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Wantima
To Want
Part of speech:
(Vtr)
Sources:
Notes:
loanword from English, sometimes said instead of 'nyangararr yarrka'? (Ed. - there is no Wamba Wamba listing for 'yarrka' but there is 'yarka' - 'to search for' so the phrase 'nyangarrar yarka' means 'what are you searching for'?
Usage:
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Categories:
Communicating, Emotion

Example Phrases

English:
I want to see
Language:
Wantimanda nyaka.
English:
What do you want?
Language:
Nyanyararr wantima?

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