Wamesa

noun pandan fruit

(Indonesian) buah merah pandan

Speaker: IMK

verb fish at night using a lamp

(Indonesian) cari ikan pake lampu

Example: Ira yadiate.

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) tempat/ember untuk letakkan sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun a part of the sago plant "di atas, yang kecil-kecil"

(Indonesian) bagian dari tanaman sagu (gabus?)

Speaker: IMK

noun sea urchin eaten

(Indonesian) babi duri

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

noun k.o. fruit eaten

(Indonesian) buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

noun coral sp., small

(Indonesian) sejenis karang kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb be a liar or deceiver

(Indonesian) penipu; tukang tipu

Example: Andi diawi baru.

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

Speaker: IMK

noun fish

(Indonesian) ikan

Dialect: dian

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

verb dream; to dream

(Indonesian) bermimpi

Speaker: IMK

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb raw; unripe

(Indonesian) mentah

Example: Piamberi pasi sikamaru.

Speaker: IMK

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

Speaker: IMK

noun spider

(Indonesian) laba-laba

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

Speaker: IMK

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

verb charred

(Indonesian) hangus sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

adjective sorrowful

(Indonesian) berdukacita

Speaker: IMK

adjective gloomy; sad

(Indonesian) muram

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. coleus plant used medicinally for lung problems, eaten

(Indonesian) daun meyana

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

noun breadfruit

(Indonesian) sukun hutan, gomo

Speaker: IMK

verb full; to be full (from eating)

(Indonesian) kenyang

Speaker: IMK

verb have; to have

(Indonesian) punya

Speaker: IMK

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

noun front

(Indonesian) depan

Example: Buku pai niena do po garduse pai.

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb go; to go

(Indonesian) pergi

Speaker: IMK

verb slither; to slither, as a snake.

(Indonesian) lingkar; merayap

Example: Tawai pai ria pavi na ai pai.

adjective dirty

(Indonesian) kotor

Example: Wona pai mieta ava vierariate.

verb wobble; tremble

(Indonesian) gemetar; goyang

noun sibling/cousin of the same generation

(Indonesian) saudara

Speaker: IMK

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

noun forehead

(Indonesian) dahi

Speaker: IMK

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

noun small net bag

(Indonesian) noken kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb press; squeeze; to press; to squeeze

(Indonesian) ramas

noun soursop

(Indonesian) sirsak; nangka Belanda

noun bedbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb remember; to remember

(Indonesian) ingat

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun lemongrass

(Indonesian) serei

Speaker: IMK

noun sail

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell (snail operculum), Pacific cat’s eye

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

verb whistle

(Indonesian) siul

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

noun spine; thorn

(Indonesian) duri

Speaker: IMK

noun mother’s younger sister

(Indonesian) adik ibu; mama adik

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

verb wear

(Indonesian) pakai

Example: Isora sarak.

Speaker: IMK

noun mouth; lips

(Indonesian) mulut; bibir

Speaker: IMK

noun spear; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; menombak

Speaker: IMK

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

verb peel

(Indonesian) kupas

Speaker: IMK

noun axe

(Indonesian) kapak

Speaker: IMK

verb step, stamp

(Indonesian) injak

Example: Mararea nei tiare kambu pai.

Speaker: IMK

phrase We all cut our hair, too.

(Indonesian) Kita semua gunting rambut juga.

noun story

(Indonesian) cerita

Speaker: IMK

noun honey

(Indonesian) madu

Speaker: IMK

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

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

(Indonesian) kuku jari

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog pants.

(Indonesian) Anjing hosa.

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I shake the tree

(Indonesian) Saya goyang pohon.

phrase I said "good night" to Sutri.

(Indonesian) Saya bilang "selamat malam" ke Sutri.

phrase I untie the knotted rope.

(Indonesian) Saya lepas tali yang ikat.