worta
Pitcairn-Norfolk
Etymology
From English water.
Noun
worta
- water
Derived terms
- big worta (“open sea”)
- laiworta (“limewater”)
References
- Peter Mühlhäusler (2015) Expert Report on the Distinctiveness of Norfolk Islander Ethnicity, Culture and the Norf’k Language (Norfolk Island - South Pacific), pages 85, 113