| English: clever man |
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Bundjalung:
warima
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| Part of Speech: noun |
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Related Words:
With same English translation: gundir |
| Category: people |
| Comment: 'Has a more superstitious use than nguru' (Livingstone). 'When a person is ill, the warrima, 'wizard' is sent for to throw on him a good spell, called bunyarama warrima. The warrima takes something like a rope out of his stomach(!), and climbs up to waijong to have an interview with the w??gai. On his return, if the man is to recover, he says 'Your w??gai has come back and you will soon be well', but if he is to die, he says 'I could not get your w??gai.' The w??gai are also the spirits |
| Gold Coast Tweed: M:Liv warrima |
