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Yawuru

Yawuru proper noun: a Nyulnyulan language of the indigenous people of Western Australia.

Proper noun

Yawuru

  1. A Nyulnyulan language of the indigenous people of Western Australia.
  2. An indigenous people of the area around Broome in Western Australia, who formerly used the Yawuru language.

Forms of Yawuru

alternative formJauor

Questions about Yawuru

What does Yawuru mean?
Yawuru means a Nyulnyulan language of the indigenous people of Western Australia.
What part of speech is Yawuru?
Yawuru is a proper noun.

Words near Yawuru in the dictionary

  1. yawpers
  2. yawping
  3. yawpings
  4. yawps
  5. yaws
  6. Yawuru
  7. yawweed
  8. yawy
  9. yaxche
  10. Yaxley
  11. Yaxleys

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