Arunta

[ uh-ruhn-tuh ]

/ əˈrʌn tə /

noun, plural A·run·tas, (especially collectively) A·run·ta.

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Example sentences from the Web for arunta

An Arunta of the Panunga class calls all Kumura men 'fathers-in-law.'
Social Origins and Primal Law|Andrew Lang
The Arunta who has been rubbed with his churinga feels himself stronger; he is stronger.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim
Is the Arunta theory of evolution borrowed from Darwin, or their theory of reincarnation from Buddhism?
Magic and Religion|Andrew Lang
The Arunta 'exogamic groups' are 'classes,' and 'phratries,' the totem does not now regulate marriage among the Arunta.
Social Origins and Primal Law|Andrew Lang

The name of the final mourning ceremony among the Arunta is urpmilchima.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)|Sir James George Frazer

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