Wamesa

noun heart

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun aunt

(Indonesian) tante

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun guava; type of large guava fruit; lit. meaning (’emerging guava’)

(Indonesian) jambu besar

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl; walk slowly

(Indonesian) merayap; jalan pelahan

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

verb run; to run

(Indonesian) lari

noun k.o. leaf used for weaving mats

(Indonesian) sejenis daun

noun gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

noun week

(Indonesian) minggu

Speaker: IMK

noun branch; branching

(Indonesian) cabang; bercabang

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

conjunction because

(Indonesian) karena

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that; why?

(Indonesian) supaya; buat apa?

Speaker: IMK

adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

Speaker: IMK

verb sew; to sew

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: Yau yaware sasu.

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: awari;

adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

Speaker: IMK

noun older sibling

(Indonesian) kakak

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

phrase The fish has already been grilled.

(Indonesian) Ikan sudah dibakar.

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun nighttime low tide

(Indonesian) meti malam

noun night

(Indonesian) malam

phrase I gather my family.

(Indonesian) Saya berkumpul keluarga

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun wood mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur kayu

verb scratch; to scratch

(Indonesian) garut

Speaker: IMK

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun crowned pigeon loan, var: mambruk

(Indonesian) burung mambruk

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: BMW

noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. seaweed fruit eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis buah rumput laut

Speaker: IMK

noun bee; honey bee

(Indonesian) lebah madu

Speaker: IMK

adjective gentle

(Indonesian) lembut

adjective low-spirited; weak

(Indonesian) loyo

adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: IMK

noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

Speaker: IMK

preposition at; in; locative preposition

(Indonesian) di

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du excl pronoun

(Indonesian) kami dua

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

Speaker: IMK

locative here

(Indonesian) di sini

Speaker: IMK

noun turmeric same as ’yellow’ in Wondama

(Indonesian) kunyit

Speaker: IMK

adjective yellow

(Indonesian) kuning

Speaker: IMK

verb pull (out); to pull (out)

(Indonesian) sentak

Speaker: IMK

noun gun

(Indonesian) pistol; senjata

Speaker: IMK

phrase The turtle bit down hard.

(Indonesian) Kura-kura gigit kras.

noun lizard; animal; four-legged creature

(Indonesian) soa-soa, kaki empat

Speaker: IMK

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

noun neck

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: IMK

noun side

(Indonesian) sebelah

Dialect: ˈrawa

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

verb cold

(Indonesian) dingin

verb change

(Indonesian) ganti

noun string bag

(Indonesian) tas, noken, kantung

Speaker: IMK

verb light; to light

(Indonesian) menyalakan

Example: Yau iruri adia pai.

noun horns

(Indonesian) tanduk

Speaker: IMK

particle don’t; forms negative commands, ’don’t’ dl: Windesi

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

Speaker: IMK

verb crawl

(Indonesian) merayap

Speaker: IMK

verb fragrant; to be fragrant, to smell good

(Indonesian) harum

noun watermelon loan?

(Indonesian) semangka

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

noun name

(Indonesian) nama

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

adjective pull ’ngonggo vesarap’, ’sasarap ngonggo’

(Indonesian) tarik

Speaker: IMK

noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

Speaker: IMK

adverb tomorrow

(Indonesian) besok

Speaker: IMK

phrase The black pants fit me.

(Indonesian) Celana yang hitam pas.

noun k.o. large shell produces pearls

(Indonesian) sejenis bia besar

Speaker: IMK

noun lime; lit. meaning (’small orange’)

(Indonesian) jeruk nipis

noun mouth; lips

(Indonesian) mulut; bibir

Speaker: IMK

verb return; turn

(Indonesian) kembali; balik

verb kiss; to kiss

(Indonesian) cium

noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: IMK

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

noun comb loan? made from turtle shell

(Indonesian) sisir

Speaker: IMK

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

noun grandparent; grandchild

(Indonesian) nenek; kakek; cucu

Speaker: IMK

noun body; flesh

(Indonesian) badan; daging

Speaker: IMK

interrogative who?

(Indonesian) siapa?

Example: Ruau te teina?

Speaker: IMK

verb appear; to appear

(Indonesian) muncul

numeral twenty

(Indonesian) dua puluh

noun wrist

(Indonesian) pergelangan

verb not exist

(Indonesian) tidak ada

Example: Varo sinia.

Speaker: IMK

verb lie down

(Indonesian) merebahkan diri; baring

Speaker: IMK

noun, adjective woman; female

(Indonesian) perempuan

Speaker: IMK

verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

adjective discounted

(Indonesian) harga turun

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

proper noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

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 coral

(Indonesian) karang

Speaker: IMK