weʔ

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Ngalakan

Noun

weʔ

  1. water

Synonyms

  • (used suppletively in certain constructions) mili-, piɲi-

References

  • Ilana Mushin, Brett Baker, Discourse and Grammar in Australian Languages (has weʔ and mili)
  • Brett Joseph Baker, Word Structure in Ngalakgan (2008): "/piɲi-/, /mili-/ 'water; liquid' (suppletive for /weʔ/)"