Wamesa

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

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noun k.o. small bamboo used to make kalawai

(Indonesian) bambu kecil

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noun heel

(Indonesian) tumit

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noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

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noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

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noun lime; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis; lemon

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verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

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adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit eaten

(Indonesian) buah hitam

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noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

noun bird

(Indonesian) burung

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noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

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noun small waves verb?

(Indonesian) gelombang kecil

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

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verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

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noun cockroach

(Indonesian) kakerlak, kecoa

Speaker: IMK

noun single-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan punya satu mata

Speaker: IMK

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun house lizard

(Indonesian) cicak

Speaker: IMK

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

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noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

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noun reef fish (crescent-banded grunter?) black & white striped

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

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verb shave one’s head

(Indonesian) cukur kepala

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

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noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

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adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

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noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

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noun k.o. large wasp; lit. meaning ("pig wasp") v. dangerous, stings said to be fatal

(Indonesian) lebah bunuh babi

Speaker: IMK

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

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verb soft

(Indonesian) lembek-lembek

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verb drop; fall; to drop; fall

(Indonesian) menurun

Example: Imarura naina wisene.

Speaker: IMK

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

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adjective broken; cracked

(Indonesian) pecah; hancur

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adjective interesting

(Indonesian) menarik

noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

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pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

verb kill

(Indonesian) bunuh

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

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adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

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verb have (intr); mine, yours, etc. inwe + i

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

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verb say; to say

(Indonesian) bilang

Example: Yau yoyo diru vesie" so Sutri."

adjective very fine

(Indonesian) halus sekali

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noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

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noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

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noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

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adjective dull

(Indonesian) tumpul

verb slither; to slither, as a snake.

(Indonesian) lingkar; merayap

Example: Tawai pai ria pavi na ai pai.

noun Sunday; lit. meaning (’church day’)

(Indonesian) hari minggu

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interjection hello; good day

(Indonesian) selamat siang

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

noun land; shore

(Indonesian) darat

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

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noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

noun bedbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

particle don’t; forms negative commands, ’don’t’ dl: Windesi

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

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noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

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adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

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noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

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adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

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verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

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noun outrigger boom

(Indonesian) tangan perahu

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numeral hundred

(Indonesian) ratus

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noun rainbow

(Indonesian) pelangi

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noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

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verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

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noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

noun grandfather

(Indonesian) tete

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verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

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adjective diligent, industrious

(Indonesian) rajin, ganting

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

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verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

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adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

phrase I already did that

(Indonesian) saya ini sudah

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phrase I whistle a song.

(Indonesian) Saya siul lagu.