Wamesa

interrogative where

(Indonesian) di mana?

Speaker: IMK

noun sago grub eaten

(Indonesian) ulat sago

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. leaf used for weaving mats

(Indonesian) sejenis daun

noun a part of the sago plant "di atas, yang kecil-kecil"

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

verb read

(Indonesian) membaca

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

noun mace

(Indonesian) bunga pala

Speaker: IMK

noun small matoa fruit

(Indonesian) matoa kecil

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

noun k.o. fruit eaten

(Indonesian) buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

noun leg; thigh

(Indonesian) kaki; pahu

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun sparrow

(Indonesian) burung pipit

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bivalve mollusk found in mangrove logs; canoe worm eaten raw or boiled with salt, vinegar, and lime

(Indonesian) tambelo

Speaker: IMK

phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

noun anchor

(Indonesian) jangkar

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

noun liquid; sauce

(Indonesian) air; kuah

noun hot water; any hot liquid, including water, coffee, tea, etc

(Indonesian) air panas

Example: Yau sore karu yunu karomas kopi.

verb shave; to shave

(Indonesian) cukur

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan hias

Speaker: IMK

noun bean

(Indonesian) kacang

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

(Indonesian) kacang merah

verb whisper; to whisper

(Indonesian) berbisik

adjective healthy; thriving

(Indonesian) subur

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun water source; spring; lit. meaning (’water eye’)

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

noun life; existence

(Indonesian) kehidupan

Speaker: IMK

verb resemble sedang-sedang saja

(Indonesian) mirip; sama

Speaker: IMK

noun gong made of iron

(Indonesian) gong

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. coleus plant used medicinally for lung problems, eaten

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

noun common snakehead fish ophiocephalus striatus, channa striata

(Indonesian) ikan gabus

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

imperative go slowly

(Indonesian) pelahan saja

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

verb say; to say

(Indonesian) bilang

Example: Yau yoyo diru vesie" so Sutri."

adjective full

(Indonesian) penuh

adjective very fine

(Indonesian) halus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

noun small sea turtle

(Indonesian) kura-kura laut kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun day

(Indonesian) hari

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

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

adjective blue

(Indonesian) biru

Speaker: IMK

noun land; shore

(Indonesian) darat

noun frog; k.o. brown frog Edible, tastes like chicken.

(Indonesian) kodok

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

verb gather; to gather

(Indonesian) berkumpul

Example: Irure kawasa pasia.

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

verb remember; to remember

(Indonesian) ingat

Speaker: IMK

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

phrase They wind up papeda.

(Indonesian) Mereka balik papeda.

noun pomelo; lit. meaning (’large orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

noun stepmother

(Indonesian) mama tiri

numeral one

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

adjective short

(Indonesian) pendek

verb narrate (a story)

(Indonesian) bercerita

Speaker: IMK

noun story

(Indonesian) cerita

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

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

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun root

(Indonesian) akar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.