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Warruperpuk
Day After Tomorrow
Part of speech:
(ADV)
Sources:
See 'Victorian Languages: A Late Survey - Outline of the WembaWemba Language', p59, 2.3.3 Uninflected Words'.
Notes:
'Warruperpuk' is given as an example of an adverb that occurred initially in a sentence eg 'warruperpuk-min yarkiny yawirruk' (he will look for his food the day after tomorrow).
Usage:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say: warr-uu-per-puuk
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels: Standard ,'u' as in 'put'
Variation - when ‘a’ follows an initial ‘w’ and is followed by an ‘r’, ‘m’, ‘ng’, ‘ny’, or ‘n’,  the ‘a’ is  pronounced as  in ‘water’ or ‘war’.
- 'e' followed by an 'r' or 'l' is pronounced as 'e' as in 'fern'
Consonant comb: 'rr' role
Emphasis on 1st syllable. Fast is normal. No gaps in saying word is normal.
Categories:
Time Communicating

Example Phrases

English:
He will look for his food the day after tomorrow
Language:
Warruperpuk-min yarkiny yawirruk.

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