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wawu-darra — Kuku Yalanji word | Mob Translate

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Kuku Yalanji

wawu-darra

/ˈwawu-dara/

gloss “tight”

Dimension · size

Definition

so small that other things/people are being forced/squeezed out

Translations

tightcrowded out

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Examples

Bayan wawy darra bajaku bamanka wubulku

The house is too small for all the people (just can't fit in)

Commentary

Compound: 'wawu' (breath/spirit) + 'darra' (narrow/too small), expressing the sense of being squeezed/crowded out.

Related words

wawu-darra

short-winded, gasping

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