Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun log; tree stump

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wasp or hornet large, lives on the ground, extremely painful (claimed fatal?) sting

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

Speaker: IMK

phrase His character is good.

(Indonesian) Sifat bagus.

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

Morinda tree Morinda sp (likely citrifolia); used to make medicine.

(Indonesian) pohon mengkudu

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

noun anchor

(Indonesian) jangkar

noun starfish Ophidiasteridae. Pictured: Linckia laevigata (L), Nardoa novaecaledoniae (R)

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

verb tie; to tie

(Indonesian) ikat

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun term of address for a younger woman from an elder; girl

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

noun widower

(Indonesian) duda

Speaker: IMK

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

Speaker: IMK

verb alone; to be alone

(Indonesian) sendiri

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

verb regret

(Indonesian) menyesal

Speaker: IMK

noun banana

(Indonesian) pisang

Speaker: IMK

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg ’diotu’

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

adjective strong

(Indonesian) kuat

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

verb climb

(Indonesian) naik; panjat

Example: Wona ne dio sia na ai rabo ne.

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited, proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bimbang

Speaker: IMK

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

phrase The red pants don’t fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang merah tidak pas.

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

noun ground cuscus; phalanger (k.o. marsupial)

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

noun father non-1sg possessor

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: IMK

verb fall; to fall

(Indonesian) jatuh

noun honey

(Indonesian) madu

Speaker: IMK

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

noun praying mantis said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it

(Indonesian) belalang besar

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun storm

(Indonesian) angin ribut

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK