minus-squaremeat_gluetoAsk An Australian•Why Woy Woy can be Woy, but Wagga Wagga never Waga?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoWagga Wagga means place of many crows. In the aboriginal when you say the word twice, it makes it plural. So if you just say Wagga, you’re saying crow. linkfedilink
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Wagga Wagga means place of many crows. In the aboriginal when you say the word twice, it makes it plural. So if you just say Wagga, you’re saying crow.