wangka-

== Martuthunira == === Etymology === From Proto-Ngayarda *wangka-, possibly from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *wangka- (only attested in western languages). === Verb === wangka- speak; make a sound (of both humans and animals) === References === Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 555–7 Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.