Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large mangrove tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon nangrau besar

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

Speaker: IMK

noun mat

(Indonesian) tikar

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun cobweb

(Indonesian) sarang laba-laba

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

noun small matoa fruit

(Indonesian) matoa kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun coral tree (Erythrina sp.); lit. meaning (’foreign flower’) tall, fruiting, possibly brought by Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun door

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

noun clothes; several/multiple pieces of clothing

(Indonesian) baju banyak; pakaian

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

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

Speaker: IMK

noun widow

(Indonesian) menjanda

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) berpisah

Speaker: IMK

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun net; basket Indonesian loan; var: karanjang

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. snail

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

noun peanut; lit. meaning (’bean earth’)

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

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

(Indonesian) kodok

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

noun amaranth leaves eaten

(Indonesian) sayur bayam

Speaker: IMK

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

adjective narrow

(Indonesian) sempit

noun k.o. large dove var: kumikum

(Indonesian) sejenis merpati

Speaker: IMK

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

noun cousin

(Indonesian) sepupu

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

verb wear jewelry; decorate oneself

(Indonesian) menghiasi

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun dream

(Indonesian) mimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb work; to work

(Indonesian) kerja

Example: Emily ninaripi.

noun net; basket

(Indonesian) keranjang

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

verb have more immeditae than ’nei’

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Yau irane inewe barimu nei.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. harmonika made from rosewood (kayu linggua) or bamboo

(Indonesian) segenis harmonika; kecapi mulut

Speaker: IMK

demonstrative this

(Indonesian) ini

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

Speaker: IMK

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

adjective quiet reduplicated

(Indonesian) diam-diam

Speaker: IMK

noun map

(Indonesian) peta

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

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

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

noun stone; rock

(Indonesian) batu

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

numeral six

(Indonesian) enam

noun garden

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: IMK

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

verb climb

(Indonesian) naik; panjat

Example: Wona ne dio sia na ai rabo ne.

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

noun ironwood

(Indonesian) kayu besi

Speaker: IMK

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun bracelet

(Indonesian) gelang

Speaker: IMK

noun seashore; beach

(Indonesian) pinggir laut

adjective cheap

(Indonesian) murah

Speaker: IMK

noun moon

(Indonesian) bulan

Speaker: IMK

verb cough

(Indonesian) batuk

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

noun tongue

(Indonesian) lidah

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

noun mustache

(Indonesian) kumis

Speaker: IMK

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

Speaker: IMK

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog wants to climb on the log.

(Indonesian) Anjing mau naik di batang kayu.

phrase I go quickly.

(Indonesian) Saya jalan cepat.