Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

phrase I paint my toenails red.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku kaki sampai merah.

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree related to ai kondo

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

noun twig

(Indonesian) ranting

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fish dish

(Indonesian) ikan kuah

phrase The fish has already been grilled.

(Indonesian) Ikan sudah dibakar.

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

noun morinda (noni) fruit Morinda sp (likely citrifolia)

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go wake up the child.

(Indonesian) Saya kasih bangun anak itu.

noun single-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan punya satu mata

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun hot water; any hot liquid, including water, coffee, tea, etc

(Indonesian) air panas

Example: Yau sore karu yunu karomas kopi.

verb turn one’s back on; to turn one’s back on (something)

(Indonesian) membelakangi

noun land crab lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

adjective small

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

verb get check initial vowel; final [i] may be 3sg DO

(Indonesian) ambil

Speaker: IMK

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun mother

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

(Indonesian) kalian dua; kamu dua (Melayu Papua)

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

noun island

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: IMK

verb stand; to stand

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb kick

(Indonesian) tendang

Speaker: IMK

noun cassava

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: IMK

noun shell bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang kerang

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put; to place; to put

(Indonesian) taruh

Example: Wona pai pi direvava na pirio nei vawo.

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

noun small sea turtle

(Indonesian) kura-kura laut kecil

Speaker: IMK

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

noun hearth for smoking fish

(Indonesian) para-para

Speaker: IMK

noun head

(Indonesian) kepala

verb divide

(Indonesian) bagi

Example: Suruase sunei ria pasi.

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

noun brain lit. ’head marrow’

(Indonesian) otak

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

Speaker: IMK

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

Speaker: IMK

noun bow of a canoe

(Indonesian) mata perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

phrase They wind up papeda.

(Indonesian) Mereka balik papeda.

numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

Speaker: IMK

noun mother non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) ibu

Speaker: IMK

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

noun bamboo float of an outrigger canoe

(Indonesian) bagian perahu cadik

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

adjective tall; to be tall

(Indonesian) tinggi

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

numeral twenty

(Indonesian) dua puluh

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.