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yaarn

NOONGAR

what? why?

ENGLISH

yarn : what, why (Jakbăm, Bumblefoot; Bates XII 2B, 3b)
yarn, yaan jee, winjee wa : what (Jakbum, Wabbinyet; Bates XXII B, 3a)
yarn : what, why (Kaiari, Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b)
yarn, yain băla : joking, pretence (Kaiari, Wirijan; BATES XII 2B, 8b)
noj, yarn : what (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
yarn : why (Notum, Wirijan, Kaiar; Bates XII 2B, 8a)
yaan ? : what? (Von Brandenstein 1988: 134)