Wamesa

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

noun basket for holding sago; lit. meaning (’sago enter’)

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

noun k.o. fish (stingray?) punya tanduk di ekor

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

phrase Emily sews a noken.

(Indonesian) Emily jahit noken.

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

verb scratch; to scratch

(Indonesian) garut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun cucumber

(Indonesian) ketimun

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

Speaker: IMK

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

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

(Indonesian) kodok

adjective narrow

(Indonesian) sempit

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

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 bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb tired; exhausted; to be tired, exhausted

(Indonesian) capek

Speaker: IMK

noun gong made of iron

(Indonesian) gong

Speaker: IMK

noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

Speaker: IMK

noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

verb regret

(Indonesian) menyesal

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

Speaker: IMK

adverb earlier; an earlier time; front

(Indonesian) dulu; depan

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

verb quiet; to be quiet

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

Speaker: IMK

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

verb untie; open

(Indonesian) menguraikan; buka; lepas

Example: You irerai wai vekasie.

verb dance; k.o. traditional dance with drums

(Indonesian) adat menari pake tifa

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

verb sing; to sing

(Indonesian) nyanyi

Example: Yau iro ranu sasiri.

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kemeja

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis

noun k.o. small citrus

(Indonesian) jeruk kecil

noun father’s older sister

(Indonesian) kakak perempuan bapak; mama tua

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog looks over at the turtle.

(Indonesian) Anjing lihat ke kura-kura.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.

phrase I come down from the ladder.

(Indonesian) Saya turun dari tangga.

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

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

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.