Wamesa

noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

Speaker: IMK

noun dense forest

(Indonesian) hutan lebat

Speaker: IMK

noun stick

(Indonesian) tongkat

noun harbor; bridge; pier

(Indonesian) pelabuhan; jembatan

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree (beach casuarina/she-oak)

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

Speaker: IMK

noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun sago spines

(Indonesian) duri sagu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. guava

(Indonesian) jambu kecil

Speaker: IMK

noun gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

noun cobweb

(Indonesian) sarang laba-laba

Speaker: IMK

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

noun twig

(Indonesian) ranting

Speaker: IMK

noun coral tree (Erythrina sp.); lit. meaning (’foreign flower’) tall, fruiting, possibly brought by Dutch

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

verb swim; to swim

(Indonesian) berenang; mandi

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

verb sharpen

(Indonesian) kasih tajam

Example: Yasiei na sivura.

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit eaten

(Indonesian) buah hitam

Speaker: IMK

verb count; to count

(Indonesian) hitung

adjective new

(Indonesian) baru

Speaker: IMK

adjective thick

(Indonesian) tebal

Example: Arepa wasi sibatoyar.

Speaker: IMK

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun bamboo shoot roasted and eaten

(Indonesian) rebung bambu

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) sendok papeda

noun eagle

(Indonesian) burung elang

noun Banda mace especially sour

(Indonesian) buah pala Banda

noun basement

(Indonesian) kolong rumah

noun water

(Indonesian) air

Speaker: IMK

noun dove

(Indonesian) burung merpati

Speaker: IMK

adjective, noun far-ish; distance; gap

(Indonesian) agak jauh; celah

noun bachelor

(Indonesian) bujang laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun chicken

(Indonesian) ayam

Speaker: IMK

adjective heavy

(Indonesian) berat

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

adjective clean; clear; white Wondama. In Windesi ’white’ is more often ’vusa’

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

Speaker: IMK

noun vomit

(Indonesian) muntah

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea small cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb yell

(Indonesian) berteriak

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut oil

(Indonesian) minyak kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun many-pointed fishing spear

(Indonesian) kalawai

Speaker: IMK

verb wear jewelry; decorate oneself

(Indonesian) menghiasi

Speaker: IMK

noun paddy oat leaf Gnetum gnemon, eaten. Also ’marapa buo’ for edible fruit of the same tree.

(Indonesian) daun melinjo

Speaker: IMK

verb giggle

(Indonesian) cekikik

Speaker: IMK

adjective cruel; lit. meaning (’`always hot’’)

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

adj like, fit

(Indonesian) seperti, pas

Speaker: IMK

adjective sharp

(Indonesian) tajam

Speaker: IMK

verb be destroyed

(Indonesian) hancur

Speaker: IMK

numeral two

(Indonesian) dua

Speaker: IMK

verb boil; to boil

(Indonesian) mendidi

adjective very fine

(Indonesian) halus sekali

Speaker: IMK

adjective a lot; many

(Indonesian) banyak sekali

Speaker: IMK

noun gorge; ravine

(Indonesian) jurang

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large

(Indonesian) besar

Speaker: IMK

noun snail shells

(Indonesian) kulit siput

Speaker: IMK

noun food

(Indonesian) makanan

Speaker: IMK

noun egg

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: IMK

adverb someday; one day

(Indonesian) satu saat

noun tear

(Indonesian) air mata

noun eyelash

(Indonesian) bulu mata

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

verb hit; to hit

(Indonesian) pukul

noun small net bag

(Indonesian) noken kecil

Speaker: IMK

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

Speaker: IMK

adverb repeatedly

(Indonesian) ulang kali

verb lift; to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

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

(Indonesian) jangan

Example: Sa rua va so pasar wai!

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit, langsat Lansium domesticum

(Indonesian) langsat

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: Wandamen

noun stomach

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: IMK

adjective, verb sorrowful, to miss

(Indonesian) berduka cita, rindu

verb remember; to remember

(Indonesian) ingat

Speaker: IMK

noun intestines lit. ’stomach rope’

(Indonesian) tali perut; usus

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

noun fishing pole

noun salt; seawater

(Indonesian) garam; air laut

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mata bulan

Speaker: IMK

verb see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

noun papaya

(Indonesian) pepaya

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. small citrus

(Indonesian) jeruk kecil

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

verb worship; to worship

(Indonesian) sembah

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

noun peninsula

(Indonesian) tanjung

Speaker: IMK

noun large forest bandicoot edible

(Indonesian) tikus tanah besar

Speaker: IMK

numeral eleven

(Indonesian) sembilan

noun stepfather

(Indonesian) bapak tiri

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

Speaker: IMK

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

Speaker: IMK

noun snake

(Indonesian) ular

Speaker: IMK

verb drink; to drink

(Indonesian) minum

adjective good; beautiful

(Indonesian) bagus; cantik

Speaker: IMK

adverb rarely

(Indonesian) jarang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea cucumber

(Indonesian) sejenis teripang

Speaker: IMK

noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

phrase The dog licks the boy.

(Indonesian) Anjing jilat anak kecil.

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

phrase I sing a traditional (ri) song.

(Indonesian) Saya nyanyi lagu ada ri.