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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:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say: warn-tim-ah
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels - Standard - 'i' as in 'tin', 'a' as in 'path' (2nd 'a') Variation - when 'a' follows a 'w' and is followed by an 'n' it is pronounced 'a' as in 'war'.
(Fast is normal and no gaps between syllables is normal.)
Categories:
Communicating, Emotion

Example Phrases

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

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