Arunta
Americannoun
plural
Aruntas,plural
AruntaExample Sentences
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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.
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
The process by which Arunta totems came thus to differ from those of all other savages is easily understood.
From Project Gutenberg
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