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Wika
To Be Hungry, To Starve, To Die
Part of speech:
(Vintr)
Sources:
Notes:
wikanda' - 'I am hungry', 'wikinyanda' - 'I will starve, I will die.'
Usage:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say: wik-ah
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels: Standard - ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, 'a' as in ‘path’ or ‘car’.
Categories:
Human, Health

Example Phrases

English:
I am hungry
Language:
Wikanda.
English:
This possum is dead. It smells.
Language:
Kinya wile wikən. Pongga.

Associated Audio

Description:
wika_to be hungry,to starve
Author:
Laura Ross
Attribution:
Licensing:
© 2019 Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre