Wamesa

noun wood; tree

(Indonesian) kayu; pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree related to ai kondo

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb order; command

(Indonesian) suruh

Example: Yamisi ria.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large thorny sago; lit. meaning ’good sago’

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu besar berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago without thorns

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu tidak berduri

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

adj only; just

(Indonesian) hanya

Speaker: IMK

noun rat

(Indonesian) tikus

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wasp or hornet large, lives on the ground, extremely painful (claimed fatal?) sting

(Indonesian) sejenis lebah

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

verb stay up; stay awake

(Indonesian) tahan mata

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

verb trick; deceive; to trick, decieve

(Indonesian) tipu; menipu

noun ball

(Indonesian) bola

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

adverb downwards, to below

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun ambush, trap

(Indonesian) penyerangan

adverb towards outside lit: do+ri+wa

(Indonesian) ke luar

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

noun beetle eats holes in areca

(Indonesian) kumbang

phrase I go wake up the child.

(Indonesian) Saya kasih bangun anak itu.

phrase I stir-fry the fish in a little oil.

(Indonesian) Saya tumis ikan di minyak sedikit.

noun papeda chopsticks; utensils for sago mush made from the spines of sago leaves.

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun maggot

(Indonesian) ulat

Speaker: IMK

verb hide; cover

(Indonesian) mendung

Speaker: IMK

verb agree; to agree

(Indonesian) pakat

noun river mouth; delta

(Indonesian) muara

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

Speaker: IMK

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

adjective lazy

(Indonesian) pamalas

Speaker: IMK

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

adjective cheap; not good

(Indonesian) tawar; tidak enak

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

noun mother

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun seaweed

(Indonesian) rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun oil

(Indonesian) minyak

Speaker: IMK

noun decorations

(Indonesian) hiasan

Speaker: IMK

noun coral polyp

(Indonesian) belangan

Speaker: IMK

verb cook

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: IMK

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

Speaker: IMK

verb alone; to be alone

(Indonesian) sendiri

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

verb regret

(Indonesian) menyesal

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

verb have (intr); mine, yours, etc. inwe + i

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

adjective confused

(Indonesian) bingung

Speaker: IMK

noun cricket sings in the evenings

(Indonesian) sejenis belalang; jangkrik

Speaker: IMK

verb cut; to cut

(Indonesian) potong

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

noun leaf (inedible); lily/lotus pad

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: IMK

verb catch (fish); go fishing; to catch, as fish

(Indonesian) mancing

Example: Yau ya ipotei diapai tomanau.

Speaker: IMK

noun small sea turtle

(Indonesian) kura-kura laut kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun crow

(Indonesian) burung gagak; moga

Speaker: IMK

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

noun a spacious place (?)

(Indonesian) tempat luas (?)

Speaker: IMK

numeral nine

(Indonesian) sembilan

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

noun frog; k.o. brown frog Edible, tastes like chicken.

(Indonesian) kodok

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

phrase Who are you married to?

(Indonesian) Ko kawin siapa?

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

noun Holy Spirit

(Indonesian) Roh Kudus

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

verb stir-fry; to stir-fry

(Indonesian) tumis

Example: Isanana dia nesi na mani katu.

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

verb dig

(Indonesian) gali

verb look for; seek; to look for, to seek

(Indonesian) cari

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

noun girl the [tʃ] is odd

(Indonesian) anak perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun person var: sintu

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: IMK

noun cave

(Indonesian) goa; gua

Speaker: IMK

noun snot

(Indonesian) ingus

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

numeral fourteen

(Indonesian) empat puluh

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

phrase My ears are ringing.

(Indonesian) Telinga dua-dua berdering.

verb overlap with; be underneath

(Indonesian) tindis

Example: Andi tiau tawa yau.

Speaker: IMK

noun owl

(Indonesian) burung hantuk

Speaker: IMK

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog is black because it’s dirty.

(Indonesian) Anjing hitam karena kotor.