Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun toenail

(Indonesian) kuku kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) pohon paku

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun ant

(Indonesian) semut

Speaker: IMK

adj only; just

(Indonesian) hanya

Speaker: IMK

noun crown of thorns sea star Acanthaster planci

(Indonesian) duri babi racun

Speaker: IMK

noun catfish Clarias batrachus

(Indonesian) ikan lele

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

adjective long

(Indonesian) panjang

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

noun rope trap

(Indonesian) jerat tali

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

adverb very

(Indonesian) sekali

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

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

(Indonesian) bintang laut

verb turn one’s back on; to turn one’s back on (something)

(Indonesian) membelakangi

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun cucumber

(Indonesian) ketimun

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

verb take; hold

(Indonesian) ambil; pegang

noun k.o. stink bug prob. Tessaratomidae sp.

(Indonesian) kutu yang balu

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

Speaker: IMK

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

adjective narrow

(Indonesian) sempit

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun kerosene

(Indonesian) minyak tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun child

(Indonesian) anak

Speaker: IMK

noun chili pepper also ’marisiani’

(Indonesian) cabe; rica; lombok

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

verb have; to have

(Indonesian) punya

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

adjective very fine

(Indonesian) halus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun shell bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun mango

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun snail

(Indonesian) siput

Speaker: IMK

adjective crazy

(Indonesian) gila

Example: Sia vura sembepisavir.

Speaker: IMK

noun lizard; animal; four-legged creature

(Indonesian) soa-soa, kaki empat

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb come; to come verama = coming, future ’taune verama wai’ = next year

(Indonesian) datang

Speaker: IMK

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

Speaker: IMK

verb sweat; to sweat

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

verb carry over the shoulder

(Indonesian) gendong; pikul

noun pants; lit. meaning (’buttock clothing’)

(Indonesian) celana

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

noun gun lit. ’they use it to fire over here’

(Indonesian) pistol

Speaker: IMK

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

numeral twelve

(Indonesian) dua puluh

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

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

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK

noun smoke

(Indonesian) asap

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

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