Wamesa

noun utensil for eating papeda

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small bamboo used to make kalawai

(Indonesian) bambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun sago porridge staple food, often served with yellow fish stew.

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; conceal; keep; to hide, conceal

(Indonesian) sembunyi; simpang

Speaker: IMK

noun small matoa fruit

(Indonesian) matoa kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun sand dollar; lit. meaning (’urchin skin’) asaruai, rawa

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

noun bird

(Indonesian) burung

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun sparrow

(Indonesian) burung pipit

Speaker: IMK

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun stove Wondama ’riniai’

(Indonesian) tungku

Speaker: IMK

noun morinda (noni) fruit Morinda sp (likely citrifolia)

(Indonesian) buah noni (mengkudu)

noun earth; ground

(Indonesian) tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb not want; dislike

(Indonesian) tidak suka; tidak mau

Example: Yau ikambarai yane kavoru maki.

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri-duri

noun sago mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur sagu

noun breadfruit seed

(Indonesian) biji cempedak

verb bad; evil; to be bad, evil

(Indonesian) jahat; buruk

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

adjective very angry

(Indonesian) marah-marah

Speaker: IMK

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

noun valley between mountains

(Indonesian) lembah antara gunung-gunung

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

verb fight; argue

(Indonesian) berkelahi; bertengkar

Speaker: IMK

noun friend

(Indonesian) teman

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

Speaker: IMK

verb tired; exhausted; to be tired, exhausted

(Indonesian) capek

Speaker: IMK

noun fog

(Indonesian) kabut

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

noun crab

(Indonesian) kepiting

Speaker: IMK

verb bother; to bother Reduplicated form is intensified.

(Indonesian) ganggu

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: nangangat;

noun nibong palm oncosperma sp.? May also refer to areca palm (?). IMK says there are two kinds of niniai, one which

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

noun k.o. bush

(Indonesian) tongkat satan

Speaker: IMK

verb say; to say

(Indonesian) bilang

Example: Yau yoyo diru vesie" so Sutri."

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional drum ??+rotu

(Indonesian) tipa/tifa

Speaker: IMK

adjective raw

(Indonesian) mentah

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun spinach

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

adjective blue

(Indonesian) biru

Speaker: IMK

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

verb hit; to hit

(Indonesian) pukul

noun hair

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: IMK

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

noun horns

(Indonesian) tanduk

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

adjective sad lit. ’bad stomach’

(Indonesian) sedih; hati susah

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bimbang

Speaker: IMK

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun shirt; lit. meaning (’hand clothing’)

(Indonesian) kemeja

adjective spicy

(Indonesian) pedis

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Example: Wona nei siera so pibata nei.

noun bow of a canoe

(Indonesian) mata perahu

Speaker: IMK

noun net

(Indonesian) jaring

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis

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

(Indonesian) jeruk bali

verb stand up

(Indonesian) berdiri

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. rat which eats fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis tikus yang makan buah-buah

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

verb close

(Indonesian) tutup

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

noun foam Wandamen dialect

(Indonesian) busa

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

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

(Indonesian) kuku jari

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

noun dog

(Indonesian) anjing

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. traditional wooden bowl

(Indonesian) mangkok sempe

Speaker: IMK

phrase I want to drink coffee.

(Indonesian) Saya mau minum kopi.