Wamesa

noun coals

(Indonesian) arang api

Speaker: IMK

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. wood; k.o. wood used for making canoes, has spines

(Indonesian) kayu untuk bikin prau

Speaker: IMK

noun kangaroo

(Indonesian) kangguru

Speaker: IMK

noun sago porridge staple food, often served with yellow fish stew.

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sago compound?

(Indonesian) sejenis sagu

Speaker: IMK

adj only; just

(Indonesian) hanya

Speaker: IMK

pronoun he/she/it; 3sg pronoun

(Indonesian) dia

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) jambu bola

verb study; go to school

(Indonesian) belajar, bersekolah

Speaker: IMK

verb wait

(Indonesian) tunggu

Example: Bunota yau iriva sasu si.

Speaker: IMK

noun gnat antepenultimate stress

(Indonesian) agus kecil; agas

noun grandparent

(Indonesian) nenek dan kakek

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

Speaker: IMK

noun mimosa plant

(Indonesian) putri malu

Speaker: IMK

noun chest

(Indonesian) dada

Speaker: IMK

adjective silent

(Indonesian) diam

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

Speaker: IMK

noun ladder; stair

(Indonesian) tangga

Example: Yau iviare naina atene.

noun k.o. bivalve mollusk found in mangrove logs; canoe worm eaten raw or boiled with salt, vinegar, and lime

(Indonesian) tambelo

Speaker: IMK

noun lungs

(Indonesian) paru-paru

Speaker: IMK

noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

Speaker: IMK

noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

verb empty; gone

(Indonesian) habis

noun nutmeg fruit var: nganggomi

(Indonesian) buah pala hutan

Speaker: IMK

noun creek

(Indonesian) kali

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun starfish Ophidiasteridae. Pictured: Linckia laevigata (L), Nardoa novaecaledoniae (R)

(Indonesian) bintang laut

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

noun unmarried woman

(Indonesian) bujang perempuan; nona

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

Speaker: IMK

verb break check root - 3sg kirotui

(Indonesian) patah

Speaker: IMK

noun morning

(Indonesian) pagi

noun freshwater eel

(Indonesian) belut air tawar

Speaker: IMK

noun term of address for a younger man from an elder; boy

(Indonesian) mas; anak laki-laki

Speaker: IMK

noun bucket

(Indonesian) timba

Speaker: IMK

noun thunder

(Indonesian) guntur

conjunction then Wandamen?

(Indonesian) lalu

Speaker: BMW

noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. large wasp; lit. meaning ("pig wasp") v. dangerous, stings said to be fatal

(Indonesian) lebah bunuh babi

Speaker: IMK

verb paralyzed; to be paralyzed

(Indonesian) lumpuh

Speaker: IMK

adjective calm

(Indonesian) teduh

Speaker: IMK

adjective savage; lit. meaning (’hot’)

(Indonesian) ganas

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) kejam

Speaker: IMK

verb afraid; to be afraid

(Indonesian) takut

Speaker: IMK

noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

Speaker: IMK

verb alone; to be alone

(Indonesian) sendiri

Speaker: IMK

noun nibong palm oncosperma sp.? May also refer to areca palm (?). IMK says there are two kinds of niniai, one which

(Indonesian) pohon nibung

noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) sejenis buah pohon

Speaker: IMK

verb move forward; beat; get ahead

(Indonesian) kemuka; mendahului

Speaker: IMK

noun New Guinea rosewood Pterocarpus indicus?

(Indonesian) kayu linggua; sonokembang

noun nipa palm used to thatch rooves

(Indonesian) nipa

Speaker: IMK

noun mangrove forest

(Indonesian) hutan bakau; nangro

verb place; put; to place; to put

(Indonesian) taruh

Example: Wona pai pi direvava na pirio nei vawo.

Speaker: IMK

phrase The pineapples are unripe.

(Indonesian) Nenas belum masak.

noun pig

(Indonesian) babi

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis karang

Speaker: IMK

noun clam Tridacna sp.; found on coral

(Indonesian) bia garu

Speaker: IMK

adjective crazy

(Indonesian) gila

Example: Sia vura sembepisavir.

Speaker: IMK

verb separate; to separate

(Indonesian) pisah

Speaker: IMK

verb slither; to slither, as a snake.

(Indonesian) lingkar; merayap

Example: Tawai pai ria pavi na ai pai.

noun bay area

(Indonesian) daerah teluk

adverb today; lit. meaning (’day this’)

(Indonesian) hari ini

noun larynx

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

noun sea

(Indonesian) laut

Speaker: IMK

adposition downwards, farther down

(Indonesian) ke bawah (lagi)

Speaker: IMK

noun eyelash, eyebrow

(Indonesian) bulu mata, alis mata

verb wink

(Indonesian) kedip mata

Speaker: IMK

noun Bible

(Indonesian) Alkitab injil

Speaker: IMK

adjective kind

(Indonesian) ramah; baik

Speaker: IMK

verb be married

(Indonesian) kawin; menikah

adverb quickly; fast

(Indonesian) cepat

Example: Yau ira saira.

Speaker: IMK

noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: IMK

verb call; ask permission

(Indonesian) panggil; minta ijin

Example: Isawe irane.

Speaker: IMK

phrase They wind up papeda.

(Indonesian) Mereka balik papeda.

verb open

(Indonesian) buka

Example: Buku pai iseva.

Speaker: IMK

verb splash

(Indonesian) siram

Speaker: IMK

noun star

(Indonesian) bintang

adjective religious

(Indonesian) beribada tuhan

Speaker: IMK

verb enter; to enter

(Indonesian) masuk

Example: Yau isu naina suepe ne.

Speaker: IMK

noun nose

(Indonesian) hidung

Speaker: IMK

numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: IMK

noun k.o. sea snail eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis kerang

verb wake up; surprised; startled; to wake up; to be surprised, startled intransitive

(Indonesian) bangun; kaget; terkejut

interrogative how

(Indonesian) bagaimana

Speaker: IMK

noun fish spear Used for larger fish such as sharks.

(Indonesian) tombak ikan

Speaker: IMK

adjective large; open

(Indonesian) luas

Example: Kambu raro pai tisiepar.

noun k.o. shell eaten

(Indonesian) sejenis bia

Speaker: IMK

noun singkong

(Indonesian) cassava

Speaker: IMK

adjective tall; to be tall

(Indonesian) tinggi

Speaker: IMK

numeral twenty

(Indonesian) dua puluh

noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

adjective fresh; young; new

(Indonesian) segar; mudah; baru

Speaker: IMK

verb go home

(Indonesian) pulang

Speaker: IMK

noun fat

(Indonesian) lemak; gemuk

Dialect: bemai

verb write; to write

(Indonesian) tulis

Speaker: IMK

phrase The dog defecates.

(Indonesian) Anjing itu berak.

pronoun I; 1sg pronoun

(Indonesian) saya

Speaker: IMK

phrase I sew clothes.

(Indonesian) Saya jahit baju.