Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small bamboo used to make kalawai

(Indonesian) bambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) pohon paku

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

verb eat; to eat (tr)

(Indonesian) makan

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun squash

(Indonesian) labu

Speaker: IMK

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun mother 1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

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

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

verb scratch; to scratch

(Indonesian) garut

Speaker: IMK

noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

adjective very angry

(Indonesian) marah-marah

Speaker: IMK

noun reef fish (crescent-banded grunter?) black & white striped

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kacang merah

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

(Indonesian) kodok

adjective narrow

(Indonesian) sempit

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

verb cut; slice; to cut; to slice

(Indonesian) gunting, iris

Example: Tatawura tanggutu tandunandau nesi kota.

adjective heavy

(Indonesian) berat

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large wasp; lit. meaning ("pig wasp") v. dangerous, stings said to be fatal

(Indonesian) lebah bunuh babi

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

verb drop; fall; to drop; fall

(Indonesian) menurun

Example: Imarura naina wisene.

Speaker: IMK

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

Speaker: IMK

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

Speaker: IMK

noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

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 shell bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

particle no; not; negative particle

(Indonesian) tidak

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

noun head

(Indonesian) kepala

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

phrase Don’t go to the market!

(Indonesian) Jangan pergi ke pasar!

noun watermelon loan?

(Indonesian) semangka

Speaker: IMK

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

adverb left (side)

(Indonesian) kiri

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

verb look for; seek; to look for, to seek

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

noun k.o. shell (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

noun outrigger boom

(Indonesian) tangan perahu

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

noun lime; lit. meaning (’small orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis

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

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

adverb along the shoreline

(Indonesian) sepanjang garis pantai

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

verb close

(Indonesian) tutup

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

phrase The snake slithers in the tree.

(Indonesian) Ular itu lingkar di pohon.

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.