Arunta

American  

[uh-ruhn-tuh] / əˈrʌn tə /

noun

PLURAL

Aruntas

PLURAL

Arunta

1. Aranda.

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Example Sentences

Quine articulated the indeterminacy of translation thesis by using a word in the unknown language of the Arunta Aboriginal tribe.

From New York Times

The frigate Arunta passed through the South China Sea with an Australian navy supply ship two weeks ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rite of initiation is a curious echo of the Engwura ceremony of the Arunta tribe in Central Australia as described by Messrs. Spencer and Gillen.

From Project Gutenberg

But they do not tell us whether the Arunta belief includes the sanction, by Twangirika, of morality.

From Project Gutenberg

But, as far as denoting kinship or regulating marriage is concerned, the totems, among the Arunta, have no legally important existence.

From Project Gutenberg