canoe

(Indonesian) mata perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

verb cough

(Indonesian) batuk

Speaker: IMK

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

noun fish spear Used for larger fish such as sharks.

(Indonesian) tombak ikan

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

numeral three

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb swell; to swell

(Indonesian) bengkak

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog looks over at the turtle.

(Indonesian) Anjing lihat ke kura-kura.

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.