Wamesa

noun fire

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm (large) spiny, oncosperma sp.

(Indonesian) pohon nibung besar

Speaker: IMK

phrase I paint my toenails red.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku kaki sampai merah.

noun fruiting season

(Indonesian) musim berbuah

Speaker: IMK

noun pole

(Indonesian) tiang

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree related to ai kondo

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb shoot (with arrow)

(Indonesian) panahkan

Example: Yanai.

Speaker: IMK

noun cold papeda

(Indonesian) papeda dingin

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large black biting ant

(Indonesian) semut hitam besar yang gigit

Speaker: IMK

noun oyster shells meat is eaten

(Indonesian) kulit bia tiram

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut

(Indonesian) kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun coconut water

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: IMK

noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun inland; interior country; lit. meaning (’behind village’)

(Indonesian) udik

Speaker: IMK

noun butterfly

(Indonesian) kupu-kupu

Speaker: IMK

adverb like that; like so

(Indonesian) seperti itu; begitu sudah

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: ariria;

numeral four

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: IMK

adjective beautiful

(Indonesian) cantik

Speaker: IMK

complementizer so that

(Indonesian) supaya

Speaker: IMK

adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

noun bottle loan

(Indonesian) botol

phrase I open the book.

(Indonesian) Saya buka buku ini.

noun crocodile

(Indonesian) buaya

noun edge

(Indonesian) pinggir

adverb shorewards do+re+wa

(Indonesian) ke darat

phrase Emily works.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada sementara kerja.

verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

Speaker: IMK

verb to wind, as papeda on chopsticks Tisi?

(Indonesian) balik (papeda)

Example: Setisi ana.

noun bamboo shoot roasted and eaten

(Indonesian) rebung bambu

Speaker: IMK

noun mosquito

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: IMK

noun; verb saliva; to spit

(Indonesian) ludah; meludah

Speaker: IMK

noun wood mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur kayu

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

noun hot water; any hot liquid, including water, coffee, tea, etc

(Indonesian) air panas

Example: Yau sore karu yunu karomas kopi.

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

(Indonesian) kacang tanah

noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

noun long beans

(Indonesian) kacang panjang

verb, noun speak; talk; word; language

(Indonesian) berbicara; berbahasa; kata; bahasa

noun shrimp

(Indonesian) udang

Speaker: IMK

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun glass

(Indonesian) kaca

verb, adjective fit, narrow, tight

(Indonesian) pas, sesak, sempit

Example: Sasu sama vemeta kiotare yau.

noun younger sibling

(Indonesian) adik

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) bersih; jernih; putih

Speaker: IMK

noun king; powerful person

(Indonesian) raja; orang berkuasa

Speaker: IMK

noun wasp; bee small

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: IMK

phrase

(Indonesian) Anak injak air.

noun water; stream

(Indonesian) air; kali

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) mata air

Speaker: IMK

adjective like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK, Dialect: masi;

noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: IMK

noun lamp

(Indonesian) lampu

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

noun sea turtle wave-thing?

(Indonesian) kura-kura

noun k.o. sea shell found on rocks, lit ’widow’

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

verb to lift

(Indonesian) angkat

verb deaf

(Indonesian) tuli

Speaker: IMK

noun belongings

(Indonesian) harta

noun future days

(Indonesian) hari akan datang

verb smell

(Indonesian) cium

Example: Irira vesairara.

Speaker: IMK

noun heaven

(Indonesian) surga

verb cry

(Indonesian) menangis

Speaker: IMK

verb lament

(Indonesian) meratap

Speaker: IMK

verb find; get; collect

(Indonesian) menemukan; dapat; berkumpul

Speaker: IMK

noun pig spear

(Indonesian) tombak babi

Speaker: IMK

adjective cheerful, very happy

(Indonesian) riang, senang sekali

Speaker: IMK

verb like; be happy; be joyful; lit. meaning (’good stomach’)

(Indonesian) suka; senang; sukacita; semangat

noun shell jewelry

(Indonesian) gelang dari kerang

Speaker: IMK

noun shoe loan

(Indonesian) sepatu

Speaker: IMK

noun dew

(Indonesian) embun

Speaker: IMK

noun, verb feces; to defecate final stress

(Indonesian) tahi; berak; (buang) air besar

Example: Wona wai sisi.

Speaker: IMK

verb see, look, stare

(Indonesian) lihat, tatap

noun husband

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: IMK

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

noun bow of a canoe

(Indonesian) mata perahu

Speaker: IMK

verb see; to see

(Indonesian) lihat

Speaker: IMK

adjective sour

(Indonesian) asam

Speaker: IMK

noun cloth

(Indonesian) kain

Speaker: IMK

verb wobble

(Indonesian) goyang

Example: Yau isonini ai.

Speaker: IMK

noun mouth; lips

(Indonesian) mulut; bibir

Speaker: IMK

verb bark

(Indonesian) menggonggong

noun nostril

(Indonesian) lubang hidung

numeral thirteen

(Indonesian) tiga puluh

verb be like

(Indonesian) seperti

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

noun conch used as a horn

(Indonesian) triton

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. tree

(Indonesian) sejenis pohon

Speaker: IMK

adjective light

(Indonesian) ringan

noun matoa (k.o. fruiting tree) Pometia pinnata

(Indonesian) matoa

noun singkong

(Indonesian) cassava

Speaker: IMK

adverb right (side)

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: IMK

noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

adjective youngest (of siblings)

(Indonesian) bungsu

Speaker: IMK

locative there (far distance)

(Indonesian) sana

Speaker: IMK

noun mouse; small mouse found in houses

(Indonesian) tikus rumah

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog’s head is inside this jar.

(Indonesian) Kepala anjing di dalam toples ini.

noun house

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: IMK

adverb then

(Indonesian) terus; lalu