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Waripa
To Dance, To Corroboree
Part of speech:
(Vintr)
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Usage:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say: war-ii-pah
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'i' as in 'tin', 'a' as in 'path' (2nd)
Variation - when ‘a’ follows an initial ‘w’ and is followed by an ‘r’, it is  pronounced as  in ‘water’ or ‘war’.
Emphasis on 1st syllable. Fast is normal. No gaps in saying word is normal.
Categories:
Social, Ceremony, Art and Objects

Example Phrases

English:
Those older teenage girls are watching the teenagers dancing
Language:
Nyakilangan kangi-kurrm-kurrk-parra-ku waripang puliwarl-para.

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