Wamesa

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun bed

(Indonesian) tempat tidur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. pandan tree grows at the beach, used to sew a thatched roof

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

noun canoe wood

(Indonesian) kayu perahu

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun bait

(Indonesian) umpan ikan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun lungs

(Indonesian) paru-paru

Speaker: IMK

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

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

(Indonesian) pohon mengkudu

Speaker: IMK

noun beetle eats holes in areca

(Indonesian) kumbang

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

noun hole

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: IMK

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

adjective narrow

(Indonesian) sempit

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

pronoun you two; 2du pronoun

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

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

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locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

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adjective very fine

(Indonesian) halus sekali

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noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun front

(Indonesian) depan

Example: Buku pai niena do po garduse pai.

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

verb marry; to marry

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

Example: Au ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

adjective first

(Indonesian) pertama

verb dance; k.o. traditional dance with drums

(Indonesian) adat menari pake tifa

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

noun horns

(Indonesian) tanduk

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

adjective smelly; putrid; pungent

(Indonesian) bauh, busuk

Speaker: IMK

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

noun fishing pole

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

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

(Indonesian) tahi; berak; (buang) air besar

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Ai kiai dire isimarai si siurar.

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

verb sting, be sharp

(Indonesian) pedis

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

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 mouth; lips

(Indonesian) mulut; bibir

Speaker: IMK

verb smoke; suck; to smoke; to suck

(Indonesian) merokok; isap

noun shark

(Indonesian) ikan hiu; ikan mangiwang

noun sarong

(Indonesian) sarong baju

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

noun story

(Indonesian) cerita

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

adjective straight; good

(Indonesian) lurus; baik

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

verb ask uta + usar?

(Indonesian) bertanya

Speaker: IMK

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

proper noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK