pirraura

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• pirraura — pir·rau·ra …   English syllables

• dieri — ˈdirē noun (plural dieri or dieris) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a primitive people near Lake Eyre, Australia, having marriage customs in which a woman is pledged a husband at birth and in which the custom of pirraura exists b …   Useful english dictionary

• group marriage — noun 1. : communal marriage 2. : a system wherein common marital relations exist between a definite group of men and a definite group of women compare pirraura, punalua * * * (among primitive peoples) a form of marriage in which a group of males… …   Useful english dictionary

• pirrauru — noun see pirraura …   Useful english dictionary