Nharangga Word

wiru

English Word

go wishing - asking for food, sometimes from house to house

Sound

Lexical Category
verb

Definition/Cultural Note

it is not clear whether wiru is the verb stem. word endings would be added directly onto the stem.- see community grammar book the fragments of Budderers waddy for details of how to use Nharangga verbs.

Different ways of saying this word
only found in recent sources.- Aunty Doris Graham records that Point Pearce people used to have to do this in the early days.