Wamesa

noun k.o. tree related to ai kondo

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun basket for holding sago; lit. meaning (’sago enter’)

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

noun crown of thorns sea star Acanthaster planci

(Indonesian) duri babi racun

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

noun sea almond tree; umbrella tree

(Indonesian) ketapang

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: atari (Wandamen);

noun arrow

(Indonesian) anak panah

Speaker: IMK

verb give birth to; be parent to

(Indonesian) melahirkan

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun mud

(Indonesian) lumpur; becek

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

adjective dark

(Indonesian) gelap

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) tombak ikan pakai mata banyak

Speaker: IMK

phrase The water is wide and deep.

(Indonesian) Air dalam dan luas.

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) mengelam

Speaker: IMK

noun christmas tree worm Spirobranchus corniculatus spp.

(Indonesian) sejenis cacing laut

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

adverb progressive aspect; just now

(Indonesian) sedang; tadi

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

noun lime (for betel)

(Indonesian) kapur

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

adverb also; too

(Indonesian) juga

Speaker: IMK

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun war

(Indonesian) perang

Example: Sendama marowa.

Speaker: IMK

adjective low-spirited; weak

(Indonesian) loyo

pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kangguru pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun thatched roof made of sago leaves

(Indonesian) atap dibikin dari daun sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: IMK

verb grill; cook; to grill, to cook

(Indonesian) bakar; masak

Speaker: IMK

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

noun study materials pi+aniau

(Indonesian) benda belajar

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

Speaker: IMK

verb place; put

(Indonesian) taruh; letakkan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small clam eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis siput

Speaker: IMK

noun now rabua

(Indonesian) sekarang ini

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

(Indonesian) hari minggu

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun betel pepper, chewed with betel nut piper betle

(Indonesian) sirih

numeral eight

(Indonesian) delapan

noun small net bag

(Indonesian) noken kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

verb climb

(Indonesian) naik; panjat

Example: Wona ne dio sia na ai rabo ne.

Speaker: IMK

noun tobacco loan - source?

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: IMK

adjective dry

(Indonesian) kering

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

verb reminisce

(Indonesian) duduk berpikir, ingat

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun grasshopper eats leaves, doesn’t make noise

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: IMK

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

noun jellyfish

(Indonesian) ubur-ubur; papeda laut

Speaker: IMK

verb call; ask permission

(Indonesian) panggil; minta ijin

Example: Isawe irane.

Speaker: IMK

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

Example: Yau isaviori ranu.

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

adjective quiet; still

(Indonesian) sunyi

Speaker: IMK

noun girl the [tʃ] is odd

(Indonesian) anak perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

noun container, wrapper, sheath

(Indonesian) sarung

Speaker: IMK

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

noun sago mixed with buah hitam fruit cooked and eaten, can be mixed with sago

(Indonesian) sagu campur dengan buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun matoa (k.o. fruiting tree) Pometia pinnata

(Indonesian) matoa

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

(Indonesian) kuku jari

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

phrase The dog sets his chin on a leaf.

(Indonesian) Anjing taruh dagunya di atas daun.

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.