English Explanatory Dictionary

Woiwurrung

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈwaɪwərʊŋ/

Word forms

Woiwurrung Wuywurrung Wuywurung

Etymology

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.

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