Wamesa

noun toe

(Indonesian) jari kaki

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noun k.o. pandan tree grows at the beach, used to sew a thatched roof

(Indonesian) sejenis pandan

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noun log

(Indonesian) bandar kayu

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noun canoe wood

(Indonesian) kayu perahu

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noun ankle

(Indonesian) mata kaki

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noun tool used in sago gardening

(Indonesian) alat untul pangkul sagu

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noun guava

(Indonesian) jambu

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noun bandicoot Large, can be eaten.

(Indonesian) tikus tanah

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noun apple loan

(Indonesian) apel

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noun church

(Indonesian) gereja

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

(Indonesian) pohon dadak

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noun cockatoo

(Indonesian) burung kakatua

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adverb not yet

(Indonesian) belum

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noun ficus tree

(Indonesian) pohon beringin

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adjective big; large; wide; parents

(Indonesian) besar; lebar; orang tua

Example: Yau isanepaie ine baba wasia naina aniose Amerika.

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noun k.o. taro root

(Indonesian) sejenis keladi

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phrase The taros grow.

(Indonesian) Keladi tumbuh.

noun fruit

(Indonesian) buah

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noun butterflyfish black/yellow/white stripes, v. common, can be eaten. Chaerodon ocellicaudus, baronessa, etc.

(Indonesian) sejenis ikan

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noun low tide

(Indonesian) pasang turun; meti; air turun

Example: Die pai sinaia.

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noun brother-in-law

(Indonesian) ipar laki-laki

noun money

(Indonesian) uang

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phrase Emily makes a house.

(Indonesian) Emiy ada bikin rumah.

noun sago pulp

(Indonesian) ampas sagu

Example: Abise pai dia ina.

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verb stab; harm

(Indonesian) menikam; kena

Example: Ana sasinai pai disa yau.

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verb spear; stab; to spear

(Indonesian) tombak; tikam

Example: Yau yisani diapai.

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phrase I polish my nails green.

(Indonesian) Saya gosok kuku sampai hijau.

noun mushroom

(Indonesian) jamur

noun bee hive; nest

(Indonesian) sarang

adjective hard; strong; rough; rubbery

(Indonesian) kras; kasar; kenyal

Example: Pibata ne kiri to karakuai.

Speaker: IMK

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

(Indonesian) air panas

Example: Yau sore karu yunu karomas kopi.

noun backbone; spine

(Indonesian) tulang belakang

noun land crab lives at the shore, unlike land crab ’muri’

(Indonesian) kepiting tanah

Speaker: IMK

noun earthworm

(Indonesian) cacing tanah

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noun waist

(Indonesian) pinggang

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noun mung bean

(Indonesian) kacang hijau

noun term of address for a younger woman from an elder; girl

(Indonesian) mbak; perempuan

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verb scatter; to scatter

(Indonesian) berpencar

Example: Ikaye more nesi.

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noun cowrie black are edible, white are poisonous

(Indonesian) bia bleken

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noun k.o. bamboo

(Indonesian) sejenis bambu

verb cut; slice; to cut; to slice

(Indonesian) gunting, iris

Example: Tatawura tanggutu tandunandau nesi kota.

adjective noisy

(Indonesian) ribut

verb shy; ashamed

(Indonesian) malu

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noun hook; fish hook

(Indonesian) kait; mata kail

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verb laugh; to laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa

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verb smile

(Indonesian) senyum

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

(Indonesian) mata air

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noun uncle

(Indonesian) om

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adjective black

(Indonesian) hitam

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pronoun you all

(Indonesian) kamu semua; kalian semua

verb belly laugh

(Indonesian) tertawa kras

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noun seed

(Indonesian) biji

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noun island off of Windesi Village

(Indonesian) pulau dekat Kampung Windesi

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adverb later

(Indonesian) nanti

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verb curse; to curse

(Indonesian) maki

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

(Indonesian) punya

Example: Buku wani inewi.

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noun knife

(Indonesian) pisau

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noun family group; clan

(Indonesian) keluarga; marga

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

(Indonesian) sejenis karang tempel di batu

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

(Indonesian) hari ini

noun wide, deep river

(Indonesian) sungai dalam luas

adverb to below; down; to there

(Indonesian) ke bawah

noun skin

(Indonesian) kulit

verb dance; k.o. traditional dance with drums

(Indonesian) adat menari pake tifa

verb crawl

(Indonesian) merayap

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adjective smelly; putrid; pungent

(Indonesian) bauh, busuk

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noun spear

(Indonesian) tombak

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adverb left (side)

(Indonesian) kiri

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noun whale

(Indonesian) ikan paus

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verb err; make a mistake; wrong; to err, make a mistake, be wrong

(Indonesian) salah

Example: Sasu sama veurare sisara yau.

noun betel nut; areca Areca catechu

(Indonesian) buah pinang

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phrase They’re all crazy.

(Indonesian) Mereka semua gila.

noun shovel loan (originally Dutch or English?)

(Indonesian) sekop

noun k.o. small citrus

(Indonesian) jeruk kecil

noun bone

(Indonesian) tulang

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noun father’s older sister

(Indonesian) kakak perempuan bapak; mama tua

verb blow

(Indonesian) bertiup

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noun land snail

(Indonesian) keong hutan

noun ground cuscus; phalanger (k.o. marsupial)

(Indonesian) kuskus tanah

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verb close

(Indonesian) tutup

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noun machete

(Indonesian) parang

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numeral ten

(Indonesian) sepuluh

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phrase They go their seperate ways.

(Indonesian) Mereka dua bagi jalan.

pronoun we two; 1du incl pronoun

(Indonesian) kita dua

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verb can’t, don’t know

(Indonesian) tidak bisa; tidak tahu

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noun singkong

(Indonesian) cassava

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noun top; above

(Indonesian) di atas

noun eel lit. ’thing in the water’

(Indonesian) belut

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verb kick; to kick

(Indonesian) tendang

noun sprout lit. ’thing that grows’?

(Indonesian) tunas

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interrogative what; how

(Indonesian) apa; bagaimana

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verb paddle; to paddle

(Indonesian) dayung

noun Papuan (Blyth’s) hornbill

(Indonesian) burung tahun

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noun marrow

(Indonesian) sumsum

noun k.o. tray

(Indonesian) baki dari pelepa sagu

noun mountain

(Indonesian) gunung

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noun k.o. fruit

(Indonesian) pohon kasuari

phrase I go into the cave.

(Indonesian) Saya masuk gua.

phrase I come down from the ladder.

(Indonesian) Saya turun dari tangga.

phrase I already caught the fish.

(Indonesian) Saya sudah mancing ikan.