Wamesa

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

verb hear; to hear

(Indonesian) dengar

Speaker: IMK

noun leg

(Indonesian) kaki

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. pandan tree grows at the beach, used to sew a thatched roof

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun fly

(Indonesian) lalat

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit Artocarpus altilis

(Indonesian) sukun

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

verb trick; deceive; to trick, decieve

(Indonesian) tipu; menipu

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

Speaker: IMK

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

phrase The book is in front of the box.

(Indonesian) Buku di depan karton.

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

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan (ikan pari?)

Speaker: IMK

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

Speaker: IMK

noun cuttlefish

(Indonesian) sotong; suntung

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

adjective very beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective hot

(Indonesian) panas

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small fish

(Indonesian) ikan puri

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

verb give; to give var: ona

(Indonesian) kasi, beri

Example: Emily dione rota pai so yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

adverb earlier; an earlier time; front

(Indonesian) dulu; depan

Speaker: IMK

noun fruit from a k.o. mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

determiner plural indefinite determiner; some

(Indonesian) suatu

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) datang

Speaker: IMK

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

noun evening

(Indonesian) sore

Speaker: IMK

noun thread

(Indonesian) benang

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

noun story

(Indonesian) ceritera

verb crawl

(Indonesian) merayap

Speaker: IMK

noun tail lit. ’buttocks chopstick’

(Indonesian) ekor

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

verb remember; to remember

(Indonesian) ingat

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket; cicada

(Indonesian) jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

noun lime; lit. meaning (’small orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

verb want (to eat); crave

(Indonesian) ingin (makan)

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

adjective whole; complete

(Indonesian) antero; seutuhnya

numeral twenty

(Indonesian) dua puluh

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.