Gamilaraay
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Gamilaraay Gamilaraay (“having not”), from gamil (“not”) and -(b)araay (“having”). Other dialects and languages were similarly named after their respective words for no, e.g. the Wailwan say wayil.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈmɪlərɔɪ/
Noun[edit]
Gamilaraay pl (plural only)
- An indigenous people of New South Wales in Australia.
Translations[edit]
Australian ethnic group
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Proper noun[edit]
Gamilaraay
- The extinct Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal suffixing language, within the Wiradjuric group, formerly spoken by these people.
Translations[edit]
Australian language
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See also[edit]
Gamilaraay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gamil (“not”) + -(b)araay (“having”). Other dialects and languages were similarly named after their respective words for no, e.g. the Wailwan say wayil.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gamilaraay
- The Kamilaroi, an indigenous people of New South Wales in Australia.
- The language of these people.
Further reading[edit]
- Ethnologue entry for Gamilaraay, kld
- Gamilaraay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gamilaraay language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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