Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

noun reef fish

(Indonesian) ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun back; behind

(Indonesian) belakang

adjective angry

(Indonesian) marah

Speaker: IMK

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

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

(Indonesian) kacang merah

noun tree resin

(Indonesian) pohon damar

noun speech

(Indonesian) bicaraan

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kodok

verb cut; slice; to cut; to slice

(Indonesian) gunting, iris

Example: Tatawura tanggutu tandunandau nesi kota.

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

verb wear jewelry; decorate oneself

(Indonesian) menghiasi

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

Speaker: IMK

verb mourn

(Indonesian) berkabung

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

verb play; to play

(Indonesian) bermain

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

noun earthquake

(Indonesian) gempah bumi

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du excl pronoun

(Indonesian) kami dua

Speaker: IMK

noun cat

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun corn

(Indonesian) jagung

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t

(Indonesian) jangan

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum; lit. meaning (’thing with sound’)

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

verb break

(Indonesian) kasih pecah

Speaker: IMK

noun small sea turtle

(Indonesian) kura-kura laut kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

adverb more than

(Indonesian) lebih

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

noun bedbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

verb breathe; to breathe

(Indonesian) bernapas

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

interjection good morning!

(Indonesian) selamat pagi!

Speaker: IMK

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

noun shark

(Indonesian) ikan hiu; ikan mangiwang

noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

noun singkong

(Indonesian) cassava

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

Speaker: IMK

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.