wupaj

Maung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wupac/

Noun

wupaj class 4

  1. water

Derived terms

  • Wupajwupaj

References

  • Heather Hewett; Anne Dineen; David Stainsby; Robin Field (2013), “wupaj”, in Maung-English Interactive Dictionary[1], Australian Society for Indigenous Languages
  • Ruth Singer; Warruwi Community (2021), “wupaj”, in Mawng to English Dictionary, Aboriginal Studies Press, →ISBN
  • Evans, Nicholas (1992), “Macassan loanwords in top end languages”, in Australian Journal of Linguistics, volume 12, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 45–91
  • Asian and African Studies (2004), page 14: Maung [...] Class IV comprises many nouns referring to objects related to the ground, e.g. gunag land, camp, [...] wubadj water, wumawur river (also Milky Way)