worta

Pitcairn-Norfolk

Etymology

From English water.

Noun

worta

1. 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)‎^[1], pages 85, 113