Wamesa

verb swell; to swell

(Indonesian) bengkak

noun hand

(Indonesian) tangan

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: wara;

noun shoulders

(Indonesian) bahu

Speaker: IMK

adjective free

(Indonesian) lepas

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

(Indonesian) kuku jari

noun biceps

(Indonesian) otot tangan atas

Speaker: IMK

noun flesh of hand

(Indonesian) tangannya ada isi

Speaker: IMK

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

verb drop; to drop

(Indonesian) menjatuhkan

adverb beside a house

(Indonesian) di samping rumah

noun palm; palm (of hand)

(Indonesian) telapak tangan

Speaker: IMK

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

verb wake up; to wake up transitive

(Indonesian) bangunkan

Example: Ira ivau ne marareia wai

noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

Speaker: IMK

noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

verb be born; to be born

(Indonesian) lahir

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

Speaker: IMK

adverb only; just

(Indonesian) saja

noun praying mantis said to have a worm living in its gut that will badly injure anyone who accidentally touches it

(Indonesian) belalang besar

Speaker: IMK

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

noun lightning

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun witch; sorcerer

(Indonesian) tukang sihir; dukun

Speaker: IMK

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

adjective sinful

(Indonesian) berdosa

Speaker: IMK

adjective naughty

(Indonesian) nakal

Speaker: IMK

verb go down; descend; to go down, descend

(Indonesian) turun

Example: Yau ivia naina wisene

Speaker: IMK

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

Speaker: IMK

interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

verb buy

(Indonesian) beli

Example: Ari vepapo pai ivori rau.

Speaker: IMK

verb; adjective die; dead; to die; be dead

(Indonesian) mati; meninggal

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

adjective all; each; every

(Indonesian) semua; setiap

adjective white

(Indonesian) putih

Speaker: IMK

verb spill, splash

(Indonesian) kasih tumpah; siram

Example: Irute kambu nei, ivuvui.

Speaker: IMK