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!