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waruk

a word from vocabulary Gurindji by Patrick McConvell

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Comments	Presence of r shows that it was a very early loan when English still has a lot of r’s in Australia, probably early C19 in NSW, then carried with Pidgin to the north.
Source words	waruk 'work' Kriol work 'work' English
Effect	No information
Salience	No information
Contact situation	Kriol contact [31]