Wamesa

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

noun tree fern

(Indonesian) paku besar

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

conjunction but

(Indonesian) tapi

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

verb groan; shout

(Indonesian) mengerang; berteriak biasa

Speaker: IMK

adj only; just

(Indonesian) hanya

Speaker: IMK

noun mango Wondama dialect

(Indonesian) mangga

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava; lit. meaning (’large guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu bola

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

noun front of body

(Indonesian) depan (badan)

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) kakatua

Speaker: IMK

noun bird of paradise

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

Speaker: IMK

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun tooth

(Indonesian) gigi

noun sister-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar perempuan

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun floor [duí́]

(Indonesian) lantai

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong/areca palm (small) k.o. nibong, ’pohon pinang’, small. Areca sp?

(Indonesian) pohon nibung/pinang

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket loan

(Indonesian) ember

verb choose; to choose

(Indonesian) pilih

noun biting caterpillar

(Indonesian) ulat yang gigit

noun k.o. spiral shell

(Indonesian) bia lola

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

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

Speaker: IMK

verb defecate

(Indonesian) buang air besar

noun speech

(Indonesian) bicaraan

Speaker: IMK

noun stinkbug

(Indonesian) kutu busuk

verb jump

(Indonesian) melompat

noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

Speaker: IMK

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

noun mother

(Indonesian) ibu; mama

Speaker: IMK

noun saltwater eel

(Indonesian) belut laut

Speaker: IMK

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

noun bamboo

(Indonesian) bambu

Speaker: IMK

adjective satisfied

(Indonesian) sudah puas

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited; proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

noun valley; plain

(Indonesian) lembah; tanah luas

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: mapa;

noun water source; spring; lit. meaning (’water eye’)

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

verb dive

(Indonesian) tengelam

Speaker: IMK

verb afraid; to be afraid

(Indonesian) takut

Speaker: IMK

verb put out; turn off

(Indonesian) padam

Example: Yau imayo adia.

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective man; male

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

verb disappear

(Indonesian) hilang

Speaker: IMK

adverb slowly

(Indonesian) pelan

Speaker: IMK

adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun eggplant

(Indonesian) terung

Speaker: IMK

noun traditional song

(Indonesian) lagu adat

noun larynx; windpipe

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

adverb yesterday lit. evening + that

(Indonesian) kemarin

noun spring

(Indonesian) air muncul

Speaker: IMK

noun land; shore

(Indonesian) darat

adjective first

(Indonesian) pertama

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

(Indonesian) kodok

noun small net bag

(Indonesian) noken kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun head

(Indonesian) kepala

noun spirit; ghost

(Indonesian) roh

Speaker: IMK

noun spine of sago leaf

(Indonesian) pelepa sagu

Speaker: IMK

verb smell bad

(Indonesian) bauh

adjective fragrant

(Indonesian) bauh harum

Speaker: IMK

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

adjective conceited, proud

(Indonesian) sombong

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

adverb left (side)

(Indonesian) kiri

Speaker: IMK

noun clothes

(Indonesian) baju; pakaian

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

noun orange; lemon

(Indonesian) jeruk manis; lemon

Speaker: IMK

noun European; westerner

(Indonesian) orang Eropa; orang barat; bule

verb throw; to throw

(Indonesian) lempar

verb rub; polish; paint

(Indonesian) gosok; mencat; kasih cat

Example: Isokiare vara kiai dire nesi to sikake.

Speaker: IMK

verb move; slide; to move; to slide

(Indonesian) pindah; sorong

Speaker: IMK

verb exit; leave

(Indonesian) ke luar; pergi dari

Speaker: IMK

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb hug; grasp; hold; to hug

(Indonesian) peluk; tangkap

Example: Tipu wona pai.

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

noun breeze

(Indonesian) angin kecil, sepoi

Speaker: IMK

noun treetop new growth

(Indonesian) pucuk

Speaker: IMK

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

noun rope

(Indonesian) tali

noun paper; letter

(Indonesian) kertas; surat

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

phrase I place my chin on the table.

(Indonesian) Saya taruh dagu di atas meja.