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Woiwurrung

/ˈwaɪwərʊŋ/

Woiwurrung proper noun: a Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the central part of Victoria, around Melbourne.

Proper noun

Woiwurrung

  1. A Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the central part of Victoria, around Melbourne.

Forms of Woiwurrung

alternative formWuywurrung
alternative formWuywurung

Origin of Woiwurrung

A portmanteau of the Woiwurrung words woi (meaning "no") and wurrung (meaning "lip" or "speech"), from the way that speakers of this language express the negative.

Questions about Woiwurrung

What does Woiwurrung mean?
Woiwurrung means a Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the central part of Victoria, around Melbourne.
What part of speech is Woiwurrung?
Woiwurrung is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Woiwurrung?
Woiwurrung is pronounced /ˈwaɪwərʊŋ/.

Words near Woiwurrung in the dictionary

  1. Woippy
  2. woiwode
  3. woiwodes
  4. Woiworung
  5. Woiwurrong
  6. Woiwurrung
  7. Woizerit
  8. Woizerits
  9. Woizero
  10. Woizeros
  11. wojack

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