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begone

Language: 
NSW COAST
Australian: 
warra, warra, war
English JS Main: 
begone
English: 
As we came near them they spoke us in a loud dissonant manner, principally uttering these wordsÑwarra, warra, war, which we judged to be to tell us to go away.
Category: 
motion
Source: 
Cobley 1788: Johnson to H. Fricker
Page: 
66
Line: 
13
Respelt: 
wa-ra, wa-ra, wa
Part of speech: 
sentence 3
Meaning Clue: 
"warra, warra, war" wara wara wa = "As we came near them they spoke us in a loud dissonant manner, principally uttering these words"warra, warra, war, which we judged to be to tell us to go away." begone : Cobley 1788: Johnson to H. Fricker [:66:13] [Syd]
Comment: 
wa = MOVE; ra = away [?]; -a IMP! // wari: away NOT IMP!; wara! away IMP!

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