Serendipitous linguistic fact.

Feb 07, 2012 16:50

Wanggara [noun] in the Narungga language means "head wind, bad wind", according to Nharangga Warra: Narungga Dictionary.

LOVE IT. I specifically chose "Wanggara" - a bastardised Anglicisation of Wen Ge Hua (the proper pinyin for "Vancouver", 溫哥華) - because it sounded to my (very, very uneducated, I have to say) ears like it might pass for a word ( Read more... )

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rodlox February 7 2012, 07:52:16 UTC
see? coolness!

also (post ad hoc?) justification for your authorial fiat (which was perfectly fine)

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