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Words below are listed using the Nyoongar phonetic spelling system agreed at the 1992 Narrogin meeting. Learn about the sounds →
Showing 42 words starting with w
| Nyoongar | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| wa? | hey? right? | |
| waabar | player | |
| waabiny | playing | |
| waal | cry out, scream wail | |
| waam | stranger | |
| waangk | speak, say, talk | |
| waangkar | speaker | |
| waarlitj | eagle | |
| walak-walak | separate, spread out | |
| walban | heal | |
| walken | rainbow | |
| wara | bad, rotten, dirty, decay, no good | |
| warda | renown, one's deeds | |
| warda-kadak | hero, person of renown | |
| wardan | ocean, sea | |
| wardong | crow, Australian raven | |
| wariny | hanging, floating | |
| warn | do | |
| werdam | kill | |
| weyak | coward | |
| weyarn | afraid, fear, grief | |
| widiwidiang | shake, shiver | |
| wilki | red ochre, paint | |
| windja | where | |
| winyarn | pitiful | |
| wirawooli | whirlwind | |
| wirdiny | diminishing, subsiding | |
| wirlo | bush stone curlew | |
| wirn | ghost, spirit | |
| wirndang | weary | |
| wirnitj | taboo | |
| woak | breathe | |
| wongin | alive, living | |
| woola! | hooray! | |
| woomboobin | vain | |
| woora | a long way | |
| woordok | shade | |
| woort | throat | |
| woort-bin | choke | |
| worl | sky | |
| wort | away | |
| wort-bili | that way |
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