Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

noun village

(Indonesian) desa

Speaker: IMK

noun inland; interior country; lit. meaning (’behind village’)

(Indonesian) udik

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

noun bird

(Indonesian) burung

Speaker: IMK

adj? become; happen ’yau ivediadi’ ’I become’

(Indonesian) jadi

Speaker: IMK

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo shoot roasted and eaten

(Indonesian) rebung bambu

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

adjective very angry

(Indonesian) marah-marah

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

Speaker: IMK

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

adjective smashed; shattered reduplication of masabu

(Indonesian) pecah-pecah; hancur-hancur

Example: Wona ne toples pai dio ne misasabu.

Speaker: IMK

adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

Speaker: IMK

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

Speaker: IMK

adverb may not; can’t; don’t!

(Indonesian) tidak boleh; jangan

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

noun front

(Indonesian) depan

Example: Buku pai niena do po garduse pai.

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun small sea turtle

(Indonesian) kura-kura laut kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun bead

(Indonesian) manik-manik

Speaker: IMK

noun song

(Indonesian) lagu

adverb today; lit. meaning (’day this’)

(Indonesian) hari ini

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

Speaker: IMK

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

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 can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

noun fingernail; lit. meaning (’finger tooth’) var: varakedir

(Indonesian) kuku jari

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

noun tree kangaroo Dendrolagus, probably inustus (grizzled tree kangaroo)

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

noun coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.