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2022-10-02
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wa’a   trunk of a sago palm from which the pith is taken   noun

wae   water   noun

wai   water   noun

wajang   wok   noun

waji   a cake made of glutinous rice, palm sugar and coconut milk, the Indonesian wajik   noun

waka-waka   a type of plaited bamboo mat   noun

waktu apa   when   noun

walanda   the netherlands   noun

walang   a small forest shelter made to guard a plantation   noun

wale   a traditional greeting among the people of allang   interjection

walerang   sulphur   noun

wandarmars   hike   verb

wange   fragrant   adjective

wang   money   noun

wango-wango1   campfire   noun

wango-wango2   firewood for a walang   noun

wang skola   school fees   noun

wang tangang   pocket money   noun

wanteks   dye   noun

warangang   to smell bad   verb

war   able to, capable of   verb

waringing   the weeping fig (Ficus benjamina)   noun

wari-wari   not keep one’s promise   verb

warmos   to be wasteful, use up recklessly   verb

warmus   to be wasteful, use up recklessly   verb

wate1   term of address for a sister’s husband   noun

wate2   term of address for a father’s older sister’s husband   noun

wate3   term of address for older men of the same soa or of a pela village   noun

watu   moment   noun

wayar anging   cooling fan   noun

wayar   propeller   noun

wayase   a traditional dance from Ambon, Harukun, Saparua, and Nusa Laut   noun

waya1   bamboo fish grill or smoking rack   noun

waya2   a bunch of a dozen dried halfbeaks   noun

waya3   webbing   noun

wayer   propeller   noun

we   “go away”, “stop that”   interjection

wela   stage of sago palm growth where it is still slightly immature, but can be harvested if necessary   noun

wengga-wanggi   aimlessly, without a certain aim or destination   adverb

wengkel tukang besi   smithy   noun

wer1   mood   noun

wer2   weather   noun

weser   vehicle indicator lights   noun

wet   law   noun

wonge   noisy   adjective

wongo-wongo   piles of firewood burned outside at night to keep warm   noun

wosi   smell of urine   adjective

wotu1   go to a house in the mountains   verb

wotu2   return to the surface after diving   verb

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