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wara

NOONGAR

bad, no good

ENGLISH

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

wurra : Bad (Chester Curr 1886: 391)
wadang : bad (Taylor, Curr 1886)
werra, weddee : good, no (Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b)
werra : cheat, to (Indar, Joowel, Baiungan; Bates XII 2B, 1b)
wera, wâkain : bad, no good (Jakbăm, Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b)
wakkin : bad (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
kenăng wera : no good ((Kaiari; Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b : 12)
wē-dē, werra, wedde : good, no (Ngalbaitch; Bates XII 2B, 7a)
werdi : bad (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
wara : bad (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
wara jŭraŋ : not too happy (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
wara jŭ(r)aŋ : not too happy (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
warrait’ : is bad (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
woorait’ : bad are (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
wạra : no good (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
wara jŭraan : no good (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
wạrāit : is bad (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
wạr(d)a : bad (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
wara : no good (Charlie Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
warait warra : bad (Gordon Harris; von Brandenstein 1970)
wara : no good (Gordon Harris; von Brandenstein 1970)
wạraa : is bad (Sam Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
warrawand’i : bad (Sam Dabb; von Brandenstein 1970)
waara : bad (Von Brandenstein 1988: 119)
waara-waara : very bad (Von Brandenstein 1988: 119)

Phrases
alle wakkin : bad, that is very (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
yinnok wakkin : bad, you are (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
alle wakkin, wakkin : good, that is no (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
wakkin yinnuk : good, you are no (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
nyinok wera : bad, you are (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)