Wamesa

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree brought in by the Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon mundur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree related to ai kondo

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we three; 1tri excl pronoun rare

(Indonesian) kami tiga

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

Speaker: IMK

noun crown of thorns sea star Acanthaster planci

(Indonesian) duri babi racun

Speaker: IMK

noun wild breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

noun lungs

(Indonesian) paru-paru

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit

(Indonesian) buah

Speaker: IMK

verb be close to

(Indonesian) berdekat

Example: Manokwari dieriasi Ransiki.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

verb urinate

(Indonesian) kencing

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

Speaker: IMK

adjective captivating; interesting; lit. meaning (’hold stomach’)

(Indonesian) menarik hati

noun frog; k.o. green frog Inedible. From Indonesian ’kodok’

(Indonesian) kodok

verb bathe; to bathe, to swim

(Indonesian) mandi

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

noun mother

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

adjective clean; clear; white Wondama. In Windesi ’white’ is more often ’vusa’

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

verb yell

(Indonesian) berteriak

Speaker: IMK

verb soft

(Indonesian) lombo; lembek-lembek

Speaker: IMK

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

verb dance; to dance

(Indonesian) tari

Speaker: IMK

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

Speaker: IMK

verb alone; to be alone

(Indonesian) sendiri

Speaker: IMK

noun crow L from Indonesian

(Indonesian) burung gagak

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

Speaker: IMK

verb make; to make

(Indonesian) bikin

Example: Emily ninari anio.

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du excl pronoun

(Indonesian) kami dua

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

verb wash (clothes); to wash (clothes)

(Indonesian) cuci (baju)

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

noun corn

(Indonesian) jagung

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum; lit. meaning (’thing with sound’)

(Indonesian) tifa

Speaker: IMK

verb boil

(Indonesian) rebus

Example: Au sumomui riane dia.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: rana;

noun inside; locative postposition

(Indonesian) dalam

Example: Wona pai ru pai nina toples pai raro.

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

verb lick; to lick

(Indonesian) jilat

Example: Wona nei riepi marareia katu nei.

noun blood

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: IMK

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

numeral five

(Indonesian) lima

Speaker: IMK

verb make sound

(Indonesian) berbunyi

verb hold; grasp; to hold, grasp

(Indonesian) pegang

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

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

verb love; to love

(Indonesian) cinta

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

Speaker: IMK

verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

verb pant; to pant

(Indonesian) hosa

Example: Wona nei sise.

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

noun bow of a canoe

(Indonesian) mata perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun outrigger connector

(Indonesian) bagian perahu semang

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

adjective short

(Indonesian) pendek

adverb already; already, completive aspect

(Indonesian) sudah

Example: Diapai niunu tomanau.

adjective whole; complete

(Indonesian) antero; seutuhnya

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

numeral twenty

(Indonesian) dua puluh

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

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

(Indonesian) kuku jari

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

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

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

phrase I don’t like eating mung beans.

(Indonesian) Saya tidak mau makan kacang hijau.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.